Oscar De La Hoya has explained why he did not participate Ryan Garciawin over Conor Benn getting the answer
Dana White.
Garcia stopped Benn in the second round of their WBC welterweight title fight on September 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. De La Hoya, who previously said he would attend the event, was notably absent on fight night despite having a seat and a VIP pass.
Dana White challenges Oscar De La Hoya’s reason for skipping Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn
Speaking to Fight Hub TV, De La Hoya said he decided not to participate because he thought he would be embarrassed at the event, which was promoted by White’s Zuffa Boxing and De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions.
“I wasn’t going to show up to be embarrassed,” De La Hoya told Fight Hub. “It was a Zuffa f*cking event. ‘Zuffa event’, ‘Turkey event’ (makes quotation marks with hands). I wasn’t going to show up and be embarrassed because that’s exactly what they did to me. I wasn’t going to do that. So I made the smart decision not to go. It would have been upsetting. It would have been upsetting.”
White has since disputed De La Hoya’s claims. Speaking after the last episode
Dana White Candidate Series,
Ultimate Fighting Championship The CEO said he wouldn’t treat an opponent like that.
“I would never do that,” White said afterward
9th week From Season 10 of DWCS. “Look, my distaste for Oscar De La Hoya is very well known. He knows it, I know it, and it’s mutual. But I’m the type of person to call and say, ‘Don’t even try to show up for the damn fight. You’re not welcome.” I would never let someone show up to an event and do that.
Dana White says he will never put Oscar De La Hoya down like Vince McMahon did to him Ronda Rouseyfirst wrestling match: “I flew to goddamn New Orleans, showed up if I wanted to, and they said they didn’t have tickets. … I wouldn’t even do that to an enemy.” https://t.co/4gHThIPyjf
– MMA Fighting (@MMAFighting)
October 7, 2026
