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Dana White says he's not a WrestleMania fan despite spectacle

Published 19 September 2025

UFC President Dana White said he was impressed by the spectacle of WrestleMania but does not consider himself a fan of professional wrestling, he told Logan Paul on a recent episode of the Impaulsive podcast. White, speaking about attending this year’s Las Vegas event, described being "blown away" by the sellout at Allegiant Stadium yet reiterated that his personal interest remains in combat sports, not scripted wrestling.

White praised the commercial success of the show, saying the event at Allegiant Stadium set a record gate at the time and calling the accomplishment "huge." He also quipped that boxing’s Canelo Alvarez versus Terence Crawford later surpassed that figure, a point he referenced directly on the podcast. Accounts varied on which WrestleMania White attended, with some reports identifying the card as WrestleMania 41 and others as WrestleMania 42, both described as Las Vegas events earlier this year.

When Paul asked whether White watched WWE as a fan, White was blunt. "Im not a fan. I dont watch WWE," he said, adding that he is "into fighting, man, thats what I do." White described his usual social media searches as focused on street fights and other unscripted...

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