Dana White: Iām 100% Getting Into Boxing
UFC President Dana White has long been the face of the worldās largest mixed martial arts promotion, and it appears as if heās looking to test his promotional skills out in the sport of boxing.
At a media gathering yesterday (Nov. 7, 2017) at the famed Wild Card Boxing Gym in California, White explained his new business venture, per Lance Pugmire of the LA Times:
āNo, no, no, Iām not leaving the UFC. Iām getting into boxing with [WME/IMG head] Ari [Emanuel] and the UFC will be doing boxing, too,ā White said.
āItās still early. Weāre still working on it. Iāve got to get my [stuff] together, but Iām getting into boxing, man. Itās coming.ā
White has made it clear over the years how big of a boxing fan he is, and although he wasnāt the primary promoter, he did play a role in the Aug. 26 boxing match between former five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather and reigning UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor.
As far as who he would promote and how exactly the UFC would go about handling this new task, White admitted that he still has to āget some homework doneā. Perhaps he could work with Al Haymonās stable of fighters, but he said that he and Haymon havenāt spoken just yet:
āAl and I havenāt talked about this at all. Weāll see whoās interested when I say, āLetās do this,āā White said. āItās harder than saying weāre getting into boxing. We still have to get some homework done. I feel like I can do it better than everyone else. I love the sport.ā
At the end of the day, White said that the UFC isnāt āafraidā of trying new things and he appears to be confident that the promotion can make its mark in boxing:
āIf you look at what weāve done over the last 15 years, weāre not afraid to try new things,ā White said.
What do you make of Whiteās latest comments?