An old and violent Hawaiian tradition of assaulting white people served as the foundation of Boston Salmon’s boxing career.
Salmon brings his impressive amateur boxing credentials to UFC 236 in what is his highly-anticipated UFC Octagon debut. The first-ever contract recipient on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contenders Series told Bloody Elbow how this old tradition pushed him into boxing.
“Back in the days before the 1990s, you had ‘Beat Haole Crap Day.’ So basically, beat the white man day,” Salmon shared. “If you were light-skinned, hopefully you didn’t go to school if that was the day.