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Eight years after Dana White's false start in boxing, Canelo vs. Crawford appears to represent the launch of a new era. The unresolved question? Whether TKO arrives as the sport’s savior, or as its conqueror.
With the Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford boxing megafight going down on Sept. 13, an avalanche of combat sports media has descended upon Las Vegas, NV, to
MMA fans voice outrage after UFC CEO Dana White announces $100K bonuses for Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford undercard boxers.
If Dana White thinks he can just waltz into boxing and take it over, he’s crazy. That’s according to Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn, who may admire what White has done in MMA but is ready to battle the UFC’s parent company TKO as they enter the boxing world with Canelo Alvarez vs.
Dana White says there will be a welcome change to the presentation of Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford from your typical boxing show.
UFC CEO Dana White is promoting the Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford fight as part Zuffa Boxing alongside Turki Alalshikh. Canelo vs Crawford is set for September 13 at Allegiant Arena and will be broadcast on Netflix. Considering the magnitude of the fight and everyone involved, both fighters are expected to get paid a significant amount.
As for Rousey, she ended up sitting out for over a year after that loss to Holm and eventually returned for a title fight against Amanda Nunes. Rousey suffered a nasty first-round knockout in that fight, which served as her final appearance in the UFC before calling it a career.
On Thursday, Dana White got into his latest tense interaction with a reporter during the pre-fight press conference ahead of Saturday’s first-ever event put on by Zuffa Boxing, headlined by the super fight between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford.