Dana White Says that He Threatened to Resign from UFC, to Prevent Joe Rogan from Getting Fired

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FRIDMAN: "I value loyalty a lot. And I remember there was a moment not too long maybe a year ago when I was sitting with Joe and he had a phone call with you. Joe was getting canceled for something. And they didn't want him commentating the fights. And you on the phone offered your resignation over this. I got teary-eyed over that. That's such a -- you're a good man, you know."
WHITE: "Thank you."
FRIDMAN: "That was powerful."
WHITE: "Anybody who is with me, has been with me, knows, when you’re with me, you’re with me. It’s a two-way street. It’s not a --"
FRIDMAN: "Yeah."
WHITE: "-- it's not a one-way street. I’m not one of these guys that is going to roll over and -- it's like going through Covid. I wasn’t laying any of these people off. Some of these people have been with me for 20 years, we’re going to -- we're going to -- we're going to lay them off? This motherf***er will burn, burn --"
FRIDMAN: "Yeah." (Laughter)
WHITE: "-- before I would do that to my people. It’s just -- it's just never -- none of that type of stuff is ever going to happen while I’m here. I can’t say what’s going to happen when I leave, but when I’m here, the people who are with me and have been with me, they -- they know exactly what’s up. And Joe knows what’s up. And -- and -- and -- and again it’s a two-way street. Joe Rogan has been very loyal to me, and I am very loyal to Joe Rogan.”