UFC president Dana White sat down for a wide-ranging conversation on “Plan Bri Uncut” with host Briana Chicken Fry, discussing Conor McGregor’s latest setback, the growth of Power Slap, the launch of his new boxing venture Zuffa Boxing and the now-famous UFC card held on the White House lawn. One of the more notable moments came when White described how he verifies political claims before forming an opinion, including claims involving President Donald Trump.
White explained that when a friend sent him a claim about policy changes potentially affecting endangered species, including grizzly bears, he did not accept the post at face value.
“So then what I do is I put it into AI and I say is this true? And then AI breaks it down and says, well, yeah, some of these things are changing. It’s an opinion that this could happen. It’s not a fact,” White said.
He added that if the claim proved accurate, he would raise the issue directly with the president.
“If this is true, I’m literally going to talk to him about this.”
White used the moment to push back on the idea that he fits neatly into a political category.
“A lot of things about me are very liberal too. I come from Massachusetts,” he said. “I consider myself right down the middle and I’m for common sense. That’s what I’m for. Do I lean a little right right now? Yes, on some things, but I lean left on a lot of things, too.”
He also defended his friendship with Trump, describing him as someone who is misunderstood by people who have never met him. White recounted attending a dinner with Trump and Bill Maher, arranged with help from Kid Rock, where the two spoke for more than an hour despite their political differences.
“Bill Maher has been a Democrat and supporting Democrats for 40 years. He’s never toured the White House. Never been invited,” White said. “The president took him on a full tour of the White House. And even Bill Maher when he went on his show on HBO the next episode said “
White insisted the dinner was not an isolated case.
“I take you to dinner with President Trump for an hour. It is impossible for you to get up from that dinner and walk away and go, I () that guy. It’s an absolute fact.”
He was careful to separate personal character from disagreements over policy.
“You might not like his style. You might not like his approach. You might not like his politics, but he’s not a bad human.”
