Dana & Lorenzo named to 50 most influential figures in sports list
UFC Owner/Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White were named #41 among the 50 Most Influential People in Sports…
UFC Owner/Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC President Dana White were named #41 among the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business; the list was released this week by the Sports Business Journal and Sports Business Daily. This was the duos first appearance on the list.
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#41. Lorenzo Fertitta, Chairman and Dana White, President
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.
Further, three members of the Fox Sports Media Group came in at number five, with the UFC deal receiving prominent placement.
#5. David Hill, Chairman abnd Randy Freer, CCo-President & COO, and Eric Shanks, Co-President & COO
Fox’s year started out with the most-watched television show ever: Super Bowl XLV, which had 111 million viewers. And things got better from there. Fox signed a bevy of long-term college deals, including with the Big 12, Pac-12 and the Big Ten Championship Game. But its biggest splash may have been with the UFC, which it brought to broadcast television for the first time.
