UFC President Dana White is unsurprised by Turki Alalshikh having the ability to signal away Canelo Alvarez and cancel his nearly-finalized bout with Jake Paul.
Lately, it was introduced that the Mexican star inked a four-fight cope with Riyadh Season. In flip, his broadly reported bout with Jake Paul was successfully canceled. The struggle was scheduled to go down reside from the T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas, Nevada on Could 3, streaming reside on Netflix. Paul was expectedly sad with the cancellation, ripping the middleweight champion for backing out of the deal.
White spoke to the media on the UFC 312 post-fight press convention, the place he lauded Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s Normal Leisure Authority, for the ability he has attained within the boxing world. The UFC frontman stated Alalshikh can primarily steal away whoever he desires from anybody within the boxing world.
“They management the game of boxing proper now,” White stated. “I do not assume it is onerous for them to steal anyone from anyone. I do not know the ins and outs of that deal, however I am certain it isn’t too onerous to steal anyone away from (Most Priceless Promotions) to Saudi. Completely totally different ranges there – not even the identical universe of ranges.”
Alvarez’s first bout on his four-fight deal will happen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Could 3 (Could 4 regionally). The WBO, WBA, and WBC tremendous middleweight champion will tackle undefeated IBF champion William Scull. Quickly to observe will likely be a superfight between Alvarez and tremendous welterweight champion Terence Crawford in September from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada if all goes based on plan.
White is not any stranger to working with Alalshikh, because the pair have labored collectively twice already to convey the UFC to Riyadh. First that includes Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov final June, adopted by Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Battle Evening 250 lower than two weeks in the past.
