Dana White and Showtime CEO Stephen Espinoza Get Into a Heated to and Fro
The UFC CEO Dana White recently had a verbal spat with Showtime’s boxing executive Stephen Espinoza. Dana White is largely responsible for the meteoric rise of UFC as a platform for MMA promotion. The two executives participated in a bitter verbal exchange, questioning each other’s professional credentials and capabilities.
Dana White and Stephen Espinoza back and forth
Dana White dubbed the Showtime boxing content subpar primarily due to Espinoza’s management.
It elicited an even more sharp reaction from Espinoza, pointing to Showtime’s commercial success. He said, “UFC has never done a gate of $20 M in its entire history. We’ve done it three times since April.”
Dana White Wishes Espinoza a happy retirement
With a nuanced take, Dan White responded, “That’s exactly the type of response I would expect from that Weasel Espinoza. That sc***ag has absolutely nothing to do with the success of Canelo, Ryan Garcia, and Terence Crawford."
Further, taking a jibe at Stephen, Dan said, "For him to even try to take any credit at all shows you exactly what an arrogant, delusional POS that guy is. For this clown to talk about “levels” is hilarious.”
In the end, he wished Espinoza a happy retirement. “Sorry to see you go, Weasel, enjoy your retirement.”
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