Dana White calls Eddie Hearn "incredibly delusional" over Fury vs Joshua
White says he has not spoken to Anthony Joshua and does not expect to: "Eddie is his guy, and he's standing by Eddie, and I respect that."
Dana White says Eddie Hearn is "trying to win some kind of PR battle" over Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua, and that Hearn is "out of his mind".
Speaking to reporters after the UFC 332 press conference in Salt Lake City, White was asked about Hearn saying he should be "humble in victory", after White had said of Hearn's side: "you knew where the venue was, you knew where the date was, and neither of those are happening". "Was I lying? Was I wrong? Am I not the promoter? Am I not producing the entire f***ing event? The answer is yes," White said.
"And I think the difference between me and Eddie is, Eddie's trying to win some kind of PR battle or whatever the f***. Eddie likes to see himself on interviews. He likes to talk a lot. And talking a lot will get you in a lot of f***ing trouble... Judge me at the end of the year. Let's see how this whole thing looks in a couple of years. The writing is on the wall. Whatever little f***ing, pardon me ladies, p***y game he thinks he won, he's out of his mind. He's incredibly delusional. He knows what's going on."
White said he has not spoken to Joshua, who has sided with Hearn. "No, I haven't talked to AJ. I don't expect to be talking to AJ... Eddie is his guy, and he's standing by Eddie, and I respect that," he said. "I hope Anthony Joshua owns some stock in Matchroom, and then they came out and said he does."
Earlier at the press conference, White said the UFC will produce the fight. Hearn has said White was "not permitted" at the Fury vs Joshua launch.
Fury and Joshua meet in Cardiff on 11 December. Start times, TV and tickets are on our Fury vs Joshua page.
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