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SteemSports Editor:
The truth is, Dana has been a stern but likeable president for the UFC over these past 16 years. A humble bostonian took the reigns on a new sport entirely, and he with the Fertita brothers morphed a barbaric, gladiatorial sport into a mainstream, and televised competition.
Most thought Dana would not breach the public with the UFC, but by a year in channels such as Spike TV and CBS were fully integreating mixed martial arts combat into prime time slots. White along with presidents like Scott Coker pioneered mma to the heights it soars at now.
Within the boxing scene, there are many clicks and coaches that run the modern game. Each division is filled with its own personalties, both fighters, coaches, and promoters alike. In mixed martial arts, fans recognize fighters and camps, in boxing, one recognizes most everyone involved...
If Dana White were to pursue a management type role within the sport of boxing, he would be entering a vicious pool with the likes of Eddie Hearn in Britain, and Oscar De La Hoya within the states. White may be king in MMA, but boxing truly is a completely different animal.
I would like to see a transition of current UFC champions from MMA to boxing, this would create immediate appeal and traction to whatever company White creates or merges with. A guy like Stipe Miocic may not be global, but he has the skills and promotion to back him into an immediate title match-up.
We live in a hybrid era of combat sports, many presidents and organizers are thinking beyond their worth. The president of ONE F.C. in Asia is one of the richest men on Earth, and he runs and organization hidden to most of the public. White may make waves, he has the money and know how.
