Dana White shuts down UFC fighters in Zuffa boxing: ‘Crossover fights suck’
Dana White is holding firm on his decision to bar UFC fighters from competing in Zuffa Boxing. Last week, retired UFC fighter Dustin Poirier revealed that he’d offered to box Nate Diaz under the promotion’s sister-company Zuffa but got turned down. That wasn’t just about a dismissal of Poirier vs.
Diaz. It was a promotion-wide […]
TORONTO, CANADA - JULY 12: UFC President Dana White (C) gets between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (L) and Conor McGregor (R) after they faced off during the Floyd Mayweather Jr. v Conor McGregor World Press Tour event at the Budweiser Stage on July 12, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
(Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) | Zuffa LLC via Getty Images Dana White is holding firm on his decision to bar UFC fighters from competing in Zuffa Boxing. Last week, retired UFC fighter Dustin Poirier revealed that he’d offered to box Nate Diaz under the promotion’s sister-company Zuffa but got turned down. That wasn’t just about a dismissal of Poirier vs.
Diaz. It was a promotion-wide decision from management that they wouldn’t be mixing their martial arts. Not like that.