Dana White: "UFC Will Go on With or Without Me"

What would the UFC look like without Dana White?

This question is rarely ever pondered considering the UFC President's propensity for working around the clock. Regardless of personal feeling or ailment, White is always there leading the charge of the world's premier Mixed Martial Arts organization.

He has taken the sport to new heights in landing a network TV deal, global expansion and continuously adding to an unending collection of talent.

The world already knows White is the puppet master pulling the strings, but if forced under new leadership, is the UFC a well-oiled enough machine to maintain its position atop the MMA world, while simultaneously facilitating rapid growth?

"Are you kidding me man? Dude, this is McDonald's man. This thing goes on forever without me," White told MMAWeekly. "Is it different without me? Yeah, maybe it's a little different, but they don't need me man. This thing is going on without me or with me."

Following the UFC's historic debut on Fox, White worked himself sick trying to ensure the show went over without a hitch. It was one of the most stressful times for White as UFC President.

"The Fox fight killed me man. That fight (expletive) took everything I had man," White beamed. "I told you guys that week of the fight that I've never felt that way before. I've never been so, I don't want to say freaked out, but we were still juggling a lot of stuff on that Wednesday when I talked to you guys."

"Yeah, it was a big one for me. That one sucked a lot out of me. That will never happen to me again."

Whether you love him or hate him, Dana White just may be the hardest working man alive today.