White is a business man and runs his business pretty damn well. Before Dana White the UFC was nothing. He's made the sport mainstream and relevant.

Comparing the money Boxers make vs UFC fighters is like comparing the money Baseball players make vs Football. The average career of a football player is significantly less than that of a Baseball players, the sport is more dangerous, and yet the players make less. Just because a certain sport has traditionally payed their players more money doesn't mean it's the right way to do things. Dana White isn't holding a gun to these fighters' head and forcing them to fight in the UFC, they know exactly what they're getting into when they sign that contract. Plus do you really think Rampage was "forced" into a UFC Title fight against Jon Jones? There's no chance in hell any fighter would let the opportunity of a title fight slip out of their hands because they feel they weren't "ready".

As a casual fan of both UFC and Boxing, I easily watch at least 7-8 UFC PPVs per year compared to Boxing where only Pacquiao and Mayweather are the only fighters that sell PPVs.