Mixed martial arts tycoon’s appointment to Meta board comes as Silicon Valley builds ties with incoming US administration
Meta has named three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive who played a key role in the reelection of his longtime friend, President-elect Donald Trump.
White is a close ally of Trump, who has criticised Meta and Zuckerberg for allegedly supporting liberal policies and showing bias against conservatives.
Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced that Meta would end its partnerships with third party fact-checkers and institute a “Community Notes” model.
Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and a longtime friend of President-elect Donald Trump is joining the board of Facebook parent Meta two weeks before the new Trump administration b
Ultimate Fighting Championship honcho Dana White has joined Meta’s board of directors. He’ll work with mixed martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg.
Social media giant Meta announced Monday the appointment of three new directors to its board, including Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) head Dana White, a close ally to US President-elect Donald Trump.
Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg has praised White's entrepreneurial skills and his work in turning UFC into a global brand. Zuckerberg wrote in a social media post, "I've admired him a
Mark Zuckerberg is itching for a fight. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican Senator from Oklahoma, revealed that the Facebook founder has invited him to spar multiple times while talking to human cringe factory Benny Johnson during an appearance on The Benny Show.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is looking to get more than $1 billion a year from its next media-rights deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter, more than double what the current contract holder ESPN pays.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is looking to secure over $1B per annum from its next media rights deal, more than double what Disney-owned ESPN (NYSE:DIS) is paying the mixed martial arts promotion company at the moment,