Dana White says that he was behind the shutdown of Streameast, formerly the world's largest live sports piracy platform, that took place in September.
The UFC CEO and president recently appeared on podcast Sundae Conversation, where host Caleb Pressley asked White if he wanted to apologize to his co-host, Glenny Balls, for the downfall of Streameast.
“Did you shut down Streameast?” Glenny asked White, who said, “I cut down a lot of streaming,” adding, “That's one of my favorite things to do. … We took it serious and went after people.”
White previously discussed Streameast's shuttering with Pardon My Take in September.
“We really got some people during that time," he said. "Everybody thinks it’s funny til you get fucking caught.”
Streameast’s demise included the arrests of two men in Egypt linked to the illegal streaming site. The men were charged with suspicion of copyright infringement.
Authorities also seized three laptops, four smartphones, and 10 Visa cards with approximately $123,000 and $200,000 in cryptocurrency.
The anti-piracy group Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment launched an investigation into the illicit streaming platform in July 2024 in cooperation with Egyptian authorities.
Streameast featured over 1.6 billion visits within the past year across 80 associated domains. The platform offered illegal streams of sports like NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB games.
Now, Streameast domains redirect users to watch their favorite sports legally.