Dana White: If Laila Ali wants to fight, Ronda Rousey is waiting | FOX Sports
boxing champion Laila Ali may have picked a fight she can't finish.
The legendary daughter of all-time boxing great Muhammad Ali kicked the hornet's nest recently when she was asked about potentially squaring off with UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
Without hesitation, the retired boxer turned commentator responded that no woman -- including Rousey -- was going to beat her.
"That's like a question I'm not even going to answer because, for one, I'm not a UFC fighter and she's not a boxer, and no woman can beat me," Ali said. "Period."
Well, UFC president Dana White was paying attention to what Ali had to say, and he's more than willing to bring her to the promotion if she actually thinks she has a shot of dethroning Rousey in the Octagon.
"(Rousey) is actually the best fighter in the world," White told TMZ. "Laila Ali would be in big trouble against Ronda Rousey. Laila, if you're serious, call me. If she wants it, she'll get it. Call me."
Ali may have been the best women's boxer the sport had ever seen, but White said she doesn't stand a chance in an actual fight with Rousey.
If Ali wants the fight, White is willing to make it, although he doubts she would like the result.
"No disrespect to Laila, but she would be in the 14-second range," White said, referencing the time it took Rousey to walk through her last opponent in the UFC. "I'm serious if she's serious."
boxing champion Laila Ali may have picked a fight she can't finish.
The legendary daughter of all-time boxing great Muhammad Ali kicked the hornet's nest recently when she was asked about potentially squaring off with UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
Without hesitation, the retired boxer turned commentator responded that no woman -- including Rousey -- was going to beat her.
"That's like a question I'm not even going to answer because, for one, I'm not a UFC fighter and she's not a boxer, and no woman can beat me," Ali said. "Period."
Well, UFC president Dana White was paying attention to what Ali had to say, and he's more than willing to bring her to the promotion if she actually thinks she has a shot of dethroning Rousey in the Octagon.
"(Rousey) is actually the best fighter in the world," White told TMZ. "Laila Ali would be in big trouble against Ronda Rousey. Laila, if you're serious, call me. If she wants it, she'll get it. Call me."
Ali may have been the best women's boxer the sport had ever seen, but White said she doesn't stand a chance in an actual fight with Rousey.
If Ali wants the fight, White is willing to make it, although he doubts she would like the result.
"No disrespect to Laila, but she would be in the 14-second range," White said, referencing the time it took Rousey to walk through her last opponent in the UFC. "I'm serious if she's serious."
