Talking to the media at the UFC Fight Night, Dana White answered an array of questions. It was the post-fight press conference of Strickland vs Hernandez.
In this fight, Strickland bounces back with an impressive win. According to White, Sean was in great shape in this fight. “He looked good, sharp, and got the job done.”
“I don’t know what I was expecting. If you bet $300,000 on Strickland tonight, you won a million bucks. A couple people did it on Polymarket. I don’t think a lot of people expected Strickland to look as good as he did tonight.”
Apart from this fight, the biggest news from this press conference was the signing of Conor Benn to the Zuffa Boxing. Conor, the UK star, departed his longtime promoters at Matchroom Boxing to team up with White at Zaffa Boxing.
This move has sent shockwaves through the world of Boxing, especially in the UK. It showed everyone how easily White is dealing with his promotional rivals.
“Well, I think you saw this week. I am really beating up babies,” said White. “Is there a bigger p***y than Eddie Hearn? This guy (Benn) is supposed to be your friend. You’re f***ing crying. He made more money. He’s going to make more money, and (Hearn) had the right to match it. He could have matched it.”
After that, he was asked if he was looking for more big names on short-term deals. For that, he made the same request to the media as he’s made it multiple times since the launch of his brand.
Here is what he answered. “Like I said at the last press conference there, judge us at the end of the year by the work that we do this year.”
“At the end of the year, you judge what you think we’ve accomplished in one year in the sport of boxing.”
