Dana White has paid tribute to a young fan who tragically passed away just days after UFC 281.
White took to social media to share about the 16-year-old who passed away earlier this week.
The UFC super fan sat beside Mike Tyson at the latest event and White shared a heart touching post about the late fan.
He said on social media: " I met Michael at UFC 279 his friends and family put together a “go fund me” to get him to UFC to meet me and it was brought to my attention from an old friend of mine.
"We jumped on it and got him there. This kid was SO AWESOME I immediately loved him.
"He just turned 16 and just got his drivers license. He was such an amazing kid I invited him to UFC 281 in NYC. His parents said he was so pumped all he cared about was getting to NYC for this event.
"I sat him right behind Mike Tyson and I fuckin love u @miketyson !!! Without being told anything Mike treated Michael so good and took pics with him etc.
"Amazing, incredible, beautiful little Michael passed away today and I’m fuckin devastated. He held on long enough to make the event and I just want to thank EVERYONE involved with Saturday Night that made his weekend special. "
And White added: . "My heart goes out to Michael’s friends and family and I want to thank you Heather and Brian for introducing me to him. I will never forget him."
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