Midnight Mania! White’s Prayer: Belfort KOs ‘Crackhead’ De La Hoya

Welcome to Midnight Mania!

UFC President Dana White and boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya do not see eye-to-eye. Ever since De La Hoya tried to organize a boycott against Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor, White and “The Golden Boy” have engaged in a seemingly endless war of words. Most recently, White outraged De La Hoya by blocking his would-be super fight vs. Georges St. Pierre.

Instead, De La Hoya will square off with a different former UFC champ, Brazilian knockout artist Vitor Belfort. To the surprise of no one, White is actively hoping for a terrible outcome for his fellow promoter.

“I’m praying Vitor knocks this crackhead out – and viciously,” White said on “The Pat McAfee Show (via MMAJunkie). “Viciously knocks him out.”

White’s prayer is more of a hope than a prediction. Despite his personal feud with De La Hoya, White is well-aware of his boxing talents, though they may have been impacted by years of alleged drug and alcohol abuse.

As much as I can’t stand that dirt bag, De La Hoya is legit,” White said. “Back in the day when me and De La Hoya were cool, I actually was up in his camp. Just his jab could knock people out. De La Hoya in his prime was the real deal. This is a real fight between two real guys. I think that Vitor obviously has the power to KO him, but De La Hoya’s no joke, either. Hopefully all the coke sniffing and tequila drinking and whatever other sh*t that guy has been up to has caught up with him, and Vitor lays one right on the big mouth of his and knocks him unconscious.”

De La Hoya and Belfort will meet in their professional boxing bout on Sat., Sept. 11, 2021 inside Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

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