Dana White makes AI admission for UFC White House event after WWE revelation

May 6, 2026 - 12:45

Just days after TKO’s revealed that Triple H and Nick Khan used AI for creative purposes, UFC President Dana White also came out and revealed the complete usage of AI for one of their promotions for UFC’s Freedom 250 card.

Speaking on the Katie Miller podcast, White justified using AI. “So, the White House promo that we just did is AI. The whole promo is AI, even my voice. It isn’t my real voice. My guys put together the whole promo for the White House without one guy going into the sound booth, filming or anything. The only thing that is real in the spot is the fight footage,” White said.

When asked if AI is going to the future, he responded, “It already is. It’s not the future, it’s now. It’s already happening.” However, while White seemed proud of UFC’s usage of AI in the promo, fans were seen on a different page.

“F**k off with Ai, this s**t is robbing people of their careers,” wrote one user. While another one commented, “And it looks like complete trash… bazillion dollar company and you can’t simply film real shots or hire real artists that would make people 1000 times more hype.” One more fan wrote, “Takes away from the love and effort that goes into making the promos.”

WWE NXT’s recent AI promotion of Zaria and Sol Ruca’s feud also received a similar reaction on the internet, where fans pounced upon the promotion for using AI instead of real footage. Interestingly, something similar had also happened when WWE had used AI footage of El Grande Americano during an AAA promotional video.

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