Dana White is set to promote the biggest boxing match of the year next month.
In the past, there have been several times where White and the UFC have had to go up against Canelo Alvarez, which doesn’t benefit either party.
The Mexican superstar is set to return on September 13 to face Terence Crawford in a fight that fans have wanted to see for a long time.
After he signed a huge deal with Riyadh Season earlier this year, this will be White’s first time being on the same team as Alvarez.
While Noche UFC will take place on the same day, this time, both events won’t clash, which has caused the UFC president some issues in the past.
Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty ImagesDana White admitted that he was watching Canelo Alvarez during UFC 268 after betting on him to win
There are several occurrences where a big UFC event has taken place at the same time as one of Canelo Alvarez’s fights.
One example of this was November 6 of 2021, which featured one of the biggest UFC cards of the year at Madison Square Garden in New York.
The co-main event of UFC 268 saw Rose Namajunas successfully defend her strawweight title in a rematch with former champion Zhang Weili.
Dana White was seated cage-side for the fight but his attention was taken elsewhere due to an event that was taking place simultaneously in Las Vegas.
The UFC boss was seen watching a monitor during the event that was showing Canelo Alvarez’s ongoing fight with Caleb Plant to crown the first ever undisputed super middleweight champion.
White was later asked about Alvarez in the post-fight press conference, where he responded by revealing why he was watching two fights at once.
“I like Canelo, I watched the fight. I bet on Canelo, that’s why I watched the fight. I bet $100,000 on him to win by knockout.”
White’s bet ended up paying off for him, with the Mexican star stopping his opponent in the eleventh round.
Canelo Alvarez reacted to Dana White watching him fight during UFC 268
Canelo Alvarez hasn’t always been happy to go up against a big UFC event when he’s stepping inside the ring.
In this instance, he seemed satisfied with the way that things had played out after the photos that someone took of Dana White watching his bout from cage-side attracted his attention.
Alvarez shared the photo on his Instagram story, adding a laughing emoji over the top as the UFC president seemed much more invested in his bout than the title fight that was happening right in front of him.
Fortunately, it doesn’t look like anyone, whether it’s the fans or White himself, will be having to watch two different fights at once on September 13.