Eddie Hearn doesn\u2019t exactly wish to mend fences with Dana White.<\/p>\n
There was a time when Matchroom\u2019s Hearn was chummy with the UFC CEO. The two often exchanged pleasantries when speaking to the media. All bets were off when White and TKO made a serious push in the boxing industry. White formed Zuffa Boxing and Hearn took issue with the promotion lobbying to change the Muhammad Ali Act.<\/p>\n
Hearn and White have since hurled several digs at one another<\/a>. White has claimed Hearn took credit for the success of Matchroom off his father\u2019s work. Hearn has fired back, reminding White that he wouldn\u2019t be where he is today without the Fertitta brothers.<\/p>\n During a media scrum filmed by Seconds Out<\/a>, Hearn admitted that he\u2019s having some fun with his current public rivalry with White (h\/t MMAJunkie<\/a>).<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got to be honest: this war that I\u2019m in with Dana White, I find so enjoyable, and I missed it when I made friends with Frank Warren, right? Because for 15 years, I battled with Warren. You see what\u2019s going on now with me and Dana for six months? I did that for 15 years with Frank Warren, and let me tell you something now: Dana White can\u2019t lace Frank Warren\u2019s boots when it comes to having a war in boxing, because Frank knows every move. He knows every fighter. He knows every stroke that can be pulled. So, I\u2019m really enjoying it.\u201d<\/p>\n Amid ongoing health issues, Turki Alalshikh, chairman of Saudi Arabia\u2019s General Entertainment Authority, is hoping to bring Hearn and White together to smooth things over. It\u2019s not something that Hearn necessarily hopes to do.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you ask me, I don\u2019t really want peace. I want war \u2013 but in a good way,\u201d Hearn said.<\/p>\n