Dana White Inked A New 5-Year Deal With The UFC That Puts His Annual Salary In Roger Goodell Territory

UFC President Dana White is about to be an even wealthier man, after ESPN’s Darren Rovell reports that the company just signed him to a new five-year deal that includes nine percent of net profits of the company.

Per Rovell:

The deal also gives White the incentive to further grow the business instead of having a locked-in salary. When reached on Tuesday, White declined comment.

Sources confirmed that White owned nine percent of the UFC, which would mean his cash out on the recent $4 billion sale to agency WME-IMG and other partners will be roughly $360 million when the deal closes. It was not immediately known if White is retaining any percentage of the new company.

Yep, you read that right, in addition to White netting roughly $360 million following the $4 billion sale of the UFC yesterday from his ownership stakes, this new deal could make him an annual salary of about $18-plus million.

For comparisons sake, per Rovell’s report, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell averaged about $21 million in his first 10 years on the job, making Dana White among one of the richest and powerful people in sports.

[H/T ESPN]

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