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 moving into the boxing enterprise alongside Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Common Leisure Authority in Saudi Arabia.
Few particulars have been introduced, however the information prompted struggle followers to right away 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 may 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 instructed 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 stated 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 appears 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 positive there are guys that wish to field, however I actually don’t wish to see any of that. We maintain the boxers within the boxing and MMA guys within the MMA. We’ll by no means have that.”
For now, it appears like White’s boxing group will give attention to growing new stars. After all, if the followers are loud sufficient and the income is sufficiently big, something is feasible in fight sports activities.
