Dana White is a gambling man, so when his hometown Boston Celtics were in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, he had some of his Hollywood/Southern California buddies coming at him hard. So what did White do? He bet them, including rap star Snoop Dogg, to the tune of 20 G's. White and Mark Wahlberg combined to bet $40,000 against Snoop and comedian Mike Epps.
The bet went up in smoke when the Celtics lost to Los Angeles in seven games.
With tons of big stars in Las Vegas this weekend for New Year's, the UFC president ran across Snoop and an interesting crew of followers. It was no surprise to see White pay off the bet during a recent Vlog (5:40 mark).
White is a gambler by nature. The biggest gamble of his life worked out nicely when he convinced the Fertitta Brothers to go $40 million in the hole with the UFC, before turning the fight promotion into a billion dollar business six years later. Now he spends plenty of his free nights at blackjack tables around Las Vegas. This is old Las Vegas Review-Journal feature on White speaks with him in the wee hours of the morning.
Update - TMZ reports that Snoop is economical when it comes to flying. It looks like he's in the "B" boarding group on this Southwest flight.
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