Dave Sholler, the UFC’s Vice President of Public Relations, Athlete Marketing and Development, is leaving the UFC to take on a role with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.
Dana White first broke the news on UFC Tonight and Sholler confirmed his departure on twitter.
Sholler worked in PR with the WEC and came over to the Zuffa-owned UFC brand upon the merger in 2009. Sholler is best remembered for his attempt to stop a face of altercation between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones in August 2014.
Sholler’s last event with the UFC will be the November 5th for UFC’s debut in New York.
Payout Perspective:
Back when Sholler was with the WEC he pitched a story for a local Seattle outlet that I wrote for about an up and coming WEC fighter that was originally from Federal Way. The fighter was Benson Henderson. Through the years he has helped get access to Henderson and a couple others for the local Seattle outlet. Overall, he’s been very fair and from what most say is an overall good guy.