Dana White blasted “scumbag” Oscar De La Hoya in a verbal outburst after UFC 244 wrapped up in New York on Saturday night.
The Golden Boy Promotions CEO ran a huge Canelo Alvarez versus Sergey Kovalev fight on the same night in Las Vegas.
UFC president White ended up having the last laugh, however, with broadcaster DAZN opting to delay the fight until the Nate Diaz versus Jorge Masvidal main event at Madison Square Garden had finished. The bout for the “BMF” title was also broadcast live to the crowd in the MGM Grand.
“They’re not showing my main event at their cards because somebody won and lost, it’s a much bigger picture than that,” White said at the UFC 244 post-event press conference. “You guys know how I am, I f****** hate Oscar De La Hoya, he’s a scumbag, a snake.
“I told him not to go on this night. He did what he wanted to do and here we are. I respect Canelo and all the other fighters and guys who participate in the sport of boxing, and we got it worked out yesterday to where fans could see the other fights.”
“He didn’t do any of that. You think that idiot did that?” White said. “He did none of that. It was much smarter people that surround him that started to do stuff, it wasn’t that moron.
“He’s an a******. How much more can I prove myself that this guy is an a****** and a complete f*** up.”
“Right up to this fight, everything he’s done,” White added. “I used to help this guy, promote his fights, go on social media and say I’m watching. Then we did [Conor] McGregor [versus Floyd] Mayweather, he tells people not to watch.
“Who does that? He says it’s a disgrace to boxing. Then he says he wants to fight McGregor next. He’s a snake, an all around bad guy. He’s really f****** weird too. Just to top it off.”