During his first press conference, Dana White was thrown into the deep.
Earlier this month it was confirmed that the UFC CEO will supervise Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford on 13 September.
So fans were shocked when Dana White on Friday the first press conference of the Super Fight's first press conference.
Fortunately, he was present to prevent things from becoming ugly when Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford came face to face again in New York on Sunday.
Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty images
Dana White stops that fight breaking out
After the conversation was done, the two boxing super stars went nose-to-nose for a staredown.
Canelo clearly felt that his next opponent came a bit too close when he pushed him away.
White was overwhelmed, but he responded quickly to get between Canelo and Crawford.
'Bud' tried to get to the Mexican legend, although white and various members of the security kept them separate.
After things have calmed down, Canelo and Crawford came together again to pose with the Ring Magazine Belt.
This time White did not allow them to come apart within the touching distance to prevent things from getting filthy again.
Dana White's Plan for Boxing
The announcement of Dana White and the new boxing competition of Turki Alalshikh received a mixed reaction from fans.
White added fuel to the fire when he unveiled his revolutionary plan to 'repair boxing'.
'Ah, where do you start? You probably know, [making] The best fight the best, I would start there, “he said in March.
White added: “Listen, my model is very different.
“Turki has things that he has mandatory in the next 18 months.
“I want to split this sport and build from the ground as we did with the UFC, so I'm on a different path.”