{"id":40779,"date":"2026-09-30T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Dana-White-confirms-he-remains-involved-in-Las-Vegas-NBA-expansion-bid-203022"},"modified":"2026-09-30T07:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T07:38:12","slug":"dana-white-confirms-he-remains-involved-in-las-vegas-nba-expansion-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/dana-white-confirms-he-remains-involved-in-las-vegas-nba-expansion-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White confirms he remains involved in Las Vegas NBA expansion bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dana-white-confirms-he-remains-involved-in-las-vegas-nba-expansion-bid.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/search\/gallery-fighter?q=dana+white\">Dana<br \/>\nWhite<\/a> remains involved in discussions surrounding a potential<br \/>\nNBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> CEO was asked about the NBA<br \/>\npotentially expanding to Las Vegas and whether he remains involved<br \/>\nwith a prospective ownership group during Tuesday\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Dana-Whites-Contender-Series-12411\"><br \/>\nDana White\u2019s Contender Series<\/a> post-fight press conference.<\/p>\n<h2>UFC CEO Dana White says he remains involved with a prospective<br \/>\nownership group tied to NBA expansion in Las Vegas<\/h2>\n<p>White previously acknowledged that he had been approached about<br \/>\npotentially becoming part of an ownership group connected to a Las<br \/>\nVegas NBA expansion effort. When asked for an update following<br \/>\nreports that the NBA is reviewing finalist bids for a potential Las<br \/>\nVegas franchise, White simply said, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.in\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/50060732\/nba-reviewing-finalists-bids-vegas-team-12-13b\">ESPN<\/a> reported that the NBA is reviewing bids<br \/>\nfor a potential Las Vegas expansion franchise. The bids reportedly<br \/>\nvalue the franchise and arena proposals at between $12 billion and<br \/>\n$13 billion. The three finalist groups are led by Nancy Walton<br \/>\nLaurie and Bill Laurie; Steve Apostolopoulos and Marc Lasry; and<br \/>\nBill Foley and Jerry Colangelo.<\/p>\n<p>White has attended several NBA games and is a fan of the Boston<br \/>\nCeltics. He is also close friends with Celtics head coach Joe<br \/>\nMazzulla.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AWfWwkQz0yc?si=XdWGGvnosIGwk-Vm\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dana White remains involved in discussions surrounding a potential NBA expansion franchise in Las Vegas. The Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO was asked about the NBA potentially expanding to Las Vegas and whether he remains involved with a prospective ownership group during Tuesday\u2019s Dana White\u2019s Contender Series post-fight press conference. 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