Dana White Bio: Early Life, Ufc & Net Worth [2024 Update]

Dana White is the face behind the success of UFC. He did everything to make his show a hit, and look how hit is UFC, and its all because of his hard work.

Dana himself is a professional boxer; he started boxing at seventeen. He may be living a luxurious life, but he worked days and nights to reach his current position.

White is a success story and a motivation to many youths. But do you know how it all started? Stick with us till the end of this article to know everything about Dana, from his childhood to his love life to net worth.

But before diving deep into the article, let us not waste our time and look at the quick facts.

Quick Facts

Full Name Dana Frederick White Jr.
Birth Date July 28, 1969
Birth Place Manchester, Connecticut, U.S.
Nick Name Not Available
Age 54 Years Old
Nationality American 
Ethnicity Irish-American 
Education
  • Hermon High School
  • Quincy College
  • UMass Boston
Horoscope Leo
Father’s Name Dana White Sr.
Mother’s Name June White
Siblings Kelly White
Height 5 ft. 10 inches
Weight 88 kg
Hair Color Bald
Eye Color Brown
Build Athletic 
Sexual Orientation  Straight 
Marital Status Married 
Wife Anne Stella 
Children Dana III, Aidan White, and Savannah White
Profession Boxer, President of UFC
Affiliation  UFC, MMA
Religion  Doesn’t believe in religion 
UFC Shares 9%
Became UFC’s President in 2000
Passionate About Sports, Gym, Boxing 
Career Earnings $500 Million 
Salary $20 Million 
Merch Paperback: Dana White, King of MMA, 
Social Media Instagram, Twitter, TikTok
Last Update January 2024

Dana White: Early Life and Childhood

On July 28, 1969, Dana White was born to June White (mother) and Dana White Sr. (father) in Manchester, Connecticut, United States.

His father is an American, and his mother is Irish, so he grew up adapting to the values of both cultures. Along with his sister Kelly, he was raised by his mother and his mother’s side of the family.

From a very early age, White was interested in boxing, and at the age of seventeen, he started boxing. White dropped out from two colleges, Quincy College and UMass Boston, during his first semester each time.

Unfortunately, White had to leave Boston and move to Las Vegas as he was constantly being threatened by two-person Whitey Bulger and Kevin Weeks.

Dana had to pay them $2500, and he didn’t have any money to pay them, so to protect himself from them, he had to move to Vegas and hide from them.

Vegas White started to run a boxercise business and train ground game with his partners Fertitta brothers.

Very little did White know his life was about to change; after he began to train in Lewis’s practice, he met Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell and became their manager. Nonetheless, from here, his new journey started.

Chloe Bennett

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