Dana White Responds To Eddie Hearn Boxing Talk
The war of words between Dana White and Eddie Hearn escalated following talk of a boxing bout between the pair.
Following Ben Whittaker’s first-round stoppage of Braian Suarez, Hearn used the platform to target the UFC CEO. Hearn accused White of “backing out” of a fight. White was asked to respond to Hearn’s latest outburst. While he didn’t address the specific comments, White took it a step further. White dismissed the idea of a “Promoter vs. Promoter” co-main event” as “embarrassing” for the sport. The tension stems from Conor Benn’s recent defection from Matchroom to Zuffa Boxing.
Hearn Reacts
“The only thing that can stop the fight happening is Dana White. So really, the truth of the matter is, he’s backing out of the fight that he called on. So who’s the p—- now? Where’s your balls gone, you p—-? Something like that, I don’t know.
“I mean, you can’t keep calling me a p—- when you call me out for a fight, and I accept the fight, and then you go, ‘Oh, no, no, we’re bums, it would go on earlier in the night’. What the f— is that? We would main event and sell out a massive stadium. And if it’s on DAZN – do you not agree with me? Do you not think we’d sell out The O2? Do you not think we’d do over a million buys globally? Don’t forget, he is a big name, right?
“I mean, some may say bigger than me. Well, I don’t know. But certainly in America. “So we’ve got the American audience, we’ve got the UK audience. Can you imagine how the f— I would sell this show? Oh, my God. Anyway, it’s all probably fantasy, but I do think about it on every run. “In bed every night I’ve picked my ring walk, I’ve actually designed my robe. But, like I said, it’ll probably just be fantasy because unfortunately, Dana White backed out of the fight,” Hearn said
White Responds
White then had his say on the matter
“Eddie said that me and him are the biggest fight in boxing. Therein lies the problem with boxing. “And the fact that a fight promoter who’s actually put on big fights and had a stable of good fighters would say something that f—ing stupid is now starting to not be as shocking as it was in the beginning. You’re a f—ing bum, I’m old, and we don’t even deserve to be on a card with a bunch of real fighters,” White stated
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