UFC CEO Dana White has become one of the many sports CEOs to join the Meta board of directors.
The CEO of UFC and founder of PowerSlap Dana White has plans to expand his business resume and has made plans to move into the world of boxing. White co-promoted Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor in August 2017 and has plans on going deeper into the boxing world later this year. For now, the fighter has other plans, as he announced he would join Mark Zuckerberg’s board of directors.
The 55-year-old promoter announced this move on social media and revealed his excitement about working with the tech mogul and moving into AI.
“I’ve never been interested in joining a board of directors until I got the offer to join Meta’s board.” Dana White stated in a recent press release. “I am a huge believer that social media and AI are the future. I am very excited to join this incredible team and to learn more about this business from the inside. There is nothing I love more than building brands, and I look forward to helping take Meta to the next level.”
“Dana, John [Elkann] and Charlie [Songhurst] will add a depth of expertise and perspective that will help us tackle the massive opportunities ahead with AI, wearables, and the future of human connection.” Mark Zuckerberg added in the release earlier today.
Over the last few years, Dana White and Mark Zuckerberg have become very close. The latter is also a massive MMA fan who has had the opportunity to train with the likes of Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. Zuckerberg is the owner of Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and more.
