Dana White Quotes
Born: July 28, 1969
Dana White’s name might first conjure images of roaring arenas and championship belts, but beneath the executive’s steely gaze lies a masterclass in creative disruption. As the president of the UFC, White didn’t just build a sport; he sculpted a raw, visceral art form out of chaos. His philosophy is forged in the belief that true creativity demands relentless risk and an unshakable refusal to accept mediocrity. White’s quotes resonate because they strip away pretension, revealing the gritty, unpolished truth behind any masterpiece. He argues that the most powerful art—whether in the octagon or the studio—is born from discipline, conflict, and an unwavering commitment to the vision. His words are a battle cry for every creator willing to bleed for their craft.
Dana White Quotes (57)
"Nothing comes easy. Success doesn't just drop on your lap. You have to go out and fight for it every day."
— Dana White"Anything can be changed. Anything can be fixed. Things that are broken can be fixed. And you don't have to be some billionaire or millionaire to do it. You just have to be a person with a vision and the passion to do it, and be willing to fight for it every day."
— Dana White"Listen, I've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again."
— Dana White"I'm not a political guy at all, not even a little bit."
— Dana White"The amount of negativity I hear on a daily basis is unbelievable. But that's the kind of stuff you have to tune out, focus, stick with your vision and keep plugging every day."
— Dana White"One of my big philosophies is that fighting is the sport that crosses all borders. I don't care what color you are, what country you come from or what language you speak, fighting is in our DNA. We get it and we like it."
— Dana White"Whoever you are, this is America. You can believe or do whatever you want."
— Dana White"I hate Showtime, I can't stand those guys."
— Dana White"Let me tell you what, reality is better than any script you could ever write."
— Dana White"Ever since I've been on Twitter, my number of followers has kept going up and up."
— Dana White"As far as women fighting in MMA, I don't like it when the division isn't deep. I don't like to see a woman who's so much better than everybody else smashing other women. That's tough to watch."
— Dana White"There's a little bit of me that's Republican, and there's a little bit of me that's Democratic. I believe in taking care of people that don't have, I believe in taking care of the planet, you know, all that type of stuff."
— Dana White"You'll never hear me say a negative thing about Donald Trump."
— Dana White"If you get into something that you're passionate about, and if you really believe in it, you gotta get up every day and fight."
— Dana White"At the end of the day, when you're dealing with heavyweights who can punch, anything is possible. When you've got a big heavyweight who has knockout power, anything's possible."
— Dana White"I'm a loyal person, man, and people who have been good to me in my life, I don't forget and I stand by them."
— Dana White"I love doing things that people say can't be done."
— Dana White"Chuck Liddell loves to fight. That's his passion. That's what he loves in life. But there comes a day and age - fighting is a young man's game."
— Dana White"We're all entitled to make mistakes. I'm not one of these guys where if you make a mistake, I'm gonna try to tear your life down and burn it to the ground."
— Dana White"The reality is this: Fighting isn't a team sport; it's an individual's sport."
— Dana White"People try to compete with the UFC but we're the best at what we do."
— Dana White"I like guys to stay at their weight classes and dominate. I don't want guys moving up and down."
— Dana White"I'm nice to everybody, I respect other people. If you respect me, I respect you."
— Dana White"It's unbelievable how good Jon Jones really is. It's the minute he steps out of the octagon, you never know what's going to happen."
— Dana White"I don't dislike Matt Lindland. I didn't blackball him from the UFC, either. Matt Lindland is a good guy and I've never had a personal issue with him."
— Dana White"One thing I can't prove, but I firmly believe is that two men were put on this earth - one threw a punch and a third guy came over and watched. And that happened before anybody ever threw or kicked a ball."
— Dana White"The thing where I've always been lucky is, I knew exactly what I wanted to do."
— Dana White"There are things that some Democrats say I agree with and some things that I disagree with. And it's the same with the Republicans."
— Dana White"If a rating is bad in another sport, do you see a writer say, 'This sport's over?' No."
— Dana White"The UFC brand is going to be here for a long time."
— Dana White