Dana White has cooled on the idea of a boxing match with Eddie Hearn, despite previously calling out the Matchroom boss, and is now downplaying the proposed bout.
Speaking at the UFC Fight Night 273 post-fight press conference in Winnipeg, Canada, the UFC president dismissed the notion that a clash with Hearn belongs alongside active fighters. “Listen, Eddie says a lot of dumb sh*t. I'm getting used to it,” White said, before adding, “Eddie said that me and him are the biggest fight in boxing. Therein lies the problem with boxing. And the fact that a fight promoter who's actually put on big fights and had a stable of good fighters would say something that fucking stupid is starting to not be as shocking as it was in the beginning. But you're a fucking bum. I'm old. And we don't even deserve to be on a card with a bunch of real fighters.”
Hearn fired back the same day at the Whittaker-Suarez post-fight press conference, saying, “So you called me out for a fight, I accepted,” and later adding, “Listen, p*ssy. If I'm a p*ssy, then come show me I'm a p*ssy. Now he's going, 'I'm 57 years old.' No, you told me I wouldn't do it and I'm a p*ssy, so what are you? An old p*ssy? I know the numbers. I know the business. The only thing that can stop the fight from happening is Dana White, p*ssy. So really, the truth of the matter is, he's backing out of the fight he called on. So who's the p*ssy now?”
White and Hearn were previously on amicable terms but have been feuding since White entered boxing with Zuffa Boxing, where he signed Conor Benn, while Hearn’s Matchroom talent agency signed UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall. Throughout 2026, the two promoters have publicly criticized each other's business practices.
