UFC President Dana White famously hates boxing promoters. He has been in feuds with multiple promoters like Bob Arum and Oscar de la Hoya.
Dana White is very proud of what he has done with the UFC. He doesn't see himself in the same light as the boxing promoters.
“When me and my partners got into this 20 years ago, our goal — and what has remained my goal — is to build this sport into the biggest sport in the world,” UFC President White said in his recent appearance on The Fight with Teddy Atlas. “15 years ago, people thought I was nuts when I was saying that. But look at what we’ve done, look at what we’re doing.”
The UFC President wants to put on the best fights and entertain the fans. He feels like the men in charge of boxing don't care about what the fans want to see.
“That’s never been the goal of boxing. Every time (promoters) put on a fight, it’s like a going-out-of-business sale,” White said. “‘How much money can we steal from everybody?’ And every time you turn off the TV, you’re pissed off that you stayed home on a Saturday and watched the fight. You wish you did something else.
“You don’t even care if the fans are happy with the product,” the UFC President continued. “You don’t care. ‘Cause that guy’s gonna fight for over another year again, anyway, and everybody will forget how shitty this fight was and they’ll buy the next one.”
It's brutally honest but there's no doubt boxing fans are upset about the way fights are booked. The heavyweight division is a great example of big names not fighting each other. The UFC has always made it a point to book the best fights.
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