Dana White, the president of and CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, of UFC, and a staunch ally of President-elect Donald Trump, is one of three new members of Meta's board of directors, founde

Meta is adding three new people to its board of directors, and one of them is UFC president and CEO Dana White, the company announced on Monday. Zuckerberg is a fan of MMA who has medaled in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments and tore his ACL in a sparring session a little over a year ago.

Meta today announced that Dana White, John Elkann and Charlie Songhurst have been elected to the company’s board of directors.

UFC CEO and president Dana White has been elected to join Meta’s board of directors, Mark Zuckerberg’s tech conglomerate announced on Monday. He will be joined by Exor CEO John Elkann and tech investor Charlie Songhurst.

UFC CEO and President Dana White has been instrumental in growing the Ultimate Fighting Championship into what it is today. The UFC is the "cream of the crop" when it comes to the MMA world. More news: PFL Founder Donn Davis Reveals Previously Banned Elbows Will Now be Legal

Mark Zuckerberg, one of Facebook’s founders and CEO of Meta, announced three new additions to his company’s board of directors on Monday. One of those elected was Dana White, CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dana White, CEO of the Ultimate Fighting Championship gestures as he speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York,

Tapping White to join the board could be seen as Zuckerberg's latest maneuver to improve ties with Trump, who was once banned from Facebook.

Meta has appointed three new members to its board of directors, including Dana White, the president and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship and a familiar figure in the orbit of incoming President Donald Trump.