MrSurf
12-10-2005, 21:20
Bron: usatoday.com zie ook volledig verslag (http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2005-04-10-white-usat_x.htm):
Title: President and part-owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship. Co-host of Spike TV reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
Age: 34. Born in Manchester, Conn.; grew up in Las Vegas, Boston and Levant, Maine.
Personal: Married to Anne. Two sons: Dana III and Aidan.
Education: Attended University of Massachusetts Boston for two years.
Career: Has been an amateur boxer, trainer, fight manager and promoter. Founded Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas in 1992. Coached and managed pro boxers and UFC fighters and ran three gyms. In 2001, he teamed with gaming operators Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III to buy troubled UFC through privately held firm Zuffa.
Interests: Established a boxing program for inner-city youth in Boston. A mixed martial artist, White likes training and sparring. Enjoys checking out new music for Zuffa Music record label. Calls the Boston Red Sox World Series victory the "greatest moment in sports history."
Quote: "Nothing should be more important to a man than how he raises his kids. That means the world to me."
Title: President and part-owner of Ultimate Fighting Championship. Co-host of Spike TV reality show The Ultimate Fighter.
Age: 34. Born in Manchester, Conn.; grew up in Las Vegas, Boston and Levant, Maine.
Personal: Married to Anne. Two sons: Dana III and Aidan.
Education: Attended University of Massachusetts Boston for two years.
Career: Has been an amateur boxer, trainer, fight manager and promoter. Founded Dana White Enterprises in Las Vegas in 1992. Coached and managed pro boxers and UFC fighters and ran three gyms. In 2001, he teamed with gaming operators Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta III to buy troubled UFC through privately held firm Zuffa.
Interests: Established a boxing program for inner-city youth in Boston. A mixed martial artist, White likes training and sparring. Enjoys checking out new music for Zuffa Music record label. Calls the Boston Red Sox World Series victory the "greatest moment in sports history."
Quote: "Nothing should be more important to a man than how he raises his kids. That means the world to me."