DANA WHITE slammed Kamaru Usman's fight with Canelo Alvarez as stupid - urging boxing to remain separate from MMA.
Usman has always referred to the Mexican boxing icon as the sport's best pound-for-pound.
Kamaru Usman photographed with UFC president Dana White
Except for a special exemption, UFC stars cannot compete outside the promotion.
Conor McGregor (33), was allowed to fight Floyd Mayweather 45 in 2017. However, he lost it after ten rounds.
Usman, who is 34 years old, wants to fight Canelo, 31. He called for White, UFC president, to support it.
Unfortunately, the UFC Welterweight Champion is refusing to play ball.
Sky Sports' White stated that he didn't enjoy the fight.
It is absolutely horrible. Usman isn't a boxer. Canelo is the most popular man in the world right now.
"It's stupid and makes no sense.
White is still in a similar situation to Francis Ngannou (UFC title holder), calling out Tyson Fury (33)
Get a PS10 Bonus with 100s of Games to Play and No Deposit RequiredHe also doubts that the public would demand Canelo to accept Usman into his ring.
White stated, "I don’t know how many people would want to see that."
It's almost like Floyd and Conor fought. The fight took on a life all its own. They also talk about Francis and Tyson Fury.
"What do YOU think will happen in these fights?" These guys are some of the best boxers in the world.
McGregor lost in ten rounds to Mayweather, but the fight was commercially successful with 4.4 million US pay-per view sales.
White is left unable to rule out another crossover clash even though he doesn't see the logic.
He said, "Who knows. He said that while there could be something down the road, the whole boxing versus MMA thing seems silly.
