Both UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC president Dana White recently made the Sports Business Journal’s list of the “50 Most Influential People In Sports Business.”
Below is the blurb for both guys from the Sports Business Journal listing:
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LORENZO FERTITTA (Chairman)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
DANA WHITE (President)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
CHANGE FROM 2010: NEWCOMERS
In the last decade, the Las Vegas billionaire and his bombastic front man have taken the UFC from outlawed to in thing. A move to the Fox family of networks, coupled with expansion into South America and Asia, made 2011 a watershed year.
Check out the complete listing online at SportsBusinessDaily.com.
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