Dana White pens tear-jerking message for devoted UFC fan who passed away at the age of 16

Dana White penned a heartfelt letter to a young UFC fan who recently passed away at the age of 16.

The UFC president revealed that he met Michael after his family and friends set up a GoFundMe page to get him to UFC 279 to meet White. Unfortunately, Michael recently passed away and White was devastated.

The 53-year-old MMA promoter took to Instagram to post a photo of himself with Michael, along with a tear-jerking message. The post read:

"I met Michael at UFC 279 his friends and family put together a 'go fund me' to get him to UFC to meet me and it was brought to my attention from an old friend of mine. We jumped on it and got him there. This kid was SO AWESOME I immediately loved him."

White added that he invited Michael back to UFC 281 and even placed him behind Mike Tyson's seat. He also thanked the boxing legend for being kind to the young fan. Unfortunately, it would be the last time Michael would get to experience a UFC event. White's post continues:

"Amazing, incredible, beautiful little Michael passed away today and I’m f***in devastated. He held on long enough to make the event and I just want to thank EVERYONE involved with Saturday Night that made his weekend special. My heart goes out to Michael’s friends and family and I want to thank you Heather and Brian for introducing me to him. I will never forget him."

See Dana White's post below:

Personalities from the world of combat sports joined White in mourning the loss of the young UFC fan. Among those who commented on his post were Mike Tyson, Michael Bisping, Max Holloway, Michelle Waterson, and Freddie Roach.

Combat sports personalities comment on Dana White's post [Photo credit: @danawhite on IG]

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Dana White gives update on Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic

Former longtime UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has recently been making noise about a potential clash against Stipe Miocic. 'Bones' even tried to convince Miocic into signing a contract that would place them on December's UFC 282 card.

However, UFC president Dana White revealed that the matchup has never been an option for the year-end event:

"Jon Jones will fight next year, for sure. We never had a Stipe-Jon Jones fight," White said during the UFC 281 post-fight scrum. "He’s gonna fight next year."

Watch the full interview below: