{"id":262309,"date":"2017-10-25T05:57:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=262309"},"modified":"2017-10-25T05:57:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T12:57:42","slug":"dana-white-ufc-bring-boxing-events-umbrella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dana-white\/dana-white-ufc-bring-boxing-events-umbrella\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White: UFC could bring boxing events “under our umbrella”"},"content":{"rendered":"

There has been some serious intermingling between the sports of mixed martial arts and boxing over the last year. Thats’s thanks in large part to Conor McGregor<\/a>‘s blockbuster showdown with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., but also to the interest of fighters like Stipe Miocic, Jimi Manuwa, Artem Lobov<\/a> and Cris Cyborg in testing their skills in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n

From the sounds of it, UFC fighters that are interested in donning heavier gloves and stepping through the ropes might not have to go far to do so. Speaking on\u00a0The Unnamed Podvideocast, UFC President Dana White suggested that the UFC could one day promote boxing matches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could see bringing boxing under our umbrella and trying to see what we could do with that,\u201d White said during this interview (h\/t Sherdog.com<\/a>). \u201cI could see doing that.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That said, White assured that he won’t be leaving the UFC to promote boxing matches.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what I love to do,\u201d White said. \u201cI\u2019m 48 years old. This is what I jump out of bed every day and I love doing. I love working with Ari [Emanuel]. Ari and I actually get along really, really well. And then his other partner Patrick [Whitesell] is the nicest guy in the world. I couldn\u2019t be in a better position. I couldn\u2019t be doing it with better people. I\u2019m good.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat people don\u2019t understand is first of all, I\u2019m still an owner,\u201d White said. \u201cI still have an ownership position in the UFC. And yeah, I signed a contract, but no contract can keep you anywhere. I could leave tomorrow if I wanted to. I obviously couldn\u2019t go work for somebody else, but I could leave when I want to leave. I don\u2019t want to leave.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of these comments from Dana White? Would you be interested in seeing the UFC promote boxing matches?<\/p>\n