UFC CEO Dana White has admitted he made an error after claiming Energy Slap has a bigger social media following than some other skilled sports activities crew.
White and the UFC loved one other huge weekend at UFC 302 final Saturday in Newark. In the principle occasion, UFC light-weight champion Islam Makhachev defeated Dustin Poirier by fifth-round submission to retain the belt.
White has constructed the UFC into a worldwide phenomenon, primarily from the bottom up. He’s additionally taken on a brand new activity lately in slap combating, launching the Energy Slap promotion.
Regardless of combined opinions from followers and pundits, White not too long ago claimed on a podcast that Energy Slap has an even bigger social media following than main soccer golf equipment like Actual Madrid.
Dana White corrects declare about Energy Slap social media followers
In a current tweet, White admitted he was flawed.
Meant to say views. Sure I fucked that one up.
— danawhite (@danawhite) June 6, 2024
“Meant to say views. Sure, I fucked that one up,” White tweeted.
Energy Slap returns to motion on Friday, June twenty eighth on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. White is hoping to increase the promotion into different markets within the coming years.
As of this writing, Energy Slap has accrued 40.4k followers on X, 4 million+ followers on Instagram, and 4.6 million+ followers on TikTok. Whereas White’s preliminary feedback had been flawed, Energy Slap has recorded a whole bunch of thousands and thousands of views from spotlight clips and interviews.
White and the UFC are in full promotional mode forward of Conor McGregor’s scheduled return in opposition to Michael Chandler at UFC 303. Within the meantime, he’s additionally selling Energy Slap’s upcoming occasion.
White additionally claimed that Energy Slap has extra viewers than any video that Taylor Swift has produced throughout her music profession. He’s additionally asserted that the Energy Slap cellular recreation is No. 1 in all sports activities.
White isn’t afraid to advertise Energy Slap and its development, though it’s protected to say his newest try didn’t pan out nicely.