Nina-Marie Daniele hailed by UFC president Dana White for building multiple MMA stars
UFC head honcho Dana White was all praise for Nina-Marie Daniele, citing her contributions to multiple MMA stars' careers.
Nina-Marie Daniele (aka Nina Drama) is known to have achieved tremendous success in multiple realms over the course of her career as a public personality.
She's now earned plaudits from one of the most influential personalities in the combat sports world, UFC CEO and president Dana White.
Nina-Marie Daniele has become a prominent part of the UFC promotional machinery
Having etched a name for herself as a professional model in her native, United States of America, Nina-Marie Daniele eventually made an impact as a social media influencer as well.
The 37-year-old has been associated with the UFC as an on-screen personality, interviewing fighters ahead of marquee events and also creating social media content with some of the biggest names in MMA.
Many have expressed their respect for the model and influencer for devoting a considerable amount of time and energy to MMA content creation.
She's known to have gone from a newcomer in the UFC promotional sphere in 2022 to becoming a prominent part of the organization here in recent years. Daniele was also present at the UFC's latest high-profile event, UFC 329, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 11.
Dana White lauds Nina-Marie Daniele for providing an impetus to the MMA careers of Merab Dvalishvili, Arman Tsarukyan, Sean Strickland, and more
During a recent conversation with Robbie Fox on the Spinnin Backfist MMA Show, UFC boss and Zuffa Boxing founder Dana White chimed in on the recent UFC 329 event and more.
The American combat sports promoter hailed UFC lightweight Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett as one of the top stars in the UFC today, revealing an intriguing offer that's come the Liverpudlian's way.
Furthermore, he named a few more UFC fighters who've established themselves as notable brands in the sport. White stated, "Top stars? I mean, Jon Jones is still around. You have (Sean) O'Malley. Merab (Dvalishvili) has done very well... Islam (Makhachev), absolutely."
Upon being asked whether Arman Tsarukyan -- with his extensive social media influencer work alongside Nina-Marie Daniele -- is also on the list of fighters he views as top stars in the UFC right now, White concurred.
The UFC boss said, "Absolutely. Arman (Tsarukyan) definitely is. I'll tell you what -- that guy has done a great job of getting out there and getting himself a lot of attention."
He continued whilst crediting Nina-Marie Daniele for helping build multiple fighters' brands by boosting their social media presence and reach.
White said, "And, you know, a lot of Nina Drama work. If you look at the people that have been built, you know, it is impossible to deny that Nina Drama built some of these guys -- from Merab to Sean Strickland, Arman, you know. And these guys are smart. They lean into the relationship with her."
Well, Nina-Marie Daniele, for her part, has faced criticism from certain sections of MMA fans who deem her content to be rather unorthodox.
Nevertheless, many of her supporters have time and again come to her defense, citing that she's displayed an uncanny ability to present the rough-and-tough UFC stars in a different light, unraveling their funnier and lighter side to the fans.
Watch Dana White direct praise at Nina-Marie Daniele below (*comments at the 12:40-minute mark of the video):
