UFC CEO Dana White Doesn’t Care About Super Bowl LVIII, Reveals "Better Team"

Dana White predicted Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.

Zain Bando | Feb 11, 2024

UFC CEO Dana White Doesn’t Care About Super Bowl LVIII, Reveals "Better Team" /

UFC CEO Dana White kept his Super Bowl expectations short and straightforward.

MMA's most potent promoter has a deep allegiance to his Boston, Mass. roots, making him a New England Patriots fan. Despite his fandom, he is also good friends with owner Robert Kraft and ex-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

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When it comes to Sunday night's tilt, a Super Bowl rematch, White is rooting for a good game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers.

"“I don’t give a s**t because the [New Engalnd] Patriots aren’t in it,” White said Friday after Power Slap 6 had wrapped up. (H/T MMAMania) “I just think it's hard to bet against [Patrick] Mahomes, [Travis] Kelce, and [Andy] Reid, but I think the 49ers are the better team. I just think Kansas City knows how to win. At the end of the day, whoever wins, wins, I could care less.”

Despite White choosing not to attend the Super Bowl, minus a slight first-quarter commercial taping, he told Roger Goodell that "The Big Game" should take place in Las Vegas every year, along with other major American sporting championships.

The Super Bowl isn't the only major sporting event in Las Vegas this week, as Top Rank boxing hosted a card Thursday night, and UFC Vegas 86 took place Saturday night. Both events aired on ESPN and ESPN+, respectively, giving combat sports fans their weekly fight fix.

The UFC will return to Sin City on April 13 for UFC 300, which, at press time, is still without a main event.

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Published Feb 11, 2024

ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99