"I had my daughter with me" - Dana White gets honest about his experience at the Charlie Kirk Memorial event

Dana White recently shared his thoughts about the Charlie Kirk Memorial event last month. White revealed that he attended the event with his daughter, who was greatly affected by Kirk's assassination.

Kirk was an American conservative speaker who was known for hosting socio-political debates on college campuses across the country. During an outdoor public appearance at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10, Kirk was shot in the neck by a gunman reportedly positioned on a nearby rooftop. He was formally pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A massive memorial service was held in Kirk's honor on Sept. 21 at the State Farm Stadium in Arizona. Over 90,000 people attended the event, with several high-profile personalities like POTUS Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

In a post-fight interview after the latest Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) event, the UFC CEO was asked about his experience at the memorial. He replied:

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"Obviously, the Charlie Kirk thing affected a lot of people, including my daughter. I had my daughter with me. She goes to college down in Florida and she really took the Charlie Kirk thing hard. She came with me. I don't really know how to describe what it was like, but I knew I had to be there."

When Dana White slammed those mocking Charlie Kirk's death

Last month, Dana White got honest about people seemingly mocking Charlie Kirk's death, while slamming those calling for them to be punished. White made it clear that while he didn't approve of people mocking Kirk's death, he couldn't support anyone who tried to suppress free speech in any way.

In an interview with 60 Minutes (via @ChampRDS on X), White said:

"I'm a big believer in free speech and, unfortunately, the most important speech to protect is hate speech… I hate [cancel culture] on both sides. All the stuff that’s going on with Charlie right now, I think you’re a disgusting human being if you’re celebrating the death of another human being. But I don’t like trying to destroy people’s lives over doing something dumb.''

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