{"id":662490,"date":"2026-05-11T15:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662490\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:33:08","slug":"dana-white-addresses-shakur-stevenson-and-devin-haney-links-to-zuffa-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/662490\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White addresses Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney links to Zuffa Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dana White has addressed growing speculation linking several major boxing stars, including Shakur Stevenson<\/a> and Devin Haney, to Zuffa Boxing following the promotion\u2019s latest event.<\/p>\n

Speaking during the post-fight press conference after Zuffa Boxing 06<\/a>, White discussed the organization\u2019s long-term plans while responding to questions regarding fighters potentially joining the promotion in the future.<\/p>\n

Rumors surrounding Stevenson intensified recently after the undefeated champion publicly called out Conor Benn following his victory over Teofimo Lopez. Meanwhile, speculation around Haney increased after cryptic comments from his father, Bill Haney, about a reported $100 million offer.<\/p>\n

White hints major fighters could join Zuffa Boxing<\/p>\n

When asked directly about reports linking Stevenson and Haney to Zuffa Boxing, White suggested that many of boxing\u2019s biggest names could eventually end up under the promotion\u2019s banner.<\/p>\n

\u201cPossibly,\u201d White said. \u201cListen, at the end of the day, I think that everybody\u2019s going to be here at Zuffa boxing.\u201d<\/p>\n

A reporter then specifically referenced Bill Haney\u2019s recent post regarding the alleged massive contract offer connected to Haney\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

White doubled down on his earlier statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that everybody\u2019s going to be here at Zuffa boxing,\u201d he repeated.<\/p>\n

White also reminded reporters that he previously asked fans and media to judge the promotion\u2019s progress over a longer period of time rather than immediately.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said at the end of 2026, right?\u201d White explained. \u201cYou guys, most of you guys were here for the first press conference that we had. I said, \u2018Judge us by our body of work as we head into \u201927.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The UFC president pointed to the promotion\u2019s rapid development over the past few months as proof that the project is moving in the right direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at what we\u2019ve done in just four months,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook at tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

White believes rivalries will naturally grow inside Zuffa Boxing<\/p>\n

White also explained that the promotion\u2019s goal is to build its own ecosystem of fighters and rivalries gradually.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they\u2019re only going to get better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to White, as more fighters enter the promotion, natural storylines and callouts will continue forming organically.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat starts to happen is when you start from the bottom up and you start to build your way up, you then have all these built-in storylines,\u201d White explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd now you already have guys calling out other guys inside our universe here.\u201d<\/p>\n

White ultimately made it clear that Zuffa Boxing <\/a>intends to attract as much elite talent as possible in the coming years.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want everybody,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want everybody to fight here.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Since launching, Zuffa Boxing has already secured several notable signings across multiple weight classes.<\/p>\n

The promotion\u2019s growing roster includes names such as Conor Benn<\/a>, Jai Opetaia, Richardson Hitchins, Edgar Berlanga, Chris Billam-Smith, and Shane Mosley Jr.<\/p>\n

Opetaia recently became Zuffa Boxing\u2019s first official champion, while Hitchins signed a multi-fight deal earlier this year. <\/p>\n

In the next few weeks, more clarity is expected regarding the rumors surrounding Stevenson and Haney, and whether there is genuine interest behind the growing links to Zuffa Boxing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dana White has addressed growing speculation linking several major boxing stars, including Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney, to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662491,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,10359,5053,704,82,75400],"class_list":["post-662490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dana-white","tag-devin-haney","tag-shakur-stevenson","tag-sports","tag-zuffa-boxing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662490\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}