The conflict between UFC CEO Dana White and Showtime Sports President Stephen Espinoza is still going on.
Espinoza came under attack from White after news broke that Showtime Boxing would end in 2024. He made fun of the product and seemed overjoyed to have the information.
Espinoza responded during the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo pre-fight press conference by comparing Showtime Boxing’s most recent live gate numbers to the UFC’s.
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Dana White, the CEO of the UFC, dislikes Showtime Sports.
The network’s executives handled the Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout poorly, but they also botched the press release that followed the July 2017 blockbuster, which angered Conor McGregor and others.
That is undoubtedly the reason White is jubilant over Showtime Boxing’s alleged demise.
“This event on Saturday night will generate a gate of over $20 million,” Espinoza said. “That’s a rare feat in combat sports. This will be the third time in the last six months that we’ve done a gate of $20 million. To put that in perspective, UFC has never done a gate of $20 million in its entire history. We’ve done it three times since April.”
It didn’t take long for White to respond, continuing to disparage Showtime’s production and asserting that Espinoza had nothing to do with boxing’s success.
“That’s exactly the type of response I would expect from that weasel Espinoza. That sc*mbag has absolutely nothing to do with the success of Canelo, Ryan Garcia, and Terrence Crawford. Those guys are megastars and they are the ones responsible for driving the gates in their fights. For him to even try and take any credit at all shows you exactly what an arrogant, delusional POS that guy is.
“For this clown to talk about ‘levels’ is hilarious. The production of the fights on Showtime is an embarrassment and I have been saying that forever. He is a little guy with a big yap and is a complete phony. I’m not at all surprised this is the end for them. It should have come way sooner. Sorry to see you go, Weasel, enjoy your retirement.”
