{"id":443264,"date":"2021-04-22T18:20:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=443264"},"modified":"2021-04-22T18:21:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T22:21:01","slug":"exclusive-dana-white-shares-how-gavin-newsom-shut-down-ufc-restart-meant-for-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-dana-white-shares-how-gavin-newsom-shut-down-ufc-restart-meant-for-california\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Dana White Shares How Gavin Newsom Shut Down UFC Restart Meant For California"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-dana-white-shares-how-gavin-newsom-shut-down-ufc-restart-meant-for-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=443264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3357.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.espn.com\/ufc\/ppv?ex_cid=DSS-Search-Google-71700000082497410-&#038;s_kwcid=AL!8468!3!515292132185!e!!g!!ufc%20261&#038;cid=DSS-Search-Google-71700000082497410-&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjwvYSEBhDjARIsAJMn0lj0WCGPA7SuHd1D4NmPX13Rf2R6bwoY12kWdGRRv8KyjwAonL08UacaAo9NEALw_wcB&#038;gclsrc=aw.ds\">UFC 261<\/a> in Jacksonville, UFC President Dana White appeared on the latest episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/show\/candace\">Candace<\/a> and sat down with The Daily Wire for an exclusive interview.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span>In a world filled with sheep, the ones that refuse to be herded usually come out on top.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dana White, the founder and president of the UFC, is no sheep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ever since he quit his job as a bellman at the Boston Harbor hotel at the age of 18, he\u2019s carved his own path. Now, he\u2019s grown the UFC from a fringe martial arts league to a global enterprise with one of the largest cult followings in the world of sports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That massive success hasn\u2019t come from playing it safe. From embracing the violence of the sport, to allowing his athletes to be themselves, the UFC has bucked the trend set by other professional sports leagues intent on playing the PR game.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>White has no reason to change his strategy now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UFC 261 will take place in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday, April 24. It will be the first full capacity UFC event since March 2020 and masks will be optional.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis Saturday, I\u2019m leaving here and flying to Jacksonville, we\u2019re gonna be the first back with a full arena,\u201d White said on Candace. \u201cWe sold out in Jacksonville, we sold out in Houston, and we sold out in Vegas. Three back-to back fights. 50,000 tickets, all three combined in less than 5 minutes, and I think what that means is, people are done.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI\u2019m going to pack this place with people. And we\u2019re going to put on fights on Saturday. There\u2019s gonna be that buzz, that energy, that camaraderie that people feel again about being around 15,000 people and enjoying something together.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It\u2019s not the first time White has gone against the grain during the time of Covid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong><i>Yes. The Daily Wire is covering sports \u2013 without the woke. Want more? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source=adwords&#038;utm_term=daily%20wire&#038;utm_campaign=Search+-+Daily+Wire+Brand&#038;utm_medium=ppc&#038;hsa_kw=daily%20wire&#038;hsa_ad=432007871445&#038;hsa_src=g&#038;hsa_ver=3&#038;hsa_grp=71680674390&#038;hsa_cam=927227687&#038;hsa_tgt=kwd-316236076046&#038;hsa_acc=6411461344&#038;hsa_mt=p&#038;hsa_net=adwords&#038;gclid=Cj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe?utm_source%3Dadwords%26utm_term%3Ddaily%2520wire%26utm_campaign%3DSearch%2B-%2BDaily%2BWire%2BBrand%26utm_medium%3Dppc%26hsa_kw%3Ddaily%2520wire%26hsa_ad%3D432007871445%26hsa_src%3Dg%26hsa_ver%3D3%26hsa_grp%3D71680674390%26hsa_cam%3D927227687%26hsa_tgt%3Dkwd-316236076046%26hsa_acc%3D6411461344%26hsa_mt%3Dp%26hsa_net%3Dadwords%26gclid%3DCj0KCQjw1PSDBhDbARIsAPeTqrfwVNC1MZnI5ZRWdzEbOk3Pjz0oFVeTr7sA8iGOgsyrhbqydkk91vsaAkuXEALw_wcB&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1619194131323000&#038;usg=AFQjCNG_q0LAbF1qpXJqBcsoHyLqYAd1Wg\">Become a member.<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span>In July of 2020, White set about getting his sport back to live events after the Covid lockdowns. The only problem was, where could he hold the fights?<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"35\">\n<p><span>Obviously, we were trying to figure out how in the United States we could put on a fight. So, we eventually got to a point where \u2014 I was telling my lawyer at the time \u2014 let\u2019s not worry about federal (government). Let\u2019s worry about state to state. How do we get around the state and do the event?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So, we ended up in California at an Indian reservation because the state can\u2019t mess with them, the federal can. And we got the guys to hold their ground and that we were going to do the event. And then obviously the Governor of California (Gavin Newsom) ended up calling ESPN and Disney and asking them to make us stand down. Then we ended up in Jacksonville. Jacksonville took us in, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re going back to Jacksonville. I told them when things come back, I\u2019ll bring it back here and we\u2019ll blow the doors off this place and do it the right way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>So we\u2019re getting the state figured out in the United States, we have a ton of fighters from all over the world and couldn\u2019t get a lot of these guys in the country and all this stuff. So, we started talking about islands and Mike Tyson actually called me and gave me, I can\u2019t remember the name of the island, he gave me the people that ran the country and they wanted us to come to this Island. We talked to them and that didn\u2019t work out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>We had a long time relationship with Abu Dhabi and we\u2019d done fights over there. So, we started talking to Abu Dhabi, Yas Island. So, I said \u2018I\u2019ve secured an island\u2019 and the whole thing blew up.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Of course, many in the media couldn\u2019t leave well enough alone. White\u2019s decision to hold fights during the midst of a pandemic caused a meltdown.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI got f*****g annihilated by the media. The New York Times, who never covers us, was writing a story every two weeks. And not good ones. They had this whole doom and gloom narrative that everyone was going to die.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>UFC 261 in Jacksonville is a go, and this time around, the media doesn\u2019t have a leg to stand on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have not (faced media backlash), because of the way they handled it the first time. They haven\u2019t at all this time, plus we just went through Covid safely.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>White got the sports world back on its feet with \u201cFight Island,\u201d and he\u2019s bringing back normalcy with UFC 261. It\u2019s a good reminder that those who refuse to go with the herd, usually finish first. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of UFC 261 in Jacksonville, UFC President Dana White appeared on the latest episode of Candace and sat down with The Daily Wire for an exclusive interview.\u00a0In a world &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276515,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3357.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Dana White Shares How Gavin Newsom Shut Down UFC Restart Meant For California","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3357.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Dana White Shares How Gavin Newsom Shut Down UFC Restart Meant For California","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}