UFC president Dana White continues to defend First Amendment principles, insisting that athletes can express their political or personal views as they wish without any pressure from the company. did.
White spoke with former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy about office politics, business, and more.truth podcastRamaswamy asked champions about employment practices related to their beliefs.
White quickly took a deep dive into former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who has been an avid supporter of Black Lives Matter.
“In the early days of COVID-19, there was a guy named Tyron Woodley. He came out with “Black Lives Matter Everything.” I think I was covered from toe to toe in Black Lives Matter,” White explained.
“At the press conference before his game, they asked him a question and he answered, ‘Black lives matter.’ They would ask him another question — ‘Black lives matter. It’s important.” I didn’t say anything bad to him, he should lose his mind,” he added.
White also spoke about fighter Colby Covington, a former Trump supporter. answered the phone Similar messages from the president after his win and from Sean Strickland, another UFC champion who made international headlines after getting into an altercation with a Canadian reporter over Strickland’s comments about transgender people. was given.
“This is America. Everyone can have their own opinion. I don’t tell anyone what to do, what to say, what to think, how to feel. It’s not like we’re doing it. We’re people in America, we do what we do, we beat ourselves up, and I got a platform,” White continued. “People get angry, people get offended, people think a lot. That’s exactly what happened with Sean Strickland.”
White explained that in addition to allowing fighters to express their preferred political views without retaliation, the UFC does not even bring fair politics into the workplace.
“I have the best team in the world, and no matter what your political views, we’re all united,” the company president said. “We never say, ‘The election is coming, let’s go out and vote!'” . If you want to vote, vote. If you don’t, don’t vote.”
White later gave advice to up-and-coming professionals and even his younger self, saying, “Don’t listen to anyone.”
“The hardest thing in life is figuring out who you are and what you want to do with the rest of your life. …Once you figure that out, you get up every day and work towards it.”
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