"One on One with the President Dana White"

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Below is a conversation with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White:

"What are some of the obstacles you face as you try to gain sanctioning in states where MMA is not currently sanctioned?

I think the big problem is a lot of these other states are states that big shows wouldn't go to anyway. But my goal is [comprehensive sanctioning] -- these smaller shows are happening in these states and it needs to be sanctioned. One of the biggest reasons is fighter safety. … When they fight these rinky-dink, little shows all over the place, they don't have to go through the same medical testing, drug testing, everything else that we do in all the major states. But it needs to happen. That's the commission's job.

What are you doing to overcome these obstacles and to gain the sanctioning you need? Are you working with local and state governments? What's the process that you go through for that?

That's the reason we brought Marc Ratner on board from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. We hired him -- that's what he does all day, talks to all these different states and continually works to get proper sanctioning."

UFC is not legal in all states because it is labeled by many as "human cock-fighting." Most fights take place in Vegas, where the UFC has become a major entertainment spectacle.

During an interview with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White, it became apparent that the UFC's main objective is to focus on gaining sanctioning in primary states so that fights can take place legally and in a larger percentage of states.

All of the small measures the UFC takes are included in the main objective and focus on gaining popularity, distributing interest, and accumulating viewers.