Dana White Offers 6-Figure Donation for Late Michael Hoosock’s Family and 3 Kids After Tragic Syracuse Police Shooting

In a recent development in the Syracuse Police Shooting incident, Michael Hoosock, an Onondaga County Sheriff, lost his life on April 14, 2024, and his funeral is set for Monday. UFC mourns the loss of the police officer and thus efforts have been made to help the family members of the deceased. The American businessman Dave Portnoy recently took the time to share the contribution details on his X account.

Portnoy is the founder of Barstool Sports and to date, he has raised 600K for Michael Hoosock’s family, which includes his wife and three children. UFC CEO Dana White has also made considerable contributions.

Dana White comes in support of Michael Hoosock’s family

According to the reports, Hoosock and Officer Michael Jensen were killed in a gunfire in Salina on Sunday night. The shooter was killed on the spot itself. Dave Portnoy recently took to his X account to share the details of the money raised to date and Dana White’s mention in the tweet did command the attention of the social media users. The 54-year-old reportedly contributed 100K for the noble cause.

Portnoy’s latest tweet read, “We have raised 600k total for Lt Michael Hoosock family so far. (That includes 200k in Merch. 100k from @danawhite and 300k match from me. I’d love to get this to 1 million, so I’ll continue to match until we get there. Thanks as always for support.” 

It is not new for the UFC head to take a stand for the right, as he recently also came out and supported Aljamain Sterling after his UFC 300 fight. The fight caught attention after Joe Rogan did not enter the Octagon to interview the winner. Though disappointed by not getting a well-earned interview, Sterling found solace in Dana White’s statement.

Dana White’s gesture gets a response from the ‘Funk Master’

Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling made his debut in the featherweight division. He took on Calvin Kattar at the famous UFC 300 event. The former champion dominated the battle and registered his first victory in the new division via decision. However, a controversy erupted as Rogan didn’t interview Sterling after his fight. It was speculated that the TV timing could have been the reason for the delay.

Dana White later came out and supported his performance. Sterling was impressed with the UFC head and, in a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, he shared his opinion on the whole incident. The 34-year-old said, “I didn’t expect him to say that. He easily could’ve been like, ‘Well, we all know how a Sterling fight goes’. He could’ve easily said that and then people would’ve just sh*t all over me again. I thank him for that. That was cool. That’s all I ever wanted, for him to kind of atleast make me somewhat of an ally”. 

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