{"id":335732,"date":"2019-12-17T11:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=335732"},"modified":"2019-12-17T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T19:08:08","slug":"dana-white-updates-on-zuffa-boxing-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-updates-on-zuffa-boxing-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White updates on Zuffa Boxing launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has been teasing the launch of his new Zuffa Boxing venture for months. In fact, he initially intended to kickstart this <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/cody-crowley-the-future-face-of-zuffa-boxing\/\">new boxing promotion<\/a> in October or November.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at Yahoo! Sports, White updated on this venture, and explained why it has not yet gotten off the ground.<\/p>\n<p>He attributes the delay to &#8220;speed bumps.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC president Dana White talks UFC 245, McGregor Cerrone and latest on Zuffa Boxing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FcqCci8j3Dc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"gR3p1u\">\u201cLike in all businesses, there\u2019s potholes in the road and speed bumps that you have to deal with,\u201d White said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2019\/12\/16\/21025231\/dana-white-zuffa-boxing-delay-im-still-dealing-with-speed-bumps-ufc-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloody Elbow<\/a>). \u201cI\u2019m still dealing with that stuff. Once I get all my ducks in a row, I will announce [Zuffa Boxing].<\/p>\n<p id=\"b2nFBz\">\u201cWe\u2019ll do a press conference and we\u2019ll get this whole thing rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White also added that when Zuffa Boxing does launch, it&#8217;s possible ESPN could be involved, even though ESPN has a contract with Top Rank promotions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"QW0DpS\">\u201cI think that ESPN has been excited about the fact that we might get into boxing,\u201d White said. \u201cThey\u2019re excited about it and they\u2019ve been very positive and supportive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>White has previously stated that he hopes to &#8220;fix&#8221; the boxing industry with his new Zuffa Boxing venture. That being said, he doesn&#8217;t seem confident that it&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n<p id=\"DypRiE\">\u201cIt is what it is,\u201d White said. \u201cI\u2019m not acting like I\u2019m Mr. I\u2019m-Gonna-Come-In-And-Save-Everybody-And-Fix-Everything. I don\u2019t know if it can be fixed. It might be so broken that it can\u2019t be fixed. I don\u2019t know the answer to that but we\u2019re gonna try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you expect from Dana White and Zuffa Boxing?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 12\/17\/2019.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White has been teasing the launch of his new Zuffa Boxing venture for months. In fact, he initially intended to kickstart this new boxing promotion in October or November. Speaking at Yahoo! Sports, White updated on this venture, and explained why it has not yet gotten off the ground. 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