Final Night time following the Dana White’s Contender Collection, Week 6 occasion, UFC President Dana White spoke concerning the merger between the UFC and WWE into TKO Holdings Group Inc.
The brand new merger grew to become a publicly traded firm on Monday and White was on the New York Inventory Change for Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel ringing of the opening bell.
“I am simply going to maintain doing what I do and we’ll do what we do on the UFC. On the finish of the day, this is likely one of the largest mergers within the historical past of sports activities,” White mentioned on the DWCS 6 Submit-Combat Press Convention.
TKO Holdings Group Inc. grew to become an organization in April with the UFC and WWE beneath the identical umbrella however individually run.
“We’ve been kicking ass for nevertheless a few years now. The WWE is doing nicely,” White mentioned. “I say this to you guys yearly. This simply takes the entire sport and all the pieces to an entire completely different degree. I flew out to that factor final night time and did it this morning. It was really actually, actually cool. It was cool to be part of.
“I’m excited concerning the future and what we’re going to do. And I all the time am, regardless, however after this merger, we’re simply a lot extra highly effective than we had been yesterday.”
“I run all the pieces that occurs right here. Every part that goes on right here I decide. Nothing has modified, simply three letters as an alternative of (9), however I am the CEO and President of the UFC now. Nothing adjustments. We’re simply going to proceed to kick ass like we do each single 12 months. For those that are fighters or media or whoever, this simply takes this complete factor to a different degree. It’s a lot larger and a lot extra highly effective. When you consider all of the issues that I need to do earlier than my time is up right here, at this time made that so much simpler and much more doable.”
Final night time was one of many few occasions White has talked about ‘earlier than my time is up right here.’ Hardly ever does he point out something about leaving his place.
“Nicely, I am 54-years previous. I by no means mentioned my time was up after I was 40,” White mentioned. “After I have a look at anyone’s submit, everyone’s speaking about how f**king previous I look. I’m f**king previous. That is how this works. I am older at this time than I used to be f**king yesterday.
“I really feel like I am f**king 25 once more. I am taking my well being severe. I really feel nice. If you begin speaking about ‘my time is up right here,’ the final 20 years have passed by like this. How briskly are the subsequent 20 going to go? There’s nonetheless loads of work to do. Immediately was a very, actually massive day for the game.”
