A guy who’s built his fortune on the spectacle of two fighters beating each other bloody in a cage might be expected to have a strong stomach.
But when it comes to American politics, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White has seen enough for a lifetime.
And the man who’s being credited with playing a key role in Donald Trump’s re-election in November is making a promise.
“I’m never f***ing doing this again,” White told the uber-liberal magazine New Yorker in an interview published this week.
“I want nothing to do with this sh*t. It’s gross. It’s disgusting. I want nothing to do with politics.”
The quote comes at the end of a report pegged to President-elect Trump’s attendance at a UFC event Nov. 16.
The report details — in typically colorful, bordering-on-bloated New Yorker style — the gladiator-ring atmosphere of the UFC fight lineup at Madison Square Garden (the same venue where Trump had staged a mammoth campaign rally in the final days of the presidential campaign).
Trump’s entrance was saluted by a crowd going crazy, with UFC commentator and popular podcaster Joe Rogan pointing out the obvious.
“It’s always loud when he comes here, but now that