“Don’t Count Other People’s Money, and Mind Your Own F**king Business”- Dana White Sends a Message to the Media After Scrutiny on His $250,000 Gift to the Nelk Boys
Dana White has been in charge of the UFC ever since the Fertitta brothers purchased the MMA promotion for $2 million. Over the past two decades, as the head of the UFC, White has amassed a huge fortune for himself which allows him to enjoy the finer things in life and share it with his friend as well.
Recently, Kyle Forgeard of the ‘Nelk Boys’ posted a video of him receiving $250,000 in cash as a birthday gift from Dana White himself. This drew a lot of flak from fighters as well as the media, who criticized White for handing out $250,000 gifts while fighters in his promotion were being underpaid and could barely get by.
In a recent interview, White shared his thoughts on the criticism he had been receiving. He said, “Let me set this record straight: First of all, all these people on the internet, go f*** yourself,” White said. “I spend my money however the f*** I want to spend my money. Mind your own f****** business, No. 1.”
White continued, “No. 2, if you look at what Kyle and the Nelk Boys have done as far as Howler Head and a lot of other things that they’ve done, those kids have never asked me for anything, ever. Never asked me for anything, and they couldn’t be better people; Kyle has done so many things for me, and believe me, the $250,000 that I have him for his birthday does not cover the amount of things that that kid has done for me. So don’t count other people’s money, and mind your own f****** business.”
Dana White promises big things for the UFC in the second half of 2022
The UFC is gearing up for a mega second half of 2022. Fight announcements have been coming in thick and fast. While some matchups fans saw coming, others have left fans shell shocked Petr Yan vs Sean O’Malley and Khamzat Chimaev vs Nate Diaz are two such examples.
White stated in the interview that the UFC is gearing up for bigger and better things this year and that the fight announcements are only just getting started.
What do you make of Dana White and his decision to defend his gift to the ‘Nelk Boys’? Let us know in the comments below!
