UFC founder Dana White joins Meta's board of directors! He sparked heated discussions before the new Trump administration took office.

Dana White, the president of the world's largest mixed martial arts organization UFC, has been invited to join the Meta Board of Directors. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Meta, said that White's addition will bring a unique business perspective to Meta's future development and contribute to innovation in AI, wearable devices, and social media.

UFC President's close relationship with Trump sparks controversy as he is invited to join the Meta board of directors.

As the president of the world's largest mixed martial arts organization UFC, Dana White has been serving as the president of UFC since 2001 and is also a long-time friend of the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. White often publicly supports Trump, and even shared the stage with him on the night of the U.S. election victory last November, describing Trump as 'the most resilient, hardest-working person.'

Biden and Trump delivered speeches on the same stage on the night of their victory last year.

The friendship between Biden and Trump, which led to his invitation to join the Meta board, has sparked much discussion. Of particular note is that Meta was recently confirmed to have donated $1 million in political contributions to Trump, adding even more color to Biden's joining.

Zuckerberg's appreciation, from Oculus to the board of directors

In an official statement from Meta on 1/6, Zuckerberg highly praised Dana White's business achievements and brand shaping abilities. He mentioned, "I greatly admire Dana White's entrepreneurial spirit and his success in making UFC the most valuable and fastest growing sports brand in the world." It is worth mentioning that Zuckerberg has been passionate about mixed martial arts in recent years, even participating in Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions and inviting Taiwanese professional fighter Khai Wu to be his coach.

Zuckerberg and Taiwanese fighter Wu Zhongkai in a photo at the competition

His interaction with UFC is not limited to being a spectator. He has also discussed with Tesla CEO Elon Musk about having a cage fight organized by White Dan, but it ultimately fell through due to Zuckerberg's accidental injury to his left knee ligament during training.

Zuckerberg's cruciate ligament surgery photo, investment giant Exor CEO and former Microsoft strategy chief also joined

Baidu said, "I never thought about joining the board, but Meta's invitation changed everything. I believe that social media and AI are definitely the future, and I am looking forward to joining this excellent team."

In addition to Brad Pitt, Meta also announced that John Elkann, CEO of the Italian investment giant Exor, and Charlie Songhurst, former strategy executive of Microsoft, will join the board of directors. These three outstanding individuals from different fields will work together to help Meta in the fields of AI, wearable devices, and social media innovation.

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