Dana White says Fury vs Joshua is 'a done deal' and the delay was a 'total ego thing'

White confirmed he will not be at Wednesday's press conference in London and said the complaints about the fight are "all coming from the UK".

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published Wed 30 Sept, 09:06 UK · Updated Wed 30 Sept, 09:14 UK · AI-assisted reporting

Dana White at a UFC press conference — Photo: via MMA Fighting

Dana White says Tyson Fury against Anthony Joshua is definitely happening, and blamed the doubt over it on ego.

"It's happening. It's done. It's done. It's a done deal," White said on Tuesday. Of the delay, he said: "This isn't a hesitation. This is an ego thing. Total ego thing."

He said the complaints about the fight were coming from Britain. "Boxing has taken a hit in the United States," he said. "It has become a very British sport. And all the s*** that you're hearing, the crying and the bitching and the f***ing whatever is all coming from the UK."

Simon Jordan said on talkSPORT that he thinks Turki Alalshikh, who is funding the fight, will come to the UK briefly for the press conference. "I spoke to Turki on Friday, whose money it is and whose show it is and who is absolutely calling the shots, and I think he's coming in to the UK very briefly to attend the presser," Jordan said.

White confirmed he will not attend the launch press conference in London on Wednesday, which goes ahead at 6pm at the British Airways Arc at Olympia. Ariel Helwani reported the fight was back on track on Tuesday after a 48-hour negotiating period, and Fury's team is pushing for an earlier start than 2am.

Fury and Joshua meet at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Friday 11 December, live on Netflix. The latest is on our Fury vs Joshua page.