‘I’m in’ – Dana White confirms ‘big announcement’ is on the way as UFC boss plots move into boxing

Dana White has confirmed that plans are afoot for him to move into the world of boxing.

The UFC president and CEO has transformed the blended martial arts organisation into one of the most neatly-most popular in world sport.

White has been heavily linked with stepping into boxing over the years, on the other hand nothing concrete has regarded prone to materialise except now.

Speaking earlier than the boxing match between Callum Walsh and Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski, White hinted at his plans.

“There will seemingly be some vast bulletins,” White said.

“In case you realize one thing else about me and in addition you return and peer at one thing else I ever acknowledged – I in no way speak one thing else that I don’t finish, ever. I’ve in no way acknowledged.

“We’ve been kicking the boxing thing around for a long time and you’ve never heard me commit and say, ‘I’m in’.

“I’m in.”

It is not the first time that White has spoken about a move into boxing, on the other hand his comments in 2022 counseled that a move was not that inviting.

He acknowledged: “Every time I try to think about doing something with boxing, I go, ‘Why would I want to do this to myself?’

“what I suggest? Why would I even wish to dive into this nightmare?”

White even described boxing as ‘a broken business’ and said it would ‘be an absolute nightmare to try and fix’.

White has in no way been formally serious about boxing, on the other hand, he was phase of the superfight between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather in 2017.

The UFC chief has also traditional the UFC’s social media accounts along with his fill to promote the efforts of Irish boxer Walsh, no subject not being his official promoter.

Walsh boasts a epic of 11 wins, 9 knockouts and no losses going into his fight with Runowski and appears to be to be White’s foot in the door into boxing.

Speaking to Morning Kombat about his relationship with White, Walsh said: “When I first signed with Tom Loeffler [Walsh’s promoter] he was working on a deal with UFC fight pass to put boxing on fight pass.

“Clearly then Tom signed a younger Irish fighter and Dana had a history with another Irish fighter (Conor McGregor) so he opinion it would catch sense for me to move down and meet Dana.

“I showed him some of my footage and told him what I wanted to do and the more and more he’s seen my fight he likes me and now he’s helping me with my career.”