UFC President Dana White has ripped into tune-up fights after Anthony Joshua survived a scare towards Kristian Prenga.
Joshua returned to the ring 7 months after surviving a near-death expertise on December 29, 2025. The automobile through which the Brit was touring throughout his go to to Nigeria was concerned in a horrific crash, ensuing within the dying of his coach and power and conditioning coach. The 2 have been shut associates of the heavyweight boxer as properly. Nonetheless, Joshua miraculously survived.
Hypothesis in regards to the 36-year-old’s future within the sport was rife following the tragic incident. However a resolute Joshua determined to make a return. He took on 35-year-old Albanian Kristian Prenga at Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia.
In a battle that ran excessive on feelings for Joshua and his crew, issues may have gotten a lot worse after Prenga knocked Joshua down twice within the first spherical. Nonetheless, the Brit picked himself up, making a resounding comeback in the very next round to flatline Prenga.
Talking about Joshua surviving a scare within the first spherical and finally incomes a victory, Dana White made it clear that he was not a fan of tune-up fights. He advised Oscar Willis of The Mac Life:
I used to be someplace in New York and I bought the textual content that he had been down within the first spherical…I’m not an enormous believer in tune-up fights. What does a tune-up battle even imply? It’s simply so old-school and silly – a fast cash seize.
Try Dana White’s feedback beneath:
Anthony Joshua’s potential subsequent opponent, Tyson Fury gained A Day Earlier than the Brit’s Victory
A day earlier than Anthony Joshua beat Kristian Prenga, his potential subsequent opponent, Tyson Fury earned a win as properly.
Fury took on 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in entrance of a mere 1500 spectators, in a battle he didn’t headline as properly. He appeared in management for almost all of the battle, and Wach’s nook finally withdrew him from the battle after the top of the seventh spherical, handy Fury the win.
