Dana
White was left bemused by Max Kellerman’s explanation of his
role in the Tyson
Fury–Anthony
Joshua saga.
Fury and Joshua are scheduled to meet Dec. 11 at Principality
Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, with the bout set to stream on Netflix.
The matchup was announced by the streaming juggernaut as a
collaboration between Turki Alalshikh and White’s Zuffa Boxing.
However, Joshua’s camp and Eddie Hearn seemingly aren’t on
board.
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Dana White disputes Max Kellerman’s description of his role in
Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua
Kellerman claimed during the Zuffa Boxing 11 broadcast that White’s
involvement isn’t as a promoter but rather in an assisting role to
Alalshikh.
“Dana White’s involvement in the fight, so people know, is purely
in assisting Turki Alalshikh, who has been the engine behind just
about every big fight in boxing over the last handful of years,”
Kellerman said. “He’s assisting Turki in a personal capacity, not
as a promoter.”
White was subsequently asked about Kellerman’s comments, and the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO revealed that he had no idea
what the analyst-commentator was talking about.
“I don’t know where that came from,” White said. “That was weird.
We’re promoting the fight right now. I’ve said 150,000 times I
don’t know if I’ve ever known anybody who’s more full of f*cking
shit than Eddie Hearn.”
Hearn has previously emphasized that White should not be involved
in the fight, while Netflix’s announcement identified the UFC boss
as a key part of the event. A press conference for Fury-Joshua is
expected to take place Wednesday, Sept. 30, although White wasn’t
forthcoming about whether he plans to attend.
“I guess I’ll leave that as a surprise,” White said.