Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) CEO Dana White dismissed concerns that he was being “too political” with his comments. Friendship with President Donald Trump on “CBS Sunday Morning News.”

White discussed several topics with CBS News reporter Luke Burbank, including his longstanding support of Trump since acquiring the UFC decades ago. This led to White supporting Trump during the 2024 presidential election and eventually speaking at the convention republican national convention.

Burbank asked White if he thought he should be less “overtly political” for fear he might alienate potential fans.

UFC President and CEO Dana White spoke to “CBS News Sunday Morning” about his history with President Donald Trump. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

“Especially as it relates to sports leagues right now, I think the idea should be to try not to be overtly political because then you might lose half your fan base or try to really stay in the middle,” Burbank said.

“How about being true to yourself and being yourself?” Bai responded. “How about it? Let’s be honest. You don’t have to agree with me, you don’t have to agree with me, and I don’t have to agree with you, but we can still get along. I mean, that’s the way it should be.”

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Burbank reported that White pushed Trump to speak on youth “manosphere” podcasts that some believe helped the president win the election.

Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White speaks at the Fiserv Forum during the fourth day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Donald Trump is a man’s man. I know younger generations can relate to Donald Trump,” White said.

white same Allayed concerns A UFC event on the White House lawn in January to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States might be seen as too political.

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“I mean, I don’t know that this is ever going to get too political outside of the White House,” White said.

He added, “Listen, if you look back at history, I think (former President) George Bush was a huge baseball fan, (former President Barack) Obama was an NBA fan, Trump was a UFC fan. I don’t think any of those fans made any sport too political.”

UFC President and CEO Dana White plans to host a major UFC event at the White House on President Donald Trump’s birthday to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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this The battle is scheduled June 14th also happens to be Trump’s birthday.

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