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UFC 244: Dana White sounds off on ‘scumbag’ Oscar De La Hoya – ‘he’s a snake’
- UFC president gets last laugh as Diaz-Masvidal fight is shown on big screens at MGM Grand before Canelo Alvarez bout
- ‘I told him not to go on this night … he’s a moron … he’s really weird’
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Dana White blasted “scumbag” Oscar De La Hoya in a verbal outburst after UFC 244 wrapped up in New York on Saturday night.
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The Golden Boy Promotions CEO ran a huge Canelo Alvarez versus Sergey Kovalev fight on the same night in Las Vegas.
UFC president White ended up having the last laugh, however, with broadcaster DAZN opting to delay the fight until the Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal main event at Madison Square Garden had finished. The bout for the “BMF” title was also broadcast live to the crowd in the MGM Grand.
“They’re not showing my main event at their cards because somebody won and lost, it’s a much bigger picture than that,” White said at the UFC 244 post-event press conference. “You guys know how I am, I f****** hate Oscar De La Hoya, he’s a scumbag, a snake.
“I told him not to go on this night. He did what he wanted to do and here we are. I respect Canelo and all the other fighters and guys who participate in the sport of boxing, and we got it worked out yesterday to where fans could see the other fights.”
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