Eddie Hearn is standing firm amid the ongoing Tyson
Fury-Anthony
Joshua saga.

Hearn has pushed back after Dana
White recently addressed the ongoing discourse surrounding the
heavyweight matchup. The head of Matchroom Boxing discussed the
involvement of the
Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and Zuffa Boxing in putting
together the fight and clarified Joshua's stance on the same.

Anthony Joshua’s stance on Dana White and Zuffa Boxing
complicates Tyson Fury fight talks

Hearn was asked about the highly anticipated Fury-Joshua bout after
the Katie Taylor vs. Flora Pili press conference in Dublin,
Ireland, and reiterated that, as per Joshua's contract, there's no
need for Zuffa to get involved.

“No, or else there will be no fight and we'll just keep going,â€
Hearn said at a media scrum captured by Bloody Elbow. “You have to
understand, right? AJ is one of my closest friends; AJ is a
shareholder of Matchroom. So, I know the narrative run by Tyson
Fury is, ‘Oh, Eddie's ego…' No, no, no. We are a team, and AJ will
say to me, ‘Why are they involved?' I said, ‘Exactly, so are you OK
with them not being involved?' He says, ‘Yeah.'â€

Hearn also insists that the exclusion of White and TKO is not
simply his personal preference.

“So, the responses in the addendum are not ‘Eddie Hearn's wishes';
they're Anthony Joshua's wishes,†Hearn added. “The addendum
doesn't have to include ‘still no Dana' because that is in the
original contract. The addendum is just changes.â€

Salahdine
Parnasse believes Dan Hooker is
the “perfect†matchup for his
Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

Parnasse will make his Octagon debut against Hooker in the
UFC Paris main event on Sept. 5. The former two-division

KSW champion claims the UFC veteran is the ideal opponent to
showcase his skills against.

Salahdine Parnasse expects his aggressive style to mesh with
Dan Hooker at UFC Paris

Parnasse (23-2) enters the UFC with a ton of hype. While he sees
his upcoming opponent as a “big challenge,†given Hooker's 12-year
run in the UFC, the French fighter likes the stylistic matchup,
especially considering his Kiwi counterpart's aggressive fighting
style.

“Dan Hooker is very strong, very experienced,†Parnasse said at UFC
Paris media day. “That’s why he is at the top of the UFC and I
think he is a big challenge and I love this challenge. I think he
is a very explosive guy who likes to do a lot in his fights. And I
think that with me, it’s a perfect fight because we are both two
guys who like to go out there and put on a great show in the
cage.â€

Parnasse enters the bout riding a five-fight winning streak, with
his last win coming on
Most Valuable Promotions' inaugural mixed martial arts event.
Meanwhile, Hooker is looking to rebound from consecutive losses to
top-ranked lightweights Benoit St.
Denis and Arman
Tsarukyan.

“I want to show all of my talent.â€

Salahdine
Parnasse (@SalahdineP) is
ready to launch himself into the thick of the lightweight rankings
as he makes his debut and headlines #UFCParis.

Fight by Fight Preview âž¡ï¸: https://t.co/fbp0AErhpM pic.twitter.com/ctmTfC2fih

— UFC News (@UFCNews)
September 2, 2026

Andre
Lima has addressed Bilal
Hasan's callout, slamming the new
Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight.

Hasan recently earned a UFC contract with a 45-second knockout win
on
Dana White's Contender Series. He made an 18-day turnaround for
his UFC debut in Shanghai, China, where he knocked out Nilson
Rojas in the second round.

Hasan then called out Lima, who picked up a third-round submission
win over Namsrai
Batbayar at
UFC Shanghai, after beating Rojas.

Andre Lima fires back at Bilal Hasan after their UFC Shanghai
wins

In his post-fight interview, Hasan said he wasn't impressed with
Lima's performance while watching the fight in the locker room
ahead of his bout. Responding to Hasan, Lima says the
Indonesian-American only called him out once he had the
microphone.

Lima claims Hasan didn't make eye contact with him whenever they
crossed each other at the fighter hotel.

“Some clown called me out after his fight,†Lima wrote on X. “I
responded, and then he completely disappeared. Every time he saw me
at the hotel, he'd walk by with his head down. Then he gets a
microphone in his hand and suddenly wants to talk sh*t. Damn
rookies.â€

Making sure that he was talking about Hasan, Lima commented, “He's
a b*tch,†when someone mentioned the former. Lima says he is
healthy and has already asked his manager to get his next fight
booked.

Some clown called me out after his fight. I
responded, and then he completely disappeared. 😂

Every time he saw me at the hotel, he'd walk by with his head down.
Then he gets a microphone in his hand and suddenly wants to talk
shit.

Damn rookies. 😂🤦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸ pic.twitter.com/VfZF4n3ORa

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026

He's a bitch. https://t.co/sNAoq3iljn

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026

I've already contacted my manager and asked
for my next fight. 👊ðŸ»

I'm 100% healthy — no injuries, no problems, and I'm ready to fight
again as soon as possible. I'm hungry and ready to beat somebody
up! 😂🔥

Who do you guys think should be my next opponent? 👀🥊

— Andre “Mascote†lima (@Andremascote)
September 2, 2026