<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1969</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Dana White is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On July 28, 1969, Dana White was born in Manchester, Connecticut, United States.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1987</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Starts Boxing</div><div class='timeline-text'>Dana White started boxing at the age of 17, which marked the beginning of his career in combat sports.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1992</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Opens Own Gym</div><div class='timeline-text'>White opened his own gym in Las Vegas, providing a training place for future fighters.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2001</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Buys UFC</div><div class='timeline-text'>Dana White, along with Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2005</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Launches 'The Ultimate Fighter'</div><div class='timeline-text'>White launched 'The Ultimate Fighter', a reality television series and mixed martial arts competition, on Spike TV.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2016</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Sells UFC</div><div class='timeline-text'>Dana White and the Fertitta brothers sold the UFC to WME-IMG for $4 billion.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2020</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Organises Fight Island</div><div class='timeline-text'>In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, White organised "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi to host UFC events.</div></div></div>