Dana White recently expressed his plan to enter the world of boxing as a promoter, revealing that he will have a big announcement soon. Mike Tyson, who has been a long-time friend of the UFC CEO, shared that he believes it will be the best thing to happen to the sport. Speaking to Cam'Ron and Ma$e of the It Is What It Is podcast, the International Boxing Hall of Famer stated:
"Well listen, that's going to be the best thing to happen to boxing because Dana - listen, just like UFC, right? Listen, if you in UFC and if anybody's booing a fight, you're not going to see that guy. Their next fight is going to be in South Dakota somewhere. There's only good fights. If you don't have a good fight, you ain't never going to see that guy again."
Tyson continued:
"Not like boxing - oh, this guy is going to fight next month again. You don't want to see that. You might think about Shakur [Stevenson]. If any stink fights, you're not back in the UFC no more. You're never going to see those guys again."
Check out Mike Tyson's comments on Dana White below (32:11):
Tyson agreed with host Ma$e's assessment that White will make the best fight the best, which is something many believe has plagued boxing in recent years. He also noted that fighters don't wait until they're both out of their primes to face one another.
Dana White labels Joe Rogan as the greatest combat sports commentator
Dana White has shared a relationship with Joe Rogan that spans over two decades. He recently heaped praise on the long-time UFC commentator, labeling him as the greatest commentator in combat sports history. Speaking to Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer of the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast, the UFC CEO stated:
"I consider him the greatest to ever do it. F**k all these guys that have ever done any type of commentating on combat sports before this. Rogan is by far [the best]... Every time you would see him on camera and he would be talking about the fights that night, you knew, you felt it in your f**king soul this guy was not a paid talking head. This motherf**ker loves this sh*t and this is 100%. It came through at every event that we did."
Check out Dana White's comments on Joe Rogan below (52:59):
White noted that Rogan was pivotal to the growth of mixed martial arts. The former was installed as UFC President in 2001, while the latter called his first event at UFC 12: Judgement Day, all the way back in 1997.
