Dana White, President and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is stepping out of the octagon and into the tech boardroom. On Monday, it was announced that White would be joining Meta's board of directors. Meta is the parent company of Facebook ...

UFC CEO Dana White's star is rising. He is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump and Meta has announced he would join its board of directors.

The short clip, first obtained by TMZ, shows White and his wife Anne exchanging slaps in the VIP area of a Cabo nightclub on New Year’s Eve in 2022, before the mixed martial arts (MMA) mogul forcibly grabs and restrains her.

Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File) In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, UFC president Dana White ...

UFC CEO Dana White has taken a bold step into the tech world by joining Meta's board of directors alongside Mark Zuckerberg.

Meta tapped long-time Trump backer Dana White to join its board of directors at at time when Republicans will soon control congress and the White House.

Workers at the Silicon Valley giant voiced their displeasure on the company's internal messaging forum on Tuesday.

Meta on Monday announced that Dana White, the Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and an ally of Donald Trump's, will join the tech company's board.

Meta Platforms said Monday it had elected three new directors to its board, including Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and close friend of President-elect Donald Trump.

Last night, Meta confirmed in a statement that three new members had been elected to its board of directors. UFC boss Dana White was the most prominent name, joining Charlie Songhurst and John Elkann.

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