UFC CEO Dana White was booed not once, but twice at WrestleMania 41 on Saturday night.
White had front row seats at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium as over 61,000 fans attended the first act of wrestling’s biggest show of the year.
White had the best seats in the house for WrestleMania 41 in Las VegasGettyWith so many stars to showcase, WWE’s annual WrestleMania event is no longer confined to a single night.
But it’s unlikely White will reappear for round two after his slightly awkward welcoming by the WWE Universe.
At one point during the broadcast live on Netflix, White flashed up on the big screens in Las Vegas, promoting WWE’s partnership with the UFC as they’re now owned by the same company.
The two brands merged together to form TKO Group Holdings in a staggering deal worth more than $17 billion in 2023.
White put his hand up to acknowledge the fans inside the arena, but he looked perturbed when he wasn’t met with the same energetic response.
Boos then echoed around Allegiant Stadium as the 55-year-old was forced to put on an awkward smile and simply stare into the distance.
Later on in the night, the billionaire UFC boss then appeared on camera again and, according to multiple reports, was met with further boos.
Fans give mixed reactions with some arguing that the boos were due to White’s ties with US President Donald Trump, while others argued it was simply loud cheers and not in fact anything negative.
Nonetheless, White then watched on as Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and CM Punk locked horns in a dramatic main event.
Rollins came out victorious after Paul Heyman turned evil and sided with him to end a topsy-turvy saga.
White initially played up to the cameraNetflix NetflixBut he was left red-faced as he heard the WWE fans’ reaction[/caption] Ex-UFC champion Adesanya made himself known at WrestleMania 41 on Saturday night alsoGettyView Tweet: twitter.com/hashtag/WrestleMania?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
John Cena steps up to challenge Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship as the doubleheader comes to a conclusion on Sunday night.
White wasn’t the only UFC representative at WrestleMania 41, as former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was also in attendance on the night.
The star-studded WrestleMania guest list also featured those in the music industry like Lil Yachty, Jelly Roll and Rick Rubin.
Meanwhile, comedian Michael Che, Ice Cube’s eldest son O’Shea Jackson Jr and NFL star George Kittle all made brief cameos in the jam-packed stadium.
This wasn’t the first time White has shared an awkward moment with the huge wrestling brand.
Several years ago, he attended a WWE show that featured ex-UFC champion Ronda Rousey, who made the transition to wrestling after her MMA career ended in devastating fashion.
Seth Rollins won the headline act triple threat match on the first night of WrestleMania 41Getty Over 60,000 fans packed into the Allegiant Stadium in Las VegasWWEAlthough he later admitted to burying the hatchet with WWE co-founder Vince McMahon, White felt disrespected when he attended the show and was given poor seats.
“I fly down to f***ing New Orleans,” he explained in 2023.
“No going in the back and any of that s***, [they said] ‘They’re at the will call window for you.’
“I go to the f***ing will call window and [they said], ‘We don’t have any tickets for you.’
“I call some people, ‘Yeah, we found them. OK, we’ve got your tickets.’ When I tell you I was in the f***ing rafters, people were coming up to me and going, ‘Why are you sitting in these seats?’
“I said, ‘This is where they sat me, so f*** them I’m going to sit right here’…..They let me know what they thought of me at that event.”
The first night of WrestleMania 41 also witnessed Jey Uso be crowned the new WWE world heavyweight champion, while Naomi, Jade Cargill, Charlotte Flair and Tiffany Stratton all battled it out.
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