Working out an hour or more six days a week with boxing training and weights (White benches over 300 pounds), the UFC president is still ready to take on all comers. “I don't know why he works so hard, because he doesn't have to,” says Gifford.

Is Dana White a trained fighter?

White is an Irish American. He began boxing at age 17 and graduated from Hermon High School in Maine in 1987. He started college twice, once at Quincy College and once at UMass Boston, but dropped out during his first semester each time. White then worked as a boxercise coach.

Does Dana White do any martial arts?

Dana White continued working in the boxing scene to make a living when he arrived in Las Vegas. ... White didn't dabble too hard in MMA, but he started managing a few fighters who were fighting in the UFC.