Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ally of President-elect Donald Trump, has joined the board of directors for Meta, the parent company of Facebook.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the inclusion of Dana White in a Facebook post on Monday, hailing his work as an entrepreneur and business leader.
“Dana is the President and CEO of UFC, and he has built it into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular sports enterprises in the world. I’ve admired him as an entrepreneur and his ability to build such a beloved brand,” noted Zuckerberg.
Also added to the board of directors were John Elkann, the CEO of Italian holding company Exor, and Charlie Songhurst, former Microsoft head of corporate strategy.
As noted by NBC News, Zuckerberg has been “practicing mixed martial arts in recent years and has attended several UFC events,…
