UFCs Dana White joins Metas board weeks before Trump takes office
Summary
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who had a particularly tense relationship with Trump during the president-elects first term in office, said in a Facebook post Monday that White has built the UFC "into one of the most valuable, fastest growing, and most popular sports enterprises in the world." Zuckerberg has been practicing mixed martial arts in recent years and has attended several UFC events, underscoring his enthusiasm for the combat sport. That year, Zuckerberg and Tesla CEO Elon Musk traded verbal barbs and indicated that they were willing to fight each other in a match that White would help produce. Other new members of Metas board include John Elkann, the CEO of Italian holding company Exor, and former Microsoft head of corporate strategy Charlie Songhurst, Zuckerberg said. "We have massive opportunities ahead in AI, wearables, and the future of social media, and our board will help us achieve our vision," Zuckerberg said.