Dana White

Dana White Diagnosed w/Meniere’s Disease, Undergoing Surgery

Dana White will have surgery Thursday in Los Angeles to treat a recently diagnosed case of Ménière’s disease. The UFC president missed the promotion’s Tuesday fight card at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. – the first event he’s missed since he and partners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta purchased the company in January 2001.

White revealed the news via Twitter prior to the fights.

“First fight I will miss in 11 years and it is killing me,” White said. “I have to have surgery in L.A. tomorrow or trust me I would be [there].”

According to Yahoo! Health, Ménière’s disease is a condition when fluid in the inner ear gets too high, and it can affect balance and hearing. Symptoms of Ménière’s include tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo, vomiting or nausea and a feeling of increased pressure in the ear. Surgery brings with it a risk of hearing loss, according to WebMD.

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