MMA Guru mocks Dana White's involvement in promoting Joshua vs. Dubois with Turki Alalshikh: "Forced to bend over"
Popular MMA YouTuber MMA Guru has taken to X to mock Dana White, after the UFC CEO shared a video on social media promotion Anthony Joshua's upcoming boxing bout against Joshua Dubois. Joshua and Dubois are set to meet inside the squared circle at Wembley Stadium, England this coming weekend.
The heavyweight clash has been backed by Saudi Arabia's General of Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, who has been involved with putting on some of boxing's biggest events in the recent past.
Alongside his involvement with boxing, His Excellency started working with Dana White and the UFC earlier this year. The promotion held its first event in Saudi Arabia back in June and a deal was then signed, with the UFC expected to return to the country for multiple events in 2025.
Due to their new partnership and the fact that the UFC is owned by TKO, who have their own deals with Turki Alalshikh, Dana White has now seemingly been asked to help promote Joshua vs. Dubois.
In the video, uploaded by White to his Instagram, he asked fans to check out the boxing event which takes place on Sept. 21. MMA Guru then responded to the video on X, where he couldn't help but note the hypocrisy of White having to promote a competitor, as the UFC CEO has previously criticized boxing whenever given the chance. The YouTuber wrote:
"Turkialalshik @Turki_alalshikh has got DANA WHITE promoting Joshua vs Dubois like he would do for a UFC title fight. Never thought I'd see the day, Dana White really now forced to bend over for whatever just to keep those Saudi sponsors, they got him promoting his rivals😂ðŸ˜ðŸ˜"
Dana White reacts to Jake Paul sneaking into the Sphere at Noche UFC 306
Dana White has weighed in on Jake Paul's latest stunt, which saw the former Disney channel star sneak in to the Las Vegas sphere. White and Paul have had a tumultuous relationship over the last few months, with the pair regularly trading shots at one another in interviews or social media.
Paul had even gone on to claim that he was banned from attending UFC events. For that reason, Paul took extreme measures to watch Noche UFC 306 in person, as his friend Sean O'Malley was competing on the night. He donned a disguise in order to get past security and into the building.
Check out the video here:
White was then asked about Paul's antics at this week's Contender Series presser. He said:
"Nobody's banned from the UFC. Listen, that kid knows how to market and do his thing, and you know, all that good stuff, but yeah, no, Jake Paul's welcome to come to the UFC."
Check out White's here (12:40):