Dana White has emphatically shut down Saudi veteran Turki Alalshikh’s hopes of a cross-promotion fight involving the UFC.
mma The Leader participated in some cross-promotion bouts in its infancy, including Chuck Liddell’s ventures. Japan to compete Proud Was the most memorable.
The UFC’s desire to return to its cross-promotion days has been strong since former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the organization last year and struck a lucrative deal with the PFL.
Fight fans are eager to see Ngannou lose, like Alalshikh, to his successor at the pinnacle of the division, Jon Jones.
during an appearance on ariel and eddie show But DAZNHe said: “I have two options for Francis (Ngannou) on the table.
“One in MMA and one in boxing I want to discuss with (him).”
When pressed for more details on the mixed martial arts option for the Cameroonian, Alalshaikh replied: “MMA, you know, all the time.
“My answer is, we want to do the biggest things…we need to send Dana White to the moon.”
Alalshikh’s comments soon came to the attention of White, who apparently claimed on Instagram that the promotion is sticking to plans for Jones to face interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.
He wrote, “Not true. John vs. Tom (is next).”
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A ufc The fan quickly responded to the MMA mogul’s comment, saying: “Dana, please put your Proud Go off and make this match-up, everyone wants to see it.
White replied: “That’s exactly what I’m doing.”
Former pound-for-pound king Jones was ruling out a unification fight with Aspinall in preparation for his UFC 309 bout with Stipe Miocic last month.
But following his surprise third-round TKO victory, he revealed he would go down with the burly Briton if he was paid “fu**k”. Wealth,
He said of Aspinall in the post-fight press conference: “He is harassing me and it is my personal matter – he harasses me.
“I talk to you guys, you find it entertaining, but I find it annoying and I don’t like it.
“And at the end of the day, if I give him a chance to fight me, I want to be compensated that much.
“I want to say it, I want to ‘f**k you’ Wealthsincerely. That’s it.”