Dana training for BASE jump off Mandalay Bay
Remember prior to UFC 100 when UFC president Dana White said he’d jump off Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in…
Remember prior to UFC 100 when UFC president Dana White said he’d jump off Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas if the event garnered at least 1.5 million pay-per-view buys?
BASE jumping – an acronym for buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs) – is considered one of the sport’s most dangerous recreational activities (and is for more dangerous than traditional skydiving out of an airplane). And White is well aware of that.
“I’ve actually been working on it,” White said last week. “I’ve been training for it. I’m going to do it. … I’ve been training with one of the best BASE jumpers in the U.S.”
With fans making the highly promoted and anticipated event one of the biggest in the promotion’s history, White is willing to follow through on his promise. But he blames the decision on a small group of reporters who constantly probe him about the jump.
“That’s what I get for opening my big mouth. I didn’t know we were going to do that many buys. I didn’t know. So, I said I’d do it. Now I’m going to do it.”