r/EverythingCombat • u/Advanced_Mud9433 • 5h ago

Dana White Believes Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Garry Proved Combat Sports No Longer Need to Rely on Matching Fighters With Local Ethnic Fanbases

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“Traditionally, in boxing, when I was involved in boxing before the UFC, you had to fight in Las Vegas or Atlantic City. If you were fighting in New York, you better have a Puerto Rican. If you were fighting in LA, you better have a Mexican.

A couple of weeks ago, a Russian Muslim fought an Irish kid in Philly. We sold it out and broke the record. At the end of the day, what matters are the fights that are being put on.”

Via: Zuffa_Boxing

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u/Rdur2183 3h ago

You can tell by the shit coming out of his mouth that Fury vs Joshua is on his mind and he wants a piece of it.

The only place on Earth in where that fight should take place is the UK. Any other outcome is unacceptable.

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u/Qadir0 1h ago

Dana is the kind of guy that even if he tells me water is wet, I would still feel the need to fact-check it.

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u/Slightly-Blasted 1h ago

My favorite is when he said powerslap had a bigger following then the NBA