Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya go way back. The UFC president and the boxer-turned-promoter have a long, positive relationship. White was just at De La Hoya’s bout between Canelo Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
So when De La Hoya posted a scathing rant on Facebook about the possibility of a boxing match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor — and how it might kill boxing — White was stunned.
“It’s fuckin’ insane,” White told reporters Wednesday during an appearance before a Mets game at Citifield in New York. “I don’t know what the hell … I think he’s f*cking nuts.