Dana White’s $50K donation for transplant sparks strong comparison with Dwayne Johnson and MrBeast

Dana White, UFC President, quietly became a hero when he donated $50,000 in 2010 to save a little girl in Thailand. He saw a social media post from Ben Pittsley, who had just trained under coach Rattanachai “Kru Nai” Jadnooleum. The coach’s baby daughter, Tuptim Jadnooleum, needed urgent liver surgery and would die within days without help.

Dana checked if it was real. When he found out it was, he sent the money right away and saved her life. This private act has made many fans say his kindness feels more genuine than flashy charity.

Dana White stepped in with $50,000 to fund urgent liver surgery

Dana White first heard about the girl’s crisis from Ben Pittsley on a weekend, just letting the day roll by when he came across the post online. The coach’s daughter needed $50,000 fast, or she wouldn’t make it. Dana felt the message spoke his language, pulled the trigger, and donated.

He later visited Thailand in 2018 and saw how much the family valued his help. At the gym, there’s a big photo of Dana over Tuptim’s bed, like she sees him as her guardian angel.He still pays for her schooling and medical care today. Dana says he doesn’t like talking about it because he didn’t do it for praise; he just felt he had to help.

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Dana White’s quiet gesture viewed as different from Dwayne Johnson and MrBeast

Recently, social media fans compared Dana White’s quiet help to large charity acts by Dwayne Johnson and Mr.

Beast, stars known for big, camera-ready giving.

One fan wrote, “Charity done in discreet feels so much more genuine than charity done when it’s in front of five camera angles like The Rock and Mr Beast.”Another fan pointed out that Dana also helped Ben Askren, the former UFC fighter, when Askren needed a double-lung transplant in 2025, but again, Dana didn’t make a big show of it: “Dana White paid for Ben Askren’s transplant and let Jake and the rest of the internet clown him for not doing so, ‘cause Dana didn’t want to publicize it.”

These comments show that many people value quiet kindness more than loud generosity, even when the amount is just as big.