Did You Know Dana White Graduated From a Maine High School?

With the UFC boss back in the news, here’s a quick refresher on his ties to the Bangor area.

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UFC CEO Dana White graduated from Hermon High School in 1987 after moving from Las Vegas to Maine for his senior year.

He lived with his grandparents in nearby Levant, where he spent summers as a child and still owns a home.

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White later returned to speak at the school’s graduation and donated $100,000 in 2011 to help upgrade its athletic facilities.

On Aug. 16, 2014, he brought the UFC’s first event in Maine to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor.

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President Donald Trump said in a Nov. 7 Truth Social post that he had offered White the job of White House press secretary.

Trump told reporters the following day that he had been joking and that his planned meeting with White would focus on other matters.

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And there you have it! White’s connection to the Bangor area stretches from his high school years in Hermon and Levant to bringing a UFC event to the Queen City.

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