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Albuquerque native Angelo Leo, right, lands a right hand to the head of Tramaine Williams during a WBO super bantamweight fight in Connecticut in August. Leo won by unanimous decision. (Amanda Wescott/Showtime)
Dana White is arrogant and obnoxious, and he works at it. No, labors at it. White, the president and the face of the UFC, the most powerful entity in the world of combat sports, probably wouldn’t even disagree with that assessment.
But White definitely would agree with this: he’s a visionary who makes things happen and refuses to be told he can’t.
The above might strike you as a curious way to begin a New Mexico combat-sports year-end column. To link the names of White and Angelo Leo in that regard might seem even more curious.