Dana White is once again pushing back on Eddie Hearn’s claims that he’s not a part of the Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury fight.
White has been insisting for months that he’s the promoter for the event. Hearn has Anthony Joshua’s contract in hand which states White and UFC parent company TKO are not allowed to be. At this point, it seems like White is just relying on Hearn being unwilling to sue him and his Saudi business partners to keep him out of the fight.
“Sounds like he’s got an incredible lawsuit,”
White said following Tuesday night’s Contender Series event. “Are you f–king kidding me right now? Did he talk about A.J. and Fury? Okay, that’s all that matters. Who gives a s–t? Have I been wrong in anything that I’ve said? Not yet. Nothing.”
That’s not exactly correct. White had teased that he knew where Fury vs. Joshua would take place when no one else did. That’s because TKO had arranged to hold the fight in New York City at Madison Square Garden. That deal fell apart, though, because of another clause in Anthony Joshua’s contract that demanded the fight take place in the U.K. — which is where the fight is now being held.
Hearn recently said there’d be a meeting in Los Angeles where he’d meet White and potentially work out a deal to include them. White made it clear that this wasn’t necessary.
“I am producing the fight. I am promoting the fight,” White said. “I will be there at the fight and then I’m flying right back to Vegas for the UFC fight. All of my producers and guys that run production will be flying with me. We already had the meeting. The meeting was yesterday.”
White explained why he’s not in L.A. for A.J. vs. Fury meetings and why he missed the press conference last Wednesday in London.
“It’s weird if Dana White doesn’t show up to Dana White’s Contender Series on a Tuesday,” White said. “I haven’t missed one in 10 years no matter what. And then I had the [UFC 332] press conference and the fight in Utah.”
“The day that we held [the Joshua vs. Fury presser], the reason that day it was held was because that was the day Turki had,” he continued. “Turki wanted to be at the press conference and that was why. There is absolutely zero confusion. Everything that I have said since however long ago I said it is true. Now, he’s open to meeting with me about what? What should we possibly meet about.”
“This is so f–king silly now,” White concluded. “And the fact that you guys are even asking me these questions … Why am I the main topic? AJ and Fury are fighting. Those guys are going to make a f–k ton of money. The fight has finally happened. Everything that I have said about my involvement in the fight has been absolutely true. Anybody want to debate that? Am I wrong?”
Anyway, Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury goes down on Friday December 11th and airs for free on Netflix. Will it include a long awaited face-off between Dana White and Eddie Hearn? We’ll have to wait and see.
