Dana White has been featured on the cover of TIME magazine’s most recent issue, coinciding with the UFC’s first-ever event at the White House on Tuesday, June 14.
TIME announced the cover story under the headline, "The Promoter: How Dana White Took the UFC From the Fringes to the White House." The article focuses on White’s role in guiding the UFC from its early days to a high-profile event at the White House.
The June 14 card is set to be headlined by a lightweight title fight between Ilia Topuria and Justin Gaethje. The event will also feature Alex Pereira vs. Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title.
Dana White said he tried to make a strawweight title fight between Mackenzie Dern and Zhang Weili for the occasion, but it "couldn’t get it done." TIME’s piece also discusses the relationship between White and President Donald Trump over the years, framing the organization’s White House debut as a key moment in that story.
