UFC’s Dana White takes ‘Looking for a Fight’ to Orange County

In addition to being Ultimate Fighting Championship president, Dana White is an MMA talent scout and reality television star on his UFC Fight Pass/YouTube show, “Looking for a Fight.”

A day before UFC 199 Saturday at the Forum, White trekked to Costa Mesa’s Hangar to film his latest episode, watching talent in the Resurrection Fighting Alliance circuit.

White signed two fighters after watching a Resurrection show in April, said Ed Soares, the circuit’s president who also manages former longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva.

At the June 3 card, White said, “I really like this kid Thiago [Moises]. The guy is just 21 years old, but I signed [current welterweight champion] Robbie Lawler at 21 and he was murdering people. This kid has got all the talent. He just needs a little more killer instinct.”

Soares said White wound up signing bantamweight Albert Morales. Soares said the RFA has sent 44 fighters to the UFC, with 37 still in the active stable of 500-plus fighters.

“It’s a fun show and we get to do a lot of fun stuff,” White said. “I’m not sure why people like it so much, but I’m just glad they do.”

Sage Northcutt is the most popular fighter added from “Looking for a Fight,” a product of its first season.

White is joined on the road trips by two friends, former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and Joe “The Tooth.”

They travel cross-country to sample eateries and engage in locals’ interpretation of fun, such as bull riding in Texas, dog sledding in Alaska and getting tasered by former SWAT team members in Las Vegas.

“I will never do bull riding again, that was the dumbest thing I’ve ever done,” said White, who was nearly trampled by a bull.

For the Southland card, White said, “We’re going into Compton with [rapper] the Game. The Game is taking us on a tour of Compton, so that should be interesting. We like to do stuff that normal people don’t usually get to do or wouldn’t be dumb enough to do and let people live vicariously through a bunch of old guys who are going through a midlife crisis.”