UFC head Dana White on Hoya's words about Khabib's promotion: it's easy when you're a bum
Dana White. Photo: Alex Menendez / Getty Images
President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White criticized fighter Oscar de la Hoyu for speaking about the promotion of Khabib Nurmagomedov. His words are quoted by Sportskeeda.
“You’ve lost all your fights and you literally don’t do anything. Of course, it's easy when you're a bum, ”the head of the UFC replied to the fighter. White recalled that when Nurmagomedov just founded his own promotion, he said that the Dagestani had no idea about it, but he would understand everything over time.
“I have been a boxing promoter for 20 years and have promoted all the best. It's not difficult, you go and do your job, ”de la Hoya wrote earlier on Twitter. White admitted that he was surprised by the words of the fighter.
After finishing his career, Nurmagomedov bought the Gorilla Fighting Championship promotion and relaunched it under the Eagle Fighting Championship name. In January, Eagle FC will host its first tournament in the United States. In the main duel, the Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov and the Dutchman Tyrone Spong will meet.
Nurmagomedov is a former UFC lightweight champion. On account of his 29 victories in 29 fights. He retired from the sport after defeating Justin Gage in October 2020. This fight became the third title defense for the Russian.
