Hands On: White Taking a More Active Role in Talent Relations

No one has ever accused UFC President Dana White of being lazy. Even his biggest detractors recognize and respect what is often described as his unparalleled work ethic. White is famous for his attention to detail, or micromanaging depending on your prospective, in every aspect of Zuffa's business. However, prior to Randy Couture's resignation there was one area where White had reportedly become somewhat withdrawn: talent negotiations.

Prior to Couture's resignation, sources have indicated to MMAPayout.com that White was generally content to leave talent negotiations in the hands of the UFC's highly regarded Vice President of Talent Relations, Joe Silva. Sources now tell MMAPayout.com that White has become much more hands on in talent negotiations this year, personally meeting with a number of his top fighters' managers. It now apparently not uncommon to bump into various managers and agents on visits to the UFC's headquarters in Las Vegas.

This new proactive approach is believed to be the result of Couture's resignation. White has both publicly and privately expressed his belief that the Couture situation was something of a wakeup call that the communication between the UFC, and himself in particular, and its fighters, and by extension their managers and agents, wasn't what it needed to be.