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Netflix Developing Dana White Documentary

The film highlights Netflix's continued commercial ties with Dana White despite Paramount securing exclusive U.S. UFC rights.

Overview

  • Reporters say the Gotham Chopra‑directed film was approved under former Netflix content chief Bela Bajaria and is likely to debut in the first quarter of 2027.
  • The project began as a Las Vegas film before refocusing on White's role building the UFC from a small promotion into a multibillion‑dollar business.
  • The documentary is expected to cover White's recent high‑profile moves, including the UFC Freedom 250 on the White House South Lawn and the launch of Zuffa Boxing with Turki Alalshikh.
  • Missing the UFC rights did not end Netflix's commercial relationship with White and TKO because the streamer still carries WWE Raw and streamed the first Zuffa Boxing headline fight.
  • The wider rights context is that Paramount won a seven‑year, $7.7 billion U.S. deal that moved UFC events to Paramount+, and the film will probe how White operated before and after that shift.