White: Sonnen could be the guy to replace me
Dana Whtie: “I think Chael would be fantastic…The thing is with Chael, though, is that he over-exaggerates too much, and you don’t know what’s real and what’s not.”
Dana White is maybe the only man on the planet who could have taken the UFC from where it was to where it is today. A mix of intelligence, brash thinking, and personality, White helped take the UFC from a niche sport to main stream.
White is only forty-four years old, but keeps a schedule that would wear any man down. Eventually there will be a time for him to take a step back, although according to him, no time soon, but who could replace him? He has one idea:
Who, though, is suited to the job of promoting each and every fight as loudly and passionately as the UFC’s longtime figurehead? Who could keep up with his schedule? Who could battle all the critics and the haters?
Chael Sonnen, said the man he could hypothetically replace.
I think Chael would be fantastic, White said. The thing is with Chael, though, is that he over-exaggerates too much, and you don’t know what’s real and what’s not.