Turki Alalshikh was involved in a “Sugar Daddy” feud between Dana White and Bob Menery before teaming up with Noche UFC Sphere

The relationship Dana White with Saudi Arabian consultant Turki Alalshikh is something many are yearning for. The chairman of the country's General Entertainment Authority is quite a big fan of martial arts. Needless to say, he played a major role in the debut of the Ultimate Fighting Championship in Saudi Arabia. However, martial arts fans were not expecting him to be dragged into a spat over moneyed daddies.

That's exactly what happened when one of the hosts of the Full Send podcast happened to spot a picture of White with Alalshikh. Let's see how the conversation went.

Dana White and HE Turki Alalshikh join in on the sugar daddy banter

The UFC boss recently appeared on the set of the Full Send podcast, where White revealed that he flew to Los Angeles the night before to meet the Saudi Arabian agent, presumably to talk about Noche UFC Sphere. But before he could finish his sentence, Bob Menery jumped in and said: “Come here, daddy, come here… So, Dana always talks about the sugar daddy.”

Within moments, the whole room erupted in laughter. The UFC CEO praised Menery for this hilarious joke. But the other members of the podcast didn't notice the jokes. Menery led them through everything. He said“When I saw that, my mouth was watering… Dana was ecstatic. There's this guy who's obviously a respectful person around here. I don't know what to say, okay. I don't know what to say. You're getting on my nerves! So there's this guy… he takes Dana's arm and he kind of leads him somewhere, like three steps, and that's it! So, I just see that and I'm like, 'We got him! We got him, Dana! Put him in the lab.' But then I made the sugar daddy reference. I said, 'Mr. White Sugar Daddy.'”

But when the UFC CEO shared this with HE Turki Alalshikh, the General Entertainment Authority chairman didn’t seem to like it. White revealed“He texted me and said, 'I never want to hear about sugar daddies again.'”

It goes without saying that the UFC boss appreciated He Turki Alalshikh's efforts in helping the MMA association grow exponentially around the world, but do you know what surprise HE had in store for White?

HE Turki Alalshikh wants to convince the UFC CEO to make a film with Zack Snyder

In early July 2024, His Excellency reached out to X and revealed that he was spending his time with legendary director Zack Snyder, his wife, and the UFC boss. However, the tweet also acted as a catalyst to increase the excitement surrounding the UFC and Snyder. He later indicated that he had a meeting with White and Snyder for a film about the UFC.

His Excellency quoted: “I would like to arrange a meeting with [Dana White] and the director Zack Snyder, who is a friend. We want to talk about [a] great film about the UFC. Like “The Cinderella Man” [or] something like that. I would like to convince Zach Snyder – he liked the idea – and Dana too.”

Although there are no official confirmations from Snyder and White yet, the excitement about a movie about the biggest MMA promotion is palpable. With HE Turki Alalshikh behind the idea, the film will probably have a pretty lavish budget, don't you think?

But what do you think about the sugar daddy reference mentioned above? Let us know what you think in the comments below.