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Dana White Abandons UFC Fight Night For DAZN Boxing Event

The UFC CEO was seen at the Benn-Dobson boxing event Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas.

Zain Bando

Dana White Abandons UFC Fight Night For DAZN Boxing Event
Dana White Abandons UFC Fight Night For DAZN Boxing Event /

UFC CEO Dana White is a Las Vegas mainstay, so much so he can be regularly seen around the city outside of his regular responsibilities overseeing the biggest MMA promotion in the world.

It was no different Saturday, as UFC Vegas 85 is currently taking place from the UFC APEX and is headlined by a middleweight main event between Roman Dolidze and Nassourdine Imavov.

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But the UFC wasn't the only combat sport in town, as the world's fight capital played host to a DAZN Boxing event headlined by Conor Benn and Peter Dobson, which White attended Saturday afternoon.

It is unclear why White attended, nor is it known whether or not it is related to photos surfacing of White, Benn, and Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn earlier in the week.

Hearn said it was a business meeting with White but didn't elaborate further on specifics. White sat ringside and got to meet Irish boxing superstar, Katie Taylor, among others.

It isn't the first time White has missed a UFC event as in the last several years he has had to attend to his kids' activities, Radio Row at the Super Bowl, and spontaneous trips to Italy, Mexico, and other exotic places around the world.

White was in San Diego visiting his son, Dana White III, during the UFC's dead period last Saturday, as White III is on the football team.

UFC Vegas 85 is the first of 11 consecutive events, culminating with UFC 300 taking place at the T-Mobile Arena on April 13.

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Zain Bando
ZAIN BANDO

Zain Bando is a writer for MMA Knockout, part of the Sports Illustrated/Minute Media umbrella. He has covered combat sports since 2019 for notable outlets BJPenn.com and FanSided MMA. He also co-hosts a podcast called "The MMA Outsiders," part of the Empty The Bench Podcast Network, which airs Tuesday nights at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT. A Chicago suburban native, Bando has been enthralled with MMA since 2006 and has been fortunate to attend some of the most high-profile events in the sport's history, both as a fan and media member, including UFC 264, Bellator 297 and Kayla Harrison's PFL MMA debut. He is excited to take the next step in his combat sports writing journey and looks forward to continuing his following of the fight game for years to come. Bando can be reached via email at zainbando99@gmail.com or by social media @zainbando99

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