Dana White makes the checklist of 500 most influential enterprise leaders shaping the worldwide media trade.

Dana White has been chosen as one of the vital influential enterprise leaders of 2022.

Variety500 lately launched its sixth version of a listing that includes 500 highly effective enterprise higher-ups. One of many alternatives was Dana White, the UFC president. Jed I. Goodman made the invention and posted the information on Twitter with the caption:

“Dana White & Ariel Emmanuel make the 2022 Variety500, ‘an index of the five hundred most influential enterprise leaders shaping the worldwide media trade.”

Ari Emanuel, the CEO of Endeavor, joined the checklist with White. Emanuel was a large contributor to the partnership created with the UFC and different main enterprise offers, together with the acquisition of Open Guess. One other UFC affiliate appeared on the Variety500 checklist. Goodman had this to say on Twitter:

“Joe Rogan additionally on this 12 months’s checklist.”

Joe Rogan stays a necessary a part of the UFC commentary crew however has achieved lots outdoors of MMA. The Joe Rogan Expertise podcast continues to make an affect around the globe with thousands and thousands and thousands and thousands of viewers.

White’s look on the Variety500 checklist was well-deserved. The UFC president had an exceptional 12 months main the premier MMA promotion to 25 consecutive sold-out occasions. The UFC additionally held their first occasion in France whereas opening services in Mexico and Africa. The UFC commentator and president joined an elite group of enterprise leaders on the Variety500 checklist.

Dwayne Johnson and Stephanie McMahon be a part of Dana White on the 2022 Variety500 checklist

The Variety500 checklist is a who’s who of profitable enterprise leaders. Dana White and Joe Rogan represented the MMA neighborhood, however a handful of different family names had been current. A number of alternatives had been awarded a particular highlight, together with Beyonce, Kim Kardashian, Dangerous Bunny, and Tyler Perry.

Variety500 additionally chosen three members of the professional wrestling neighborhood. The wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was chosen for his contributions to the movie trade. The co-CEOs of WWE, Stephanie McMahon and Nick Khan, made the checklist for his or her capacity to proceed rising the primary professional wrestling promotion.

In the meantime, White’s nomination supplies extra validation for his success as UFC president. The 2022 calendar 12 months had its ups and downs for the UFC, however MMA continues to develop quickly total, and the 53-year-old enterprise chief is a large cause why.