UFC President Dana White Recalls Scary Story of a Death Threat for Shutting Down a Bar Pirating a UFC Fight

Piracy is a no-no for anyone making or hosting something on the internet or the media. It put to waste all the time and hard work that goes into making that event a reality. Watching it illegally can have legal repercussions, and Dana White is headstrong in his fight against piracy. 

The UFC president appeared on the Impaulsive podcast, hosted by Logan Paul in Las Vegas. The 52-year-old UFC mogul talked about various topics in the podcast. One of the most exciting topics was regarding piracy in the MMA community. 

Dana White talked about how he puts effort into removing illegal websites and individuals streaming the fight. He even recalled a story of him getting death threats for shutting down a bar pirating the fights. 

Dana White: The King of close encounters 

When asked about piracy and his actions to deal with it, White stated, “You know, you have to be persistent, and you really have to go after people, you know? You can go out there and threaten all, you know, you put that thing up on the window on the f****** TV that says, ‘you know if you get caught pirating this event.’ It’s a different story when you f****** get caught. We caught a lot of people and prosecuted people for it. It’s a whole another f****** ball game. That guy’s calling me up, crying, begging me not to do it.” 

Recalling his death threat, he stated, “This is a true story. Memphis Tennessee, we were doing, looking for a fight, we were doing this wrestling thing and apparently a guy on that street, I put his bar out of business, and they were threatened that if I walked out, they were going to shoot me. Yeah, if I walked out and did this f****** skit we were going to do for looking for a fight, they were going to shoot me.“

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This isn’t the first time Dana White has been threatened for his safety. In fact, the UFC president was beaten up by a gang of thugs during a mugging that left one of his ears impaired for life. 

Proactivity in pulling down illegal streamers 

Dana White and piracy have been a running topic for a while now. With the UFC being one of the most exciting things to look forward to week in week out, piracy levels also increase by the moment. 

The UFC president has stated that he knows that the piracy industry will never really go away, but intends to catch a few and punish them stringently. 

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The IT and cyber security team of the UFC make a proactive effort to search for illegal websites and streamers. They ensure to get the ones caught, tried, and punished by law.