5 UFC fighters who Dana White loves

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#2. Ronda Rousey

Before the introduction of women's MMA in the UFC, Dana White was adamant that women would never fight in the UFC. That sentiment changed in the most dramatic of ways upon White's discovery of Ronda Rousey. Not long ago, the UFC President described his decision to sign 'Rowdy' as the best decision he's ever made.

Considering that White convinced the Fertitta brothers to purchase the UFC, his statement ranks as a significant compliment. Additionally, after Rousey's devastating loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207, Dana White claims to have gone backstage to hug the former women's bantamweight champion for 45 minutes while expressing how much he loved her and that no matter what she did, she'd always have his support.

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To the surprise of many, they were not merely hollow words as Dana White was in attendance in the nosebleed section for Rousey's WWE debut at WrestleMania 34, sitting through the entire match despite his horrible seats.


#1. Conor McGregor

There is no fighter, alive or dead, that Dana White loves more than Conor McGregor. The most successful UFC fighter in the promotion's history in terms of pay-per-view buys he has generated, the Irishman has been the recipient of favorable treatment from the UFC for years.

White is on record telling his other fighters to silence their incessant calls for money fights because, simply put, they are not Conor McGregor.

Not only has Dana White expressed an immutable willingness to slot 'The Notorious' into the lightweight title picture no matter how undeserving, he also exerted a tremendous amount of effort in convincing the Irishman's greatest rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, to reconsider his retirement simply to schedule an extremely lucrative rematch involving the pair.

It is only a rematch that McGregor is interested in given that Nurmagomedov sees no competitive merit in facing the Irishman for a second time. Additionally, in a move that stunned the MMA world and has not been repeated since, Dana White willingly co-promoted a boxing match with Showtime only due to McGregor's interest in boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Even before McGregor's ascension to superstardom, videos of White giving the Irishman a ride in his Ferrari made the rounds on the internet. Additionally, after describing his fighter's pre-UFC 223 bus attack as one of the most disgusting things he'd ever witnessed, Dana White subsequently used the incident as promotional footage for the Irishman's first and only clash with Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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