The boss of the UFC talks about the conversation of Obama during the inauguration of Trump

UFC president Dana White spoke of the brief conversation he had with President Barack Obama during the inauguration of President Donald Trump earlier this year.

White and Obama were seen speaking in the Capitol rotunda in Washington in January. But White had never talked about interaction until the appearance of Sunday evening on “60 minutes”.

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The host of CBS, Jon Wertheim, asked White to respond to fans who estimated that the UFC “took one side” with regard to politics.

“I am an American citizen. Biden was my president. Trump is my president,” said White. “I was in the inauguration and I was sitting behind all the former presidents and there were these kinds of things like,” the president of Dana in the president of Dana Obama “. President Obama turned, the only president who did it, and shook my hand and said:” Congratulations for all your success “. And I said:” Thank you very much Mr. President “.

The president of the UFC, Dana White, is present during the UFC 300 in T-Mobile Arena. (Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY SPORTS)

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“This is what happened. I never spoke publicly. If President Obama called and said:” Hey, I would like to come and see a fight. “I would be like:” Yeah, buy tickets and good luck “or something else?

White was anchored in the political landscape since he perplexed for Trump in his first campaign in 2016. Since then, the boss of the UFC was seen during the National Republican Convention and other rallies that presented Trump.

President Donald Trump is preparing to look at the UFC CEO (UFC) with the CEO of the UFC, Dana White and Elon Musk, at Kaseya Center on April 12, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

The president also participated in several UFC fights before, during and after his presidency.