{"id":310685,"date":"2019-04-23T11:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310685"},"modified":"2019-04-23T11:01:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T18:01:24","slug":"dana-white-updates-on-zuffa-boxing-venture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-updates-on-zuffa-boxing-venture\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White updates on Zuffa Boxing venture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UFC President Dana White has previously claimed that he plans to venture into the world of boxing promotion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI had a meeting in LA yesterday. We are continuing to move forward, and we will absolutely, positively be in the boxing business,\u201d White told ESPN last year. \u201cIf you know how I run my business and what I like, yes I want all the best boxers in the world,\u201d he added. \u201cI want them all to fight each other and find out who the real champ is. That\u2019s what we\u2019re going to do.\u201d<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the months since then, however, we&#8217;ve received very little in the way of updates on this new venture from the UFC boss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to CNN Sport, Dana White finally provided another update on his boxing plans. Apparently, he&#8217;ll start making moves after what is sure to be a jam-packed summer for the UFC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am making all my boxing moves after this summer,\u201d White said during a recent interview with CNN Sport (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/4\/23\/18512817\/ufc-what-ever-happened-zuffa-boxing-dana-white-explains-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Mania (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cWhen this summer is over, you\u2019ll be hearing a lot about what I\u2019m doing in the sport of boxing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boxing &#39;keeps shooting itself in the foot.&#39;<br><br>Dana White talks Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PATRICKCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PATRICKCNN<\/a>&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TwXWO6hxz4\">https:\/\/t.co\/TwXWO6hxz4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJfLiPydio\">pic.twitter.com\/EJfLiPydio<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CNN Sport (@cnnsport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cnnsport\/status\/1120326957865033729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Dana White has the chops to make some waves in the sport of boxing, or should he stick to his bread and butter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 4\/23\/2019.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has previously claimed that he plans to venture into the world of boxing promotion. \u201cI had a meeting in LA yesterday. 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