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“I Wouldn’t Do That to Even an Enemy”: Dana White Reveals How Vince McMahon Embarrassed Him at a Ronda Rousey WWE Match

Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya are never exactly going to be best friends, but even White says there’s a line he wouldn’t cross. According to the UFC CEO, he’d rather tell De La Hoya to stay the hell away than invite him to an event just to make him look stupid.
“I Wouldn’t Do That to Even an Enemy”: Dana White Reveals How Vince McMahon Embarrassed Him at a Ronda Rousey WWE Match

Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya are never exactly going to be best friends, but even White says there’s a line he wouldn’t cross. According to the UFC CEO, he’d rather tell De La Hoya to stay the hell away than invite him to an event just to make him look stupid.

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That came up after De La Hoya claimed he skipped the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn fight because he thought the UFC head honcho and his team were trying to set him up for an embarrassing moment. The two promoters had joined forces the month before to hype the WBC title fight, with White’s Zuffa Boxing taking the lead despite the event being a co-promotion.

“I would never do that,” Dana White said at the Dana White’s Contender Series post-fight press conference. “Listen, my dislike for Oscar De La Hoya is very well known. He knows it, I know it, and it’s mutual.

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It was published on October 7, 2026 and last updated on October 9, 2026. The time of the story is shown in your own time zone on the page.

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