Dana White Currently Pursuing Boxing Promoters License

[Coast]

A couple of weeks ago, Dana White teased the idea of promoting boxing events, saying that he “could see possibly bringing boxing under our umbrella.” A couple of months before that, he wore a “Zuffa Boxing” t-shirt during the build up to Mayweather vs McGregor.

Tuesday night, in an appearance at the Wild Card West boxing gym, the UFC president announced (HT: Lance Pugmire) that it is really going to happen, and the company will extend their promoting arm to include the sweet science.

“I am getting into boxing, 100 percent,” White said, also saying that he is in the process of obtaining a promoter’s license to make it happen.

“I’m not leaving the UFC. I’m getting into boxing with [WME/IMG head] Ari [Emanuel] and the UFC will be doing boxing, too,” White told the Los Angeles Times.

“It’s still early. We’re still working on it. I’ve got to get my [stuff] together, but I’m getting into boxing, man. It’s coming.”

Prior to the announcement, White had said that the UFC can be a major player in the sport of boxing the same way they’re doing with Mixed Martial Arts.

“I just know how good we are at what we do, and I know we’re better than pretty much everybody else out there,” White said. “I think that the guys who are involved in boxing, the fighters, would enjoy being under this umbrella and fighting for us, and yeah, I do think would could do it better than everybody else does.”

White has yet to say what their boxing entity will be called, whether it’s actually Zuffa boxing or if it will have the UFC branding or something to those lines.

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[Rambo John J]

thought boxing was dead LOL

 

[Onetrickpony]

thought boxing was dead LOL

Looks like Conor's going to bring it back to life. Interestingly this would ensure all dealings with Conor fell under the Ali act.

 

[nuraknu]

I like mma.

 

[Rambo John J]

Looks like Conor's going to bring it back to life. Interestingly this would ensure all dealings with Conor fell under the Ali act.

Ya I was joking....Boxing has been solid for decades
Dana used to shit on boxing and don king and he absolutely wants to become him now

just pointing out the hypocritical ways of the danus

 

[Coast]

Ya I was joking....Boxing has been solid for decades
Dana used to shit on boxing and don king and he absolutely wants to become him now

just pointing out the hypocritical ways of the danus

 

[Silverball]

The Mayweather vs Conor fight salvaged what would've otherwise have been a dismal year for the UFC. This move could signal a lack of optimism and belief in the sport of MMA by the new owners of the UFC. Boxing is a proven commodity that's produced big fights and recognizable stars for nearly a century.

 

[jason73]

I cant believe he let his boxercise licence expire like that

 

[Mustard Tiger]

 

[Sheepdog]

It's good of WME to let Dana run their company and the entire sport into the ground while setting up his next career.

 

[SCADA]

GSP vs Conor @168lbs on the premier UFC Boxing PPV.