Dana White has been closely involved in Bella Mir'sdevelopment for years.
The daughter of former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight ****** leholder Frank Mir isset to compete on Week 3 of Dana White's Contender Series 2026. White recently addressedher career progression and aspirations.
Bella (4-0) will fight for a UFC contract on DWCS on Aug. 25,against AlexApodaca (3-1), with the two bantamweights set to headline thecard. White was recently asked about the former and had nothing butpraise, revealing that he's been closely monitoring her career forfour years.
"Yeah, I'm very excited about Bella," White said at the DWCS 2026 Week 1 post-fight press conference. "I've been veryinvolved in her life the last four years."
Bella has previously revealed that she hopes to become the firstUFC fighter to compete in the Olympics while also pursuingchampionships across multiple combat sports. White confirmed thatthe unbeaten 23-year-old has expressed an interest in competing atthe 2028 Olympics while also targeting ****** les in the UFC, UFC BJJand Zuffa Boxing.
"Yeah, we've talked about it," White added. "I mean, she presentedthat to me."
The UFC CEO then revealed that he encouraged the young prospect toattend college rather than immediately turning professional afterhigh school, a decision that ultimately helped shape her wrestlingcareer.
"That was the goal, too, in college," White said. "Not just for herto get an education but to break some college records. She wouldenter these jiu-jitsu competitions and win them. You know, whileshe was only wrestling, not even doing jiu-jitsu. So, she'sspecial."
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The daughter of former Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight ****** leholder Frank Mir isset to compete on Week 3 of Dana White's Contender Series 2026. White recently addressedher career progression and aspirations.
Bella (4-0) will fight for a UFC contract on DWCS on Aug. 25,against AlexApodaca (3-1), with the two bantamweights set to headline thecard. White was recently asked about the former and had nothing butpraise, revealing that he's been closely monitoring her career forfour years.
"Yeah, I'm very excited about Bella," White said at the DWCS 2026 Week 1 post-fight press conference. "I've been veryinvolved in her life the last four years."
Bella has previously revealed that she hopes to become the firstUFC fighter to compete in the Olympics while also pursuingchampionships across multiple combat sports. White confirmed thatthe unbeaten 23-year-old has expressed an interest in competing atthe 2028 Olympics while also targeting ****** les in the UFC, UFC BJJand Zuffa Boxing.
"Yeah, we've talked about it," White added. "I mean, she presentedthat to me."
The UFC CEO then revealed that he encouraged the young prospect toattend college rather than immediately turning professional afterhigh school, a decision that ultimately helped shape her wrestlingcareer.
"That was the goal, too, in college," White said. "Not just for herto get an education but to break some college records. She wouldenter these jiu-jitsu competitions and win them. You know, whileshe was only wrestling, not even doing jiu-jitsu. So, she'sspecial."
#dana
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