Dana White and Eddie Hearn Trade Barbs as Promoter Bout Looks Unlikely

Overview

• The promoters traded insults at separate post-fight press conferences Saturday in Winnipeg and Liverpool after Eddie Hearn said Dana White backed out of a proposed boxing match.
• Dana White dismissed the idea of facing Hearn, saying they do not deserve to share a card with real fighters and calling Hearn a bum.
• Eddie Hearn claimed the novelty fight would sell over a million pay-per-view buys and could fill major UK venues, arguing only White can stop it.
• Multiple outlets reported the matchup is unlikely to happen, noting White showed little interest in actually fighting despite the public feud.
• The rivalry grew after White launched Zuffa Boxing and signed Conor Benn, which Hearn countered with a management deal for UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.