UFC president Dana White says he felt compelled to help Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Maya Gebala
Posted on: Apr 20, 2026 00:33 IST | Posted by: Cbc
Ultimate Fighting title chair Dana edward white says he has offered to facilitate Tumbler ridgeline, B.C., shooting victim Maya Gebala after he saw the incident reported by the media.
"I saw it on the news and I reached out to the family," he said during an April 18 post-fight press conference in Winnipeg, Man.
"I would like to help in any way that I can," he added.
"They wanted to give their daughter the best chance they could and there's some great places in L.A., there's a great place in Houston, there's a great place in Seattle."
White says they're still sorting out the details.
"It's not as easy as it sounds," he said. "It's still a work in progress."
In an April 9 Facebook post, Maya's mother, Cia Edmonds, said her 12-year old daughter is stable and out of intensive care at the B.C. Children's Hospital, with the family heading to Los Angeles, Calif., for privatized treatment.
"After many nights of research, questioning, and fear of the unknown, we decided to say yes to an opportunity for an aggressive approach to her rehabilitation through privatized health care," wrote Edmonds in her post.
White had previously offered to pay for Maya to be treated for her injuries suffered in the mass school shooting in February, including a gunshot wound to the head, in California.
"Maya is making strong strides that far beyond exceed all and any expectations. With the hard hitting emotional turmoil that exists in uncertainty, removed, we can breath a bit," wrote Edmonds on Facebook.
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