UFC CEO Dana White gave his opinion on probably the most random fights between Joaquin Buckley and Terrence Crawford.
The continued debate between MMA and boxing rivals continues to shock fight sports activities followers.
UFC star Joaquin Buckley and boxing famous person Terence Crawford lately acquired right into a heated debate on social media over whose martial artwork is best. Crawford lately spoke with Shakur Stevenson on Adin Roth’s stream and dismissed MMA as a technically inferior sport in comparison with boxing.
This provoked a violent response from Buckley, who threatened to “kill” Crawford and/or Stevenson within the occasion of a road combat. Buckley is taken into account probably the most harmful knockout artists within the UFC.
The continued feud between Buckley, Crawford and Stevenson has reignited the boxing vs. MMA debate amongst fight sports activities followers. For UFC CEO Dana White, who started a brand new journey in boxing this yr, the controversy is a joke.
Dana White: ‘I am not excited’ about Joaquin Buckley and Terrence Crawford feud
At Zuffa Boxing’s post-fight press convention, White was requested about latest interactions between Buckley, Crawford and Stevenson.
“Terrence Crawford and who? UFC Buckley? Boxing?” White mentioned of the feud between Buckley and Crawford.
“Are we nonetheless speaking about this–? Nicely, I did not know something about it and I am not thrilled that you simply instructed me about it, yeah, everyone knows how I really feel about that.”
“Will Crawford and Buckley field? Or is Crawford, who simply made $55 million, going to have a road combat with Buckley?”h/t Bloody Elbow)
Buckley has not fought since dropping to former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman at UFC Atlanta final yr. In the meantime, Crawford introduced his retirement from boxing in latest months following his win over Canelo Alvarez.
The boxing vs. MMA debate is heating up. As White alluded to in his remarks above, the UFC president desires nothing to do with the continuing dialogue between two of his largest enterprise ventures.
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