Dana White Seeks "Silent Partner"


Has the well known UFC President Danna White got his "charge card" over the limit?? White stated in a personal interview with Bloomberg that the UFC may be seeking a silent partner. To be more specific."...someone who has a lot of cash and who is willing to just sit around and not tell us what to do..."

At the present time UFC is estimated to be worth anywhere from 300 million to one billion dollars. It's target audience is males age 18-48. Surprisingly more and more women are becoming fans. Perhaps one of them would want to sit back and just watch. There are 35-40% women now who eat, sleep, and breathe MMA.

It was disclosed in the interview with Bloomberg that Dana White owns 10% of the business while the Fertitta family owns a whopping 90%. They are seeking to sell shares in approximately 10-15% of the business.

After some recent filming misjudgements in the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter there may be a loss of popularity. It is quite possible it may be breaking the bank. Due to the encouraged destruction of the elaborate house where the fighters stay and the careless use of equipment in the training areas they may be in the red. Most grown men don't want to hear about sperm being placed on food or found in the shower whether it is part of life or not. I was impressed that they did not have a bunch of drunken brawls during this last segment...at least not so far.

It is also possible that the great Kimbo Slice and his fighting ability may have been over-rated. It is not known what Dana White paid this professional street fighter to be on TUF but news has leaked out that he is afforded very special treatment. His wife and family according to one of the team members were allowed to watch him (get beaten) during his fight with fighter Roy Nelson. He also had what he calls his posse and fight promoter present. He looks impressive on camera for a man of 35, but looks don't make fights. Odds are he will be fighting again. In a nutshell he's a favorite of Dana. Dana bragged that he brought in 7 million viewers. Maybe one of them wants to be a silent partner.