Dana White on missing Fury vs Joshua press conference: "I don't know how that's a PR disaster"

White, speaking at the UFC 332 press conference, says "UFC is going to produce the show" in Cardiff.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Thu 1 Oct, 23:30 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Dana White speaking at a UFC press conference in September 2026 — Photo: Cooper Neill / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

Dana White says the UFC will produce Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua, and that he missed the launch press conference because of his Contender Series.

At the UFC 332 press conference in Salt Lake City on Thursday, White was asked about Wednesday's launch in London and about Eddie Hearn saying it had been a PR disaster for him. He said he had not watched it. "I did not. I haven't seen it, no. What transpired? What are you asking me?" he said.

"Well, I had the Contender Series yesterday. I had to be here today. I fly a lot, but that's a little, that's a little bit of a rough trip," White said. "Not only am I promoting the fight, we're producing the fight too. UFC is going to produce the show. I don't know how that's a PR disaster."

Hearn has said White was "not permitted" at the press conference and that contractually White cannot be involved unless Hearn allows it. Matchroom chief executive Frank Smith also questioned why White set the date if he could not make it.

Fury and Joshua meet in Cardiff on 11 December. Start times, TV and tickets are on our Fury vs Joshua page.