Joe Cavallaro was working as a doorman in a Boston hotel when he met a new bellman hire who eventually changed the story of his life. The new 18-year-old bellman was a kid named Dana White, and he later took Cavallaro (known by practically everyone as “Joe Cav”) to places he never imagined he’d be. Nearly 40 years after meeting the future UFC president, Cavallaro admits his life took a wild turn, simply because he befriended a co-worker who shared a deep passion for combat sports. “I had this fairy-tale life,” Cavallaro told MMA Junkie recently.