Dana White had loads to say following UFC 312 with one of many matters being the introduced combat between Canelo Álvarez and Jake Paul. The combat between Canelo and Paul was allegedly a performed deal till experiences afterward had been fast to close it down. White isn’t any stranger to mega fights, as he was an enormous a part of the boxing match by which Conor McGregor confronted Floyd Mayweather.
Dana White – Saudi Arabia taking Canelo is Straightforward
Saudi Arabian adviser and GEA chairman Turki Alalshikh was the person liable for signing Canelo away from the Jake Paul combat. Alalshikh was in a position to signal the Mexican famous person to a 4-fight cope with Riyadh Season. Canelo’s first combat of the deal is about to happen Could third, which was the preliminary date of the scheduled bout in opposition to Paul.
Dana White and his feedback are indicative of the boxing world and the way there are totally different ranges within the boxing scene. Jake Paul and his promotion, Most Priceless Promotions doesn’t stack as much as the likeness and star energy in Saudi Arabia as Turki Alalshikh was in a position to lock in a deal instantly displaying his dedication to maintain boxing aggressive. Dana White spoke concerning the deal and was straight up about it.
“Listen, they—they control the sport of boxing right now. I don’t think it’s hard for them to steal anybody from anybody. Uh, I don’t—I don’t know the ins and outs of that deal, but I’m sure it’s not too hard to steal somebody away from them to Saudi. Uh, yeah, totally different levels there. D— not even the same universe of levels.” -Dana White
Canelo solely “fights real fighters”
Alalshikh’s efforts to strike a cope with Canelo needed to do with him solely combating “real fighters.” Paul, who’s sometimes fought ex-UFC fighters and most notably an growing older Mike Tyson was closing in on a deal in opposition to who would’ve been by far probably the most troublesome matchup in his profession. Like Dana White mentioned, there’s totally different ranges which was how Alalshikh acquired Canelo to signal with Riyadh Season as a substitute.
Canelo’s subsequent opponent is now scheduled to be William Scull as Canelo appears to be the undisputed champion. The combat is taken into account a tuneup combat for Álvarez earlier than he takes on Terrance Crawford later this yr.
