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UFC CEO Dana White is not thrilled about the boxing fight between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul on July 20

UFC CEO Dana White is not particularly thrilled with Mike Tyson’s return to the boxing ring this summer. Earlier…

UFC CEO Dana White is not particularly thrilled with Mike Tyson’s return to the boxing ring this summer.

Earlier this week, it was announced that the legendary pugilist would step back inside the squared circle for a showdown with YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul at a blockbuster event inside AT&T Stadium — home of the Dallas Cowboys — on July 20.

Dana White comments on Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

By the time fight night rolls around, Tyson will be 58 years old, more than 30 years older than his opponent.

Asked for his thoughts on the news during the UFC 299 post-fight press event, White was reluctant to slam the matchmaking, taking his friendship with Tyson into consideration, but made it abundantly clear that he did not approve.

“He gets mad when I do this, but Mike is [57], man,” White said. “I love Mike Tyson personally, as a friend. He’s one of my favorite athletes of all time. Let’s see if he can go in there and put together a training camp, but I don’t like to see the guy fighting. There’s a 31-year age difference in that fight. You guys know what I think of that stuff.”

Dana White asked if he had spoken to Mike Tyson about his fight with Jake Paul.

Also asked about Netflix airing it.#UFC pic.twitter.com/EL4VJtvrHX

— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) March 10, 2024

Dana White comments on Paul vs. Tyson airing live on Netflix this summer

In another interesting twist, the fight will take place on Netflix, becoming the streaming giant’s first foray into live combat sports.

“I think that Netflix should have gotten into live sports years ago,” White added. “I think they are late to the game, but they are a force, and when you look at the amount of homes that they’re in worldwide… You guys heard me talk about the show Reacher. I posted about it. I love that show. I hate TV. I don’t watch any f*cking TV show hardly ever. Don’t watch movies anymore, but I love the show Reach, right? I can watch Reacher whenever I want to. I can watch it when I get home. I can watch it next week.

“Live sports like [UFC 299] you have to watch tonight. As all these massive streaming companies start to get bigger and bigger, they have to be involved in live sports.”

In January, it was announced that World Wrestling Entertainment would move its flagship show — Monday Night Raw — to Netflix in a blockbuster deal starting in 2025. It will be the first time the show airs exclusively on a streaming platform since debuting in 1993.

The UFC and ESPN will head to the negotiating table to discuss a new broadcast rights deal in the near future. The promotion inked a lucrative seven-year agreement with the leader in sports in 2018 that was reportedly worth more than $1.5 billion.

With that deal set to expire next year, the UFC is planning to sit down with ESPN before fielding offers from other networks and streaming services looking to add the Las Vegas-based organization to their library.

Negotiations will be handled by the UFC’s parent company, TKO Group Holdings which is led by CEO Ari Emanuel.

Dana White urged to pay ‘Whatever it costs’ to land UFC return for Conor McGregor this year

Matchroom Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has some advice for UFC CEO, Dana White – in the form of luring…

Matchroom Boxing promoter, Eddie Hearn has some advice for UFC CEO, Dana White – in the form of luring former two-weight champion, Conor McGregor back to the Octagon later this year, by paying the Dubliner “whatever it costs” to compete again.

McGregor, a former undisputed lightweight and featherweight titleholder under the promotion’s banner, has been sidelined since he fractured his left tibia and fibula in an opening round doctor’s stoppage TKO loss to Dustin Poirier back in 2021.

And linked with a comeback since the beginning of last year, McGregor, who served as an opposing coach on The Ultimate Fighter 31 against Michael Chandler, has been backed to fight the former Bellator MMA lightweight kingpin in his return.

Appearing destined to be denied a summer comeback to the UFC by promotional leader, White, McGregor has stressed his desire to make a return time and time again in recent months – however, apparently to no avail.

Dana White urged to cough up for Conor McGregor comeback

And as far as the above-mentioned British promoter, Hearn is concerned, McGregor should be paid “whatever it costs” by White in order to bag his fighting return this year inside the Octagon.

“If it was me – and it’s not me, and Dana (White) certainly doesn’t need my advice – but I’m brining (Conor) McGregor back, whatever it costs,” Eddie Hearn told MMA Fighting. “He injects an enthusiasm and a vibrancy into the UFC that no one else can. There is no one in the sport who can make it happen for the UFC and MMA like Conor McGregor.”

“When he comes back, the press conferences, the build up, the value of the business, the ratings, the pay-per-view numbers [all increase],” Hearn explained.

Without a victory since 2020, McGregor’s most recent win came in the form of a first round high-kick and strikes knockout win over Hall of Fame inductee, Donald Cerrone inside just 40-seconds at the welterweight limit.

Do you think Conor McGregor makes his comeback later this year?

Francis Ngannou claims success in feud with UFC boss Dana White: ‘I’m the winner in this situation’

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shrugs off Dana White’s feud. During the end of Ngannou’s time with the…

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shrugs off Dana White’s feud.

During the end of Ngannou’s time with the UFC, it was clear how both parties felt about one another after what had become months of disputes. Upon his departure from the promotion, Francis Ngannou was in the unknown but quickly his luck would turn.

Ngannou would sign a monumental deal with PFL, then sign to fight Tyson Fury – putting up an inspired performance win which he would drop the current WBC champion. Following his boxing debut which many felt he deserved to win, Ngannou’s profile had never been bigger and is just over a week away from another high-profile boxing match, this time against Anthony Joshua.

It also seems now that Ngannu is far past his time with the UFC, seemingly in a very good place in life and choosing to turn the other cheek when asked about UFC CEO Dana White, who has had his fair share to say about ‘The Predator.

Francis Ngannou talks feud with UFC leader, Dana White

“I don’t care, before and after Dana White my life is going on and I think my life is going on pretty good today. I don’t have any worries and in fact I’m grateful to Dana White because without our relationship breaking out I wouldn’t be here and doing what I’m doing,” Ngannou told Mirror Fighting.

“Without him doing things the way that he did, I wouldn’t be here. It played out pretty good for myself, so I can’t complain. I’m a winner in this situation, I don’t give a s***.” Ngannou’s UFC exit was delayed by a championship clause in his contract and this has put him off fighting for world titles in boxing. (H/T Mirror)

Ngannou proved he has the capabilities to mix it with some top heavyweights in his fight against Fury, showing his power and chin can translate well to the pugilist world.

The Joshua fight is truly an intriguing one, but one thing is definite. It will be a clash of two big and powerful heavyweights who have a track record of stopping opponents with thudding shots.

Who wins, Francis Ngannou or Anthony Joshua?

Francis Ngannou claims success in feud with UFC boss Dana White: ‘I’m the winner in this situation’

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shrugs off Dana White’s feud. During the end of Ngannou’s time with the…

Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou shrugs off Dana White’s feud.

Francis Ngannou talks feud with UFC leader, Dana White

Ngannou proved he has the capabilities to mix it with some top heavyweights in his fight against Fury, showing his power and chin can translate well to the pugilist world.

The Joshua fight is truly an intriguing one, but one thing is definite. It will be a clash of two big and powerful heavyweights who have a track record of stopping opponents with thudding shots.

Who wins, Francis Ngannou or Anthony Joshua?

UFC CEO Dana White claims Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic ‘should happen’ this summer

Dana White expects Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic to go down this summer. The two Octagon icons were originally…

Dana White expects Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic to go down this summer.

The two Octagon icons were originally scheduled to headline UFC 296 in December, but ‘Bones’ was forced out of the bout after tearing his pectoral muscle in the weeks leading up to their heavyweight title tilt. The promotion quickly booked an interim fight between Tom Aspinall and Sergei Pavlovich, with the Brit capturing gold via a stunning 69-second knockout.

Instead of moving on to fight Jones — who reigns as the undisputed heavyweight champion — Aspinall will sit on the sidelines waiting for ‘Bones’ and Miocic to settle their business first. Even then, there’s no guarantee that Aspinall will have the chance to fight Jon Jones or Stipe Miocic with both fighters suggesting that their heavyweight superfight could be the last of their respective careers.

“Yes, this summer it should happen,” White told Maxx Crosby while discussing Jones vs. Miocic. “It’s interesting [on the retirement aspect]. I think it depends on who wins. I mean, either guy that wins, how do you not fight Aspinall?

“I think there’s a — it’s almost like a courtesy, if you will,” he continued. “If you’re looked at as one of the GOATs, whoever wins this fight, it’s almost like a courtesy thing to give that guy the shot. Give him an opportunity to win or you win and it just absolutely cements nobody can poke holes in [the legacy] that nobody can say anything about it” (h/t MMA Mania).

is Dana White being more optimistic than realistic?

Jon Jones revealed that he was being courted for the UFC 300 headliner on April 13, but quickly shut down talks as he had recently undergone elbow surgery while his pectoral muscle continued to heal — essentially eliminating two birds with one stone.

“I was actually called and offered to fight on the event,” Jones wrote on X. “The guys said they just wanted to give me the option. We both knew I wouldn’t be ready.”

Given the nature of his injuries, even summer 2024 seems a bit early for Jones’ return, suggesting that White could be speaking more optimistically than realistically with his proposed timeline.

Dana White becomes MMA’s latest meme after posing for a picture with 7-foot-tall NBA star Kristaps Porzingis

Dana White has become MMA fans’ latest meme after a meeting with 7-foot-tall NBA star Kristaps Porzingis. Just days…

Dana White has become MMA fans’ latest meme after a meeting with 7-foot-tall NBA star Kristaps Porzingis.

Just days removed from Brian Ortega’s hilariously terrified reaction to an angered Marc Goddard at UFC 298, which generated a flood of hysterical reactions, the UFC CEO is getting the meme treatment.

On Tuesday, the UFC CEO returned to his hometown to watch the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics hand the Philadelphia 76ers a 117-99 shellacking. While there, White posed for a picture with Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla. However, it was his snap with Porzingis that generated all the attention.

Anyone familiar with the NBA already knows that Porzingis is a big guy. That would be very apparent standing next to a 5’11” Dana White, but the fact that Porzingis decided to palm White’s head like a basketball is what sent fight fans into a fit of laughter online.

“No way he let another man do that to his head,” one user wrote.

Another added, “Thought this was [Alexander] Volkov for a second!”

A third commenter got a little more creative, putting his Photoshop skills to work by removing White’s body from the equation.

Porzingis, who is an admittedly big fan of the UFC, recently commented on the trend of escalating trash-talk between fighters. He specifically discussed Dricus Du Plessis‘ attack on Sean Strickland’s traumatic childhood ahead of their UFC 297 title tilt in January.

“I’ve seen it lately that there’s a lot of talk about [trash talk in MMA],” Porzingis told MMA Junkie. It works. It sells the fights at the end, but to what level do you want to do that? I don’t know. It’s up to the fighters.

“I’m in a different game. There’s of course trash talk on the floor and things like that, and also sometimes there’s lines crossed. That’s what we do. We’re competitors and sometimes those boundaries get pushed” (h/t talkSPORT).