After Zuffa Boxing 3 wrapped up, Dana White fired again at his rival boxing promoters, who to date have questioned White’s imaginative and prescient and in addition mocked the UFC head honcho for claiming that he’s going to “change the whole sport” of boxing.
After yet one more profitable occasion because the launch, White says he anticipated extra competitors when he entered the boxing enterprise, however appears like he’s “beating up babies.”
“That is like beating up infants. I really feel like I got here in and I’m beating up infants. I anticipated extra. I anticipated some pushback. I anticipated some, I don’t know, them to be extra sport. They’re all method out of their league.”
Dana White not too long ago introduced that Jai Opetaia will headline Zuffa Boxing 4 towards Brandon Glanton. For this bout, the Ring Journal cruiserweight title and the newly created Zuffa Boxing world cruiserweight title will probably be on the road alongside Opetaia’s IBF world cruiserweight title.
After listening to about Dana White’s plans, Eddie Hearn joked that, like White, he may take into account introducing his personal belts. He instructed iFL TV:
“That’s the cringiest sh*t I’ve ever seen. You understand I’d by no means do this, however I used to be simply laughing as a result of I used to be studying about, each time it’s, Jai Opetaia preventing Brandon Glanton for the Zuffa championship of the world, and I used to be considering, ‘Are you aware what? I might simply do this.’ That might be fairly amusing. Why don’t we do an iFL one as nicely?”
Dana White mocks Eddie Hearn and Oscar De La Hoya
On the Zuffa boxing 3 post-fight presser, Dana White dismissed the Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn’s latest critique of Zuffa’s belt. White quipped:
“I don’t wanna sit right here and smash Eddie Hearn or something, however Eddie Hearn works for his dad. You understand what I imply? He works for Dad. I don’t assume he’s are available and ever had any sort of imaginative and prescient, whereas we do. We’re gonna change the whole sport.”
White additionally questioned what Eddie Hearn and his father, Barry Hearn, have performed as innovators within the sport.
“The game has been on the market for over 100 years and there’s loads of guys which might be concerned within the sport. There’s loads of cash within the sport. Eddie Hearn and his dad have some huge cash. It’s not like they will’t compete. They will’t compete trigger they don’t know learn how to compete. There’s no imaginative and prescient there.”
Lastly, White mentioned this about Oscar De La Hoya, who has proven no like to the UFC CEO not too long ago.
“They don’t cease speaking. The WBC and Eddie Hearn and all this sh** that Oscar De La Hoya talks. Everyone knows [De La Hoya is] f**king mentally ailing. The man’s speaking all this shit, and his place is in foreclosures. He’s suing his fighter to strive to stick with him. Has he performed a Clapback Thursday not too long ago? I’d f**king like to see an episode of Clapback Thursday this Thursday from Oscar De La Hoya. Everyone feels it. It’s already occurring. It’s going to be a enjoyable 12 months.”
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