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Scottish Sun
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
UFC chief Dana White suddenly CUT from Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight
Find out the dramatic timeline below KICKING THE CAN UFC chief Dana White suddenly CUT from Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DANA WHITE has suddenly been cut from promoting Canelo Alvarez's fight against Terence Crawford. TKO Holdings - who own the UFC and WWE - signed a multi-year partnership to establish a boxing promotion alongside Saudi Arabia's Turki Alalshikh. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Jon Anik, Turki Alalshikh, and UFC boss Dana White Credit: Getty As well as a UFC-style boxing league, two super-fights were set to be promoted by TKO and White every year. And Canelo's blockbuster against Crawford was due to kickstart the partnership on Friday, September 12 in Las Vegas at the Raiders Stadium. Then all of a sudden, Alalshikh told Ring Magazine - which he owns - that the date of the bout was set to change to Saturday, September 13. And he was also considering having the bout move to New York or Los Angeles - opposed to the £1.5BILLION, 65,000-seat Raiders Stadium. READ MORE IN BOXING 'INCOMING' Tyson Fury teases imminent announcement in video with dad John It caused huge confusion with the news the fight would also be under the Riyadh Season banner and on pay-per-view. That suggested White and Netflix were out of the picture - with UFC 320 also set for September 13 and due to clash with the new Canelo date. Now, Alalshikh has confirmed Saudi-based Sela will promote the super-middleweight title decider for Riyadh. A broadcaster is not yet decided but Riyadh Season have an exclusive deal with sports streaming service DAZN - who operate a PPV platform. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Netflix debuted in boxing in November when Mike Tyson controversially came out of retirement aged 58 to fight Jake Paul. And over 100 MILLION tuned in to watch YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul's points win - causing the stream to crash. Cacace Crushes Wood, AJ & Pacquiao Plot Shock Returns | Split Decision The dramatic turn of events leaves White and TKO's future in boxing up in the air - despite their plans to launch a brand new boxing league. On Monday, May 12 Alalshikh revealed he was flying to New York with White also posting a picture in the Big Apple soon after. SunSport understands Canelo, 34, and Crawford, 37, were also set to join them to film content with Netflix ahead of the bout. But, just a day later and Alalshikh dropped the news that the fight's date and location was under consideration. White is yet to comment on his apparent removal from the mega-boxing bout and the future of his league. He has partnered with Alalshikh before having held two events in Riyadh in the past. Canelo beat William Scull, 32, to regain the 168lb undisputed thrown in early May as part of his four-bout deal with Alalshikh. Meanwhile Crawford has not fought since moving up to 154lb to win the WBA title against Israil Madrimov, 30, in August 2024.
The Irish Sun
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
UFC chief Dana White suddenly CUT from Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight
DANA WHITE has suddenly been cut from promoting Canelo Alvarez's fight against Terence Crawford. TKO Holdings - who own the UFC and WWE - signed a multi-year partnership to 2 Jon Anik, Turki Alalshikh, and UFC boss Dana White Credit: Getty As well as a UFC-style boxing league, two super-fights were set to be promoted by TKO and White every year. And Canelo's blockbuster against Crawford Then all of a sudden, Alalshikh told Ring Magazine - which he owns - that the date of the bout was set to change to Saturday, September 13. And he was also considering having the bout move to New York or Los Angeles - opposed to the £1.5BILLION , READ MORE IN BOXING It caused huge confusion with the news the fight would also be under the Riyadh Season banner and on pay-per-view. That suggested White and Netflix were out of the picture - with UFC 320 also set for September 13 and due to clash with the new Now, Alalshikh has confirmed Saudi-based Sela will promote the super-middleweight title decider for Riyadh. A broadcaster is not yet decided but Riyadh Season have an exclusive deal with sports streaming service DAZN - who operate a PPV platform. Most read in Boxing CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Netflix debuted in boxing in November when Mike Tyson controversially And over 100 MILLION tuned in to Cacace Crushes Wood, AJ & Pacquiao Plot Shock Returns | Split Decision The dramatic turn of events leaves White and TKO's future in boxing up in the air - despite their plans to launch a brand new boxing league. On Monday, May 12 Alalshikh revealed he was flying to New York with White also posting a picture in the Big Apple soon after. SunSport understands Canelo, 34, and Crawford, 37, were also set to join them to film content with Netflix ahead of the bout. But, just a day later and Alalshikh dropped the news that the fight's date and location was under consideration. White is yet to comment on his apparent removal from the mega-boxing bout and the future of his league. He has partnered with Alalshikh before having held two events in Riyadh in the past. Canelo beat William Scull, 32, Meanwhile Crawford has not fought since moving up to 154lb to win the WBA title against Israil Madrimov, 30, in August 2024. 2 Terence Crawford facing off with Canelo Alvarez Credit: Getty
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC announcer Bruce Buffer delivers signature introduction at 2025 Preakness Stakes
UFC announcer Bruce Buffer delivers signature introduction at 2025 Preakness Stakes UFC octagon announcer Bruce Buffer took his talents to horse racing for the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes. The 2025 Preakness Stakes took place Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, and just moments before the jockeys mounted their horses, Buffer took the mic to deliver a signature UFC-style introduction, complete with an emphatic, "It's time!" Check out Buffer's full introduction below, which was broadcast live just prior to the race (via X): The Preakness Stakes took place Saturday during UFC Fight Night 256, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Buffer typically has the night off for UFC Apex shows these days, having not announced an event at the venue since June 20, 2024, for UFC on ESPN 60. In his place, Joe Martinez handled the octagon announcing duties. As far as the horse race itself, pre-race favorite Journalism won with a thrilling late charge, bursting through two horses coming out of the final turn, and then passing Gosger, who led most of the race, at the last possible moment.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
Dana White and Co 'won't be able to lace my boots in boxing promotion', claims Eddie Hearn after taking swipe at UFC for lack of superstars
Eddie Hearn has shot down Dana White 's prospects in boxing promotion, insisting he and his wrestling pals wouldn't be able to 'lace his boots'. The Matchroom Boxing chief will have fresh competition from the owners of the UFC and WWE when they launch a new boxing league. In March, TKO Group Holdings announced a multi-year deal with Saudi boxing mastermind Turki Al-Sheikh and the nation's entertainment company Sela to form a league in the Middle East. According to Boxing Scene, fees will range from $20,000 (£15,000) to up to $750,000 (£560,000) - numbers which depend on a boxer's ranking and what they are fighting for. The idea is to focus on younger, lesser-know stars. But Hearn thinks UFC CEO White and WWE president Nick Khan will be nothing to fear. 'I think Dana coming into boxing is going to be brilliant for boxing,' he told the Ariel Helwani Show. 'If you back yourself — those guys, in my opinion, won't be able to lace my boots in boxing promotion. 'As a business, as an organisation, as [the] UFC — unbelievable. But this is different. When you go to sleep as a boxing promoter [and] you wake up in the morning, nothing is ever the same. You have to sleep with one eye open every single night. 'If you think you're going to control this world, which is what they really have done in MMA — and I think that's a similar model they'll try and bring into boxing — I don't think it's possible. 'It's going to be interesting how it's all positioned. I don't really think it will infiltrate the boxing world just yet. I think they're going to come in, create this league, young prospects, some guys that are ready for 50-50s and guys that [are at that level]. 'We had a situation the other day where we had a fight that was fourth on the card, and it was a B-side fighter, and they said, "Oh, I'm not going to be available for this fight now because I'm signed with TKO." And I'm like, with all due respect, I don't mean to be rude, "You?!" 'Dana is a great guy. He's very intelligent, the [UFC] business is an incredible business. They're not going to come in and fail, in my opinion. But it's just the size of what they do and achieve that's going to be very interesting. I'll be honest, I don't really fear it. 'It doesn't matter who's involved. You've still got to come up and beat the system [and beat] the opposition. If you think that people like me, people like [Golden Boy's] Oscar De La Hoya, people like [Top Rank's] Bob Arum, people like [Queensberry's] Frank Warren are going to roll over and go, "It's been a great run, hasn't it? TKO is here now" — no, no, it ain't going to go down like that.' Matchroom are in the corner of some of the boxing world's biggest names including Anthony Joshua and Dmitry Bivol. In his league, White wants a UFC-style model where fighters must prove themselves against top contenders to hold unified championship belts, addressing the current complexities arising from multiple sanctioning bodies. Hearn doesn't think it is possible to bring the wrestling model into the world of boxing In the UFC fighters are ranked in various weight classes, and championship titles are determined by a clear and straightforward progression based on performance and rankings. Speaking to The Ring Magazine about how the new promotion will operate and differ from the current format, White said: 'The best will fight the best. There is zero speculation about the format. You know the format, everyone knows the format, the best will fight the best. 'You work your way up the rankings and once somebody breaks into the top five, there will be no question who the best five guys in the world are in each weight class and they fight it out. 'Once somebody holds that belt, you don't need three letters in front of the belt; whoever has that belt is the best in the world at that weight class. It's a very simple model.' Hearn, 45, an experienced head in the game, also fired shots at the UFC's model. 'If you said to me now, name me six UFC superstars, I couldn't do it,' he said. 'I could give you the ones that seem to keep losing a bit and then just comes back. But what's that, just a period with Khabib (Nurmagomedov) and Conor (McGregor), like those kinds. 'For me, in boxing, yes, Matchroom Boxing is a brand, and Top Rank is a brand, but the brand is the fighters, and they have their own individual brands, and you want that to resonate with the fanbase. 'I always say to a fighter when we've got to build their profile, I don't want you to be fake. Be yourself, and it's up to us as the promoter to build you as a brand, because that's how the fanbase tunes in. '"Yeah, I know Conor Benn, he's the destroyer. Eubank (Jr), he's the guy that walks around with his dad, AJ (Anthony Joshua) is a clean cut guy, Tyson Fury is just this character that's out there." 'They're the characters and it's like WWE without the script. The problem is with UFC, I feel like they always want their brand to be bigger than that of the fighter, and when a star like Conor McGregor comes around, everything changes, and I don't think they really like that.'
