Dana White Dares Eddie Hearn to Stop Him

Hearn says he will call Netflix about it. White has a simpler question: “Who’s going to stop me? Do you think Netflix give a [expletive] what Eddie Hearn thinks?” White said when asked about Hearn’s plan. “I guarantee they do not. I’m sitting here promoting the fight right now. Who’s going to stop me?”

White did not define his duties. He pointed to the event’s press release and said he was involved on Turki Alalshikh’s side, rather than with Fury or Joshua. Hearn may have a contractual objection to the scope of that role, but he has not laid one out publicly. The argument over White’s title has yet to prevent him from speaking about the event.

Matchroom built its name in an era when a promoter could control much of a major fight’s presentation. Fury–Joshua has a financier and a global broadcaster with interests of their own. Hearn represents a fighter the event needs, but that does not give him automatic control over everyone invited to help sell it. White’s arrival makes that change in power impossible to ignore.