Overview
- Dana White paid $1 million to secure bail for former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who was sentenced to five years for attempted murder.
- White also provided financial assistance to Muhammad Mokaev following a serious car accident, despite Mokaev having been cut from the UFC.
- In 2017, White and the UFC donated $1 million to victims and first responders of the Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting in Las Vegas.
- Big John McCarthy and other insiders have praised White’s consistent, behind-the-scenes generosity toward fighters and community causes.
- These reports contrast White’s tough public persona with his private acts of support for those connected to the UFC and beyond.