Dana White was on the route “Box is Broken” for more than half of the career of fighters. Every few years he pops up, saying that he will save sweet learning, and then removes, because his words are “too broken”. Now he has returned from Netflix Money, Turki Alalshikh and the same sermon: only He can save boxing.
This weekend he stops his name to Canelo vs. Crawford, Speaking Vegas PBSIN “Basically, in 2026 I intend to start my program, and what I do is basically like a series of rivals. Great, Dana. Because when two 5-0 perspectives meet, the world definitely stops spinning.
“You will care about the first fight of the night” – Oh, right?
White promised, “You will do that you will take care of the first fight of the night, not just the main event.” Normal. Because the guy who sold Undercards MMA filled with future accountants and part-time barists suddenly thinks that fans would be emotionally invested in 4-0 featherweight fighting with a 3-0 plumber.
He added “I will build stars, put great fights, and then these guys will graduate and fight Turki’s sheikh.” Translation: Dana takes care of children, Turks pays checks. Imagine that I bend with being someone’s development league.
“This has fallen sport” – but it has glue
White said “There is no ego or arrogance when I talk about getting into boxing and an attempt to” fix “. This is a fallen sport. “ Which is hilarious, because nothing screams “without ego”, like comparing with NFL and NBA every five minutes. “What we did with UFC is the UFC transformation into NFL, NBA” He boasted.
The only hiccup? This unbearable law on boxing reform Muhammad Ali – a law that stops promoters from having a whole circus. White’s crew tried to push “Ali Revival Act” to tear her away, but the California State Sports Commission brought support after public outrage. So now Dream NFL is given a hostage by the same law that protects boxers from treating UFC fighters. The karma is undefeated.
Dana vs. Hearn and Warren: Future Comedy Hour
White softened his tone (for now): “Eddie Hearn is a great promoter. He is successful and, in my opinion, he is a good guy. I like him very much. You have Frank Warren in Great Britain, who is very successful and is doing well.” Translation: He has not yet begun to bury them. Give him a year before he calls Eddie “Tiktok Seller” and Warren “A Fossil”.
And yes, he says “We probably have 60 to 70 fighters on the basis of a contract.” This is not NFL boxing, Dana. He is a regional promoter with an average life crisis.
Last word
So here we are: Dana White says he will repair boxing again by 2026. He will lead his compact series of “Graduate” pretenders of fighters to the Turk Empire and compares with the NBA every time the microphone appears. Meanwhile, Ali Act stands at the door like a goalkeeper, saying: “Not tonight.”
Will he succeed? Doubtful. But observing how Dana White Ram his head on a box of boxing brick can be the funniest fight against them all.
Amy Kaplan is a box of boxing since she was 10 years senior, which means that she spent most of her life, explaining to people that yes, they really prefer nights of fighting at parties. Now, writing to Boxing News 24, it covers everything from the fight for the title of world champion to perspectives swinging as at the day of payment. It combines acute analysis with sarcasm, calling for boxing policy and crossing the spin with the release of the press to give fans stories that actually matter.
Daniel Dubois will face Fabio Wardley in a rematch of a heavyweight slugfest from earlier this year, with Dubois defending the WBO heavyweight title he took from Wardley on that night.
Live coverage will kick off at 2 pm ET, and we’ll have results and updates during the four-fight, main card undercard, then live, round-by-round scoring and updates for the main event itself.
How to watch Dubois vs Wardley 2
Start time: 2:00 pm ET for main card, prelims begin at 11:00 am ET
Streaming: DAZN (Ultimate subscription or Pay-Per-View)
PPV Cost: As a standalone, one-off purchase Pay-Per-View, the price is $59.99 (or £24.99). With DAZN’s Ultimate tier, the show is included as part of your subscription.
Location: O2 Arena – London, England
Dubois vs Wardley 2 full undercard and running order
Fabio Wardley can turn his early success against Daniel Dubois into a rematch victory if he avoids exhausting himself chasing the finish. He proved he could hurt Dubois in their first fight. The harder task is keeping control when an opponent he has dropped continues coming forward.
Wardley scored two early knockdowns before Dubois recovered and stopped him. That leaves an opening for a different result, although better pacing alone may not be enough to prevent another punishing night.
Chris Mannix and Sergio Mora both back Wardley to win again on Saturday, with Mannix choosing him by stoppage. Mora believes Wardley’s eagerness to finish Dubois helped undo his promising start.
“If he just doesn’t punch himself out, he thinks about setting up that right hand, doesn’t get right hand happy,” Mora said to DAZN Boxing.
That is the adjustment Wardley needs to make under pressure. Once Dubois survived his biggest punches, Wardley needed something beyond another loaded right hand. Working behind his jab and putting punches together would give him more ways to attack without spending everything on a single finish.
Dubois deserves credit for surviving those knockdowns and returning to his jab. Mora believes his previous defeats helped him stay composed when Wardley hurt him. Wardley now has his own experience of a fight turning against him.
“I think he’ll be smarter after this fight. I think he’ll learn some lessons,” Mannix said. “I think Wardley wins by stoppage in this fight.”
Mannix’s biggest concern is what the first beating took out of Wardley. Learning the tactical lesson does not guarantee he will absorb Dubois’ punches the same way in the rematch.
Wardley’s power gives their picks a credible foundation. He has already put Dubois down twice. To complete the job, he needs to create another opening without allowing the pursuit of a knockout to leave him exhausted and exposed again.
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Jesse Rodriguez is willing to meet Naoya Inoue in March, yet that timeline still depends entirely on the undisputed champion waiting for him. Inoue may prefer an earlier ring return, which would leave Rodriguez on the outside looking in as he continues handling business at bantamweight.
Trainer Robert Garcia revealed that Rodriguez can make a March date work, moving up his original April or May target. Still, the camp intends to take on WBO champion Christian Medina in December first.
Robert confirmed the updated outlook to The Ring: “I previously said April or May, but we can be ready for March.”
While that shortens the wait, early 2027 remains unresolved. Turki Alalshikh pointed toward a January appearance in Japan. Eddie Hearn mentioned February or March instead. Clear alignment on a date is completely absent.
Rodriguez must fulfill a contract before New Year’s Eve, with Garcia eyeing December 11 or December 19 against Medina. The camp figures Rodriguez can enjoy the holidays, then jump straight into camp for Inoue.
That expectation rests on an ideal outcome against Medina. Cuts, bruised knuckles, or an unexpectedly brutal bout could easily force Rodriguez to take extra recovery time. Inoue would effectively be pinning his calendar on a fighter who still has to survive another bout first.
Inoue is already eyeing an eventual jump to featherweight. Sitting around waiting for Rodriguez to finish his stay at 118 pounds makes little sense for the Japanese star.
Garcia admitted neither he nor Hearn has received an official approach to begin talks. The public chatter is moving much faster than the paperwork.
Putting March on the table does not guarantee Inoue’s cooperation. If March works on both sides, the matchup can happen. If Inoue wants to fight sooner, Rodriguez will either have to scrap his December plans or watch this major fight slip away.
Bam is acting like someone who wants the glory of calling out Inoue without actually taking the risk of meeting him on his terms.
When a fighter gets an invitation to share a ring with the sport’s biggest pound-for-pound attraction, they drop everything. They do not tell the undisputed champion to take a number and wait until spring because Christian Medina is on the calendar. That makes zero sense. A routine belt grab against Medina does nothing for Rodriguez’s profile, brings in a fraction of the money, and accomplishes very little that fans care about.
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