UFC President Dana White paid a visit to the Amalfi coast during his summer vacation.
Unfortunately for the self-described “degenerate,” there are no high-stakes casinos adrift in the Tyrrhenian Sea. So, like any respectable gambler, the Undisputed Blackjack Champion took matters into his own hands.
Literally.
“This is Dana, he’s on vacation on the Amalfi coast and this f*cking dude brings a casino,” UFC color commentator Joe Rogan told Zach Bryan during a recent podcast. “He had a casino come to him. That’s his son [next to him]. Look, he’s got stacks of cash. That’s a sickness, he brought a goddamn casino to his boat.”
White, 54, has a history of headlining-grabbing wagers and even lost $1 million betting on boxing, which didn’t sit well with UFC fighters making a paltry $10,000 per fight. But when it comes to casino gambling, there’s no place like home.
“I was in [Las] Vegas with Dana White, Taylor Lewan, Will Compton, and Shane Gillis was with us and Jamie,” Rogan continued. “Dana White was gambling and he was down $600,000 playing blackjack. Taylor was telling us. So we were backstage with Shane. Shane Gillis was doing a show at the Mirage, I came to hang out, we’re all having a good time. Then he goes, ‘Hey, we’re going to go gamble with Dana,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, do you know how hard he gambles?’ He’s like, ‘I’m up all this money,’ Taylor’s like, ‘I’m fired up, Dana showed me how to bet.’ We get there and Taylor’s down $120,000 in the first five minutes. It did go the other way and he made his money back and he won like 65 grand and then he backed out.”
White has been known to skip major UFC events (like this one) in favor of weekend getaways at Caesar’s Palace, which has plenty of parking for his 30 Ferraris. Just don’t ask him about “embarrassing” fighter pay if you happen to cross paths on the casino floor.
His money, he can do what he wants with it. If he loses a million dollars playing black jack and it hurts less than me losing $20, why would anyone care?
Everyone has their vices man. Could be worse
Cant wait to check out reddit…probably in full meltdown mode over this…wonder how much he plays per hand…guessing 50K…easy to lose 600K with a bad run
HE SLAPS HIS WIFE IN PUBLIC!!!
That I don’t personally agree with.
But the gambling I couldn’t care less. I’ve done a lot worse than sit at a blackjack table
Ive lost every dime i have playing blackjack before…i was up 10K tho!!!
Lol…i can laugh about it now
Theyre only making a big stink of it because of MUH FIGHTER PAY!!!
Is that even legal lmfao
Ive never even heard of the region theyre in and as long as its international waters it doesn’t matter
That’s a fantastic point Rasheed
Rashad
Looks like Amalfi coast is off the southwestern tip of Italy…guarantee theres casinos that fly out a few dealers to these mega yachts so these rich fucks can gamble…thats baller as fuck…lol
i know Dana and Rogan have deep pockets but how much does Shane Gillis have to be down $120k and have enough to bounce back up $65k
It wasn’t Shane it was Taylor that was down $120000.