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While Dana White is an MMA promoter and Eddie Hearn is a boxing promoter, they have been longtime rivals. The rivalry has recently intensified with White’s entry into pugilism with Zuffa Boxing. Hearn has since been going back and forth with White about a potential fight.
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With White repeatedly underplaying the idea, Pimblett doesn’t think that fight will ever materialize. However, if it does, Pimblett is backing his boss White to starch Hearn, even though he admits that the Matchroom Boxing chairman has a reach advantage. Pimblett further notes that White and Hearn stand to earn more than the fighters promoted by them if they ever fight. However, “The Baddy” sees the entire saga as a “teenage girlish” spat which both parties will eventually get over.
A Lucrative Matchup
“It’s not gonna happen,” Pimblett told iFL TV. “Dana’s not gonna box Eddie. It’s a bit of a mad situation. Eddie’s got the reach on him. But Dana’s my boss; I’m backing Dana. Dana’s gonna spark him out… The funniest thing about it all is – if they fight each other, they’d get paid well more than what the fighters are getting paid. $30 million each. No boxer’s getting that under Eddie, no UFC fighter is getting that under Dana… Without being disrespectful to either of them, it’s very teenage girlish. But they will get over it.”
Hearn has been slamming White for UFC fighter pay after the latter signed Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing for $15 million. Things have further escalated after UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall appointed Hearn as his manager as his relationship with White appears to be strained.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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