Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.

UFC CEO Dana White's star is rising. He is a close ally of President-elect Donald Trump and Meta has announced he would join its board of directors.

CEO and President Dana White will join Meta’s board of directors, the social media company announced Monday. White is part of a trio of new additions to the

Dana White, the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, is picking up some new responsibilities as a board member of Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Mark Zuckerberg announced the appointment of White and two others on Monday.

Ultimate Fighting Championship honcho Dana White has joined Meta’s board of directors. He’ll work with mixed martial arts enthusiast Mark Zuckerberg.

Be it the P4P rankings debate or the rankings dilemma, UFC CEO Dana White faced a backlash from the combat sports community last year after claiming that the rankings team might have been somewhat biased.