Eddie Hearn has convinced himself that he wants to box Dana White despite the potential consequences.
Hearn sent a warning to White when showing off videos of him putting some work in at the gym following talks of the two promoters meeting in the ring.
While Misfits Boxing made an offer of $10 million purses to try and make it happen, there’s one man that would undoubtedly be able to top that.
With both men confirming that Turki Alalshikh has expressed some interest in the fight, the Matchroom chairman is serious about stepping through the ropes.
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Eddie Hearn accepts Dana White’s callout and says they’ll make $30 million each in boxing clash
Dana White has been dismissive of the potential of him facing Eddie Hearn in a boxing match for several reasons.
The UFC president recently said that while Turki Alalshikh has tried to make it happen, he’s regularly referred to his fellow promoter as a “p—-” and that they would be the first fight of the night due to their skill levels.
Hearn recently responded to this by saying that they’d both earn $30 million for this fight and that the recent talks have started to get him excited about the prospect of it actually happening.
“We would make 30 million each,” he said via The Ariel Helwani Show. “So, I’m all over it. So, stick me in, put my name down, find me a pair of shorts and I’ll travel. He called me out, I accept.”
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Hearn also admitted that he was slightly impressed by the footage he’s seen of White, but his growing excitement and the paycheck attached has got him willing to “see who the p—- is.”
“I’m very limited but I’ll have a right go, I’ll tell you. I’ll get myself in good shape and I’m a big lump and I think I’ll knock him out,” he continued. “But also, if I get knocked out and I make $30 million, it’s not the saddest day in the world and people would find it quite amusing.”
One factor working against Hearn is that this isn’t the first time in recent years someone has tried to get White to compete in a boxing match and failed.
Dana White recalls Tito Ortiz trying to make a boxing match happen in 2024
During his press conference on Saturday, Dana White was asked about former UFC fighter Tito Ortiz trying to put together a boxing match between them around the time that Jake Paul fought Mike Tyson.
The UFC president couldn’t remember the exact details but he did vaguely remember Lorenzo Fertitta (UFC CEO from 2001 to 2016) mentioning this to him.
“You know what, I think Lorenzo did say something like that,” he said. “I’m 50 f—— six years old. I’m gonna be 57 in July. I fight to get out of bed every day, okay.”
White and Ortiz previously got into a fight on a plane following their long-standing rivalry.