Conor McGregor: Dana White slams De La Hoya over call out
UFC president Dana White has slammed boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya over his recent call out of Conor McGregor.
Dana White has hit out at Oscar De La Hoya over his recent call out of Conor McGregor
Last month, De La Hoya shocked the combat sports world by challenging the UFC's lightweight champion to meet him inside the boxing ring.
"You know I'm competitive," De La Hoya said during an appearance on Golden Boy Radio. "I still have it in me. I've been secretly training, secretly training.
“I’m faster than ever and stronger than ever. I know I can take out Conor McGregor in two rounds.
"I'll come back for that fight. Two rounds. Just one more [fight]. I'm calling him out.
“Two rounds, that's all I need. That's all I'm going to say. You heard it on Golden Boy Radio. Two rounds, that's all I need."
De La Hoya's call out of McGregor perplexed many, including White, who took aim at 'The Golden Boy' during an appearance on The Jim Rome Show.
Conor McGregor challenges press as he leaves court
This guy is a complete nut
"The nuttiest whack job on earth,” the UFC chief said of De La Hoya.
“This guy, I don’t know if this guy is hitting the yayo and the booze again, or what his deal is, but this guy is on another planet. I have zero respect for this guy.”
Oscar De La Hoya called out Conor McGregor last month
McGregor, 29, entered the boxing world in August to take on Floyd Mayweather Jr in a multi-million-pound bout, which was aptly dubbed 'The Money Fight'.
De la Hoya was perhaps the biggest critic of the much-maligned fight, a fact White hasn’t forgotten.
Oscar De La Hoya reckons he'd beat Conor McGregor inside two rounds
“Mayweather vs McGregor was a complete disrespect to the sport of boxing, it was disgusting, He was ‘f**k you’ and all this stuff on Twitter like a complete nut,” he recounted. “But him versus Conor McGregor is a good idea.
“This guy is a complete nut.”