‘It’s a problem’: Dana White not happy about college athletes receiving NIL money

‘It’s a problem’: Dana White not happy about college athletes receiving NIL money

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‘It’s a problem’: Dana White not happy about college athletes receiving NIL money
UFC president Dana White
January 18, 2020; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; UFC president Dana White in attendance during UFC 246 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

UFC CEO and President Dana White recently appeared on Spinnin Backfist, a combat sports podcast from Barstool Sports, and discussed his plans to host a Power Slap event on Texas Tech’s campus, which he feels will be a great primer for football.

“Power Slap Live is one of the funnest events that you will ever go to. Tickets are $20, and you can go, you know, to Power Slap. It’s perfect for college football,” White said.

“We think it aligns perfectly with college football and college students,” he continued. “So you go to Power Slap the night before, and then you get to go to a huge rivalry in college football like this. That’s a hell of a weekend. I’m going to go to the game. This will be my first Texas Tech experience.”

“It’s a problem.”

However, White has a take on collegiate athletes receiving compensation via NIL that many will find surprising coming from such an unabashed capitalist.

“It’s a problem. It’s a problem,” White said. :Let me tell you this, money ruins everything. Money ruins everything. When you start— when you’re spending $30 or $40 million on college football for players. Uh, you know, I don’t know. Only time will tell as this plays out. And yeah, my experience is money ruins everything.”

This isn’t White’s first time on a Barstool podcast as of late. He recently spoke to Brianna LaPaglia about his political leanings.

“I consider myself right down the middle, and I’m, I’m for common sense,” White told LaPaglia. “That’s what I’m for. Do I lean a little right right now? Yes, on some things, but I lean, I lean left on a lot of things too.”

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