UFC boss Dana White desires to see enhancements following final evening’s first ever Zuffa Boxing occasion.
For the longest time now, Dana White has been speaking about launching his personal operation on the earth {of professional} boxing. It’s taken a few years for him to get it off the bottom, however Zuffa Boxing lastly held its first official occasion final evening. There have been some highlights, and there have been some issues, however that’s to be anticipated if you’re solely simply beginning to dip your toe into the water.
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White has all the time been one thing of a perfectionist and on the subject of the precise occasions, he’s the primary individual to confess when one thing goes unsuitable or one thing isn’t fairly proper. Dana is keen to show himself on the boxing stage, and no matter whether or not or not he pulls it off, he’s definitely going to offer it an excellent go.
Within the post-fight press convention, White had the next to say about how the occasion performed out.
White appears again at first Zuffa Boxing occasion
“We all know much more than we knew then. Am I completely thrilled with our first one? No. We’ve a number of work to do that yr. Tonight was a stable evening. The fights had been nice, and watch what we do over the subsequent yr. We’re simply going to get higher and higher and higher.”
“I’ve an entire record of stuff that we’ll undergo on Monday, that means me and the staff,” he stated. “However, like I’ve been saying, it took 25 years to get the UFC the place it’s in the present day and it’s a very effectively oiled machine. We’ll do it in a lot much less time on the boxing facet.
“I used to be on the telephone greater than I’m often on the telephone… Nothing actually dangerous, nevertheless it’s simply, I’ve a sure [vision]. I do know the place I need this to be, and I’m impatient. We’re constructing an entire new staff right here and lots of people have by no means finished this earlier than so it’s going to take a while.
“However one of many issues that we needed to do, and what we did an incredible job of, was in case you watch this at dwelling on TV, they don’t really feel such as you had been within the Apex. You don’t see any UFC stuff. It’s all Zuffa Boxing, Paramount, you already know? We actually reworked the Apex into what seemed like a distinct enviornment tonight.”
Quotes through Bloody Elbow
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