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Matthew Wells

Dana White: Boxing is ‘a broken business that is an absolute nightmare to try to fix’

UFC president Dana White thinks the business of boxing has a problem, but he will not take it upon himself to find the solution.

Although White enjoys watching the sweet science as a fan, he isn’t exactly jumping at the chance to promote in the sport these days, despite bouncing around some ideas of entering the space in recent years. In 2019, White aimed to start Zuffa Boxing with plans of a complete restructuring of the boxing model. However, the idea quickly fizzled and all but become an afterthought.

“Every time I try to think about doing something with boxing, I go, ‘Why would I want to do this to myself?'” White said on Blockasset’s BLOCK Party. “You know what I mean? Why would I even want to dive into this nightmare?”

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