Dana White 'blown away' by Charlie Kirk's assassination, says daughter is 'destroyed'

During a joint news conference Thursday with President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the assassination of Charlie Kirk should "be condemned."

The sports world continues to be shaken up by the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week.

Kirk was shot while debating at Utah Valley University and died of his injuries soon after.

Many prominent figures in sports reacted to the news, and in a recent appearance on Logan Paul's podcast, UFC president Dana White shared his thoughts.

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UFC President Dana White speaks during a press conference ahead of UFC 264 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 8, 2021. Charlie Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024. (Getty Images)

"I just woke up, and my phone was blowing up. I was f---ing blown away," White said.

As dumbfounded as White was, he said his children also took it hard.

"I was actually surprised by how impacted my kids were. My kids used to watch him on social media. My daughter, she's 19, she's in college, and she's been just destroyed over this thing for the last couple days. You have to feel horrible for his family. It's f---ing crazy," White said.

Charlie Kirk poses at The Cambridge Union on May 19, 2025 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. (Nordin Catic/Getty Images for The Cambridge Union)

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"The fact that it happened during what he was known for, which was just peaceful debate and conversation, which was a pillar of American virtue," added Paul. "This country was built on people having