Dana White and Vince McMahon are no strangers to each other. For all these years, Mr. McMahon has played a key role in WWE’s success. Similarly, Dana White is instrumental in UFC’s success all over the world. Recently at UFC 276, Vince McMahon returned a favor to the UFC president.
At WrestleMania 34, Dana White attended WWE WrestleMania 34. And after the recent Money in the Bank 2022 Premium Live Event, Mr. McMahon returned the favor to Dana White by attending UFC 276.
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Mr. McMahon wasn’t the only WWE stars who attended the event. Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Pat McAfee also attended UFC 276 along with Vince McMahon. This is the first UFC PPV that Mr. McMahon has attended. Before UFC 276, Mr. McMahon has not attended any UFC PPV.
Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and Pat McAfee have hopped over from the MGM Grand where MITB was to the T-Mobile Arena and are in the crowd for UFC 276.
— Alex McCarthy (@AlexM_talkSPORT) July 3, 2022
Another thing that caught the attention of the WWE fans at UFC 276 is Israel Adesanya’s tribute to The Undertaker. He came out in The Undertaker’s style during UFC 276. Adesanya wore the black hat and carried the urn as The Undertaker’s legendary entrance music played in the background.
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Why did Dana White attend WWE WrestleMania 34?
The UFC president attended the event to show his support for former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, Ronda Rousey. At WrestleMania 34, Ronda Rousey made her WWE in-ring debut. On that night, she teamed up with Kurt Angle to compete in a mixed tag team match against Triple H and Stephanie McMahon.
Thus, not only fans, even Rousey’s former boss was also excited to see how she does in her first WWE match inside the squared circle. Stephanie McMahon and Triple H gave Kurt Angle and Ronda Rousey a fight. But in the end, Ronda Rousey and Kurt Angle emerged as the winners.
Vince McMahon is not the WWE chairperson now
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A lot of things have been happening with Vince McMahon recently. Following allegations of misconduct to a former employee, Mr. McMahon has stepped down as the WWE chairperson and the CEO of WWE as of now. Though it would be difficult to see anyone in his role, his daughter, Stephanie McMahon, has replaced him.
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Stephanie McMahon is now the interim Chief Executive Officer and chairperson of WWE. An investigation is currently underway based on some allegations towards Mr. McMahon. It will be interesting to see what happens next after the investigation is completed.