text: Ali in Miami Beach, 1970 Dana White: Ali has always been a hero to me. Here is a kid from Louisville without an education, who was a fighter, and he captivated the world. Fighting is in our DNA. Guys who are fighters are born to it, and he was a great fighter — the way he moved for such a big guy — but I can pop in a DVD and sit for hours and just listen to Ali talk. I love to listen to the things he said — the trash-talking was hilarious — but he was also a man who talked about things and did things. He stood up against the Vietnam War, and he stood up against racism. No one will ever be like Ali. There is one and only one Ali. He will go down as one of the greatest human beings to ever walk on earth. Dana White is the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.