Will Dana White’s foray into the world of boxing ship us a heavyweight crossover conflict between Alex Pereira and Oleksandr Usyk?
Final month, White introduced that he was lastly entering into the boxing enterprise alongside Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Basic Leisure Authority in Saudi Arabia.
Few particulars have been introduced, however the information prompted struggle followers to instantly begin questioning if White’s boxing promotion would permit UFC athletes to cross over, opening up the potential of larger paydays and thrilling superfights.
One of many largest fights the promotion might probably e book is a showdown between undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion Oleksandr Usyk and Pereira, a former two-division UFC titleholder.
Providing his tackle the chance, Pereira’s coach and former UFC champion Glover Teixeira urged that if ‘Poatan’ and Usyk ever throw fingers contained in the squared circle, they might do it at heavyweight, and even gentle heavyweight.
“Perhaps they put Usyk and Alex for the heavyweight champion,” Teixeira mentioned throughout an look on The Coach and The Informal podcast. “I feel Usyk can struggle gentle heavyweight… He’s what like 230 [pounds]?”
Sorry Alex Pereira, Dana White says no UFC fighters in his boxing promotion
Sadly, it feels like White has zero curiosity in permitting UFC fighters to swap out their four-ounce gloves for eight-ouncers.
“No, by no means,” White informed ESPN in March when requested about UFC-contracted athletes crossing over into his boxing promotion. “I’m certain there are guys that wish to field, however I actually don’t wish to see any of that. We preserve the boxers within the boxing and MMA guys within the MMA. We’ll by no means have that.”
For now, it feels like White’s boxing group will give attention to creating new stars. In fact, if the followers are loud sufficient and the income is large enough, something is feasible in fight sports activities.
