LAS VEGAS – UFC CEO Dana White is adamant that boxing would only ruin the experience at Sphere.
After seeing footage of U2 live performances at Sphere in “Sin City,” White became obsessed with putting on a UFC show at the new MSG-owned venue. White is targeting Mexican Independence Day to host an event next year and wants to be the first combat sports promoter to break into Sphere. Golden Boy Promotions’ Oscar De La Hoya has pitched the idea of co-promoting to the likes Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn for a potential Super Bowl weekend event at Sphere this coming February, but White scoffed at the idea.
“These boxing guys are calling them up going, ‘Oh, we want to do a fight over there.’ Those f*cking guys,” White said at the DWCS 66 post-event news conference. “They’re not going to spend the money to put a f*cking show on there. Those guys can’t even do f*cking replays for Christ’s sake.
