“There’s a million reasons why now is (the time),” White said. “If you notice as far as boxing, even as much money as Sheikh Turki is throwing into this thing, television deals aren’t really abundant right now. There are just a lot of things I think I can do that other people haven’t done yet.

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White, the chief executive officer and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has transformed the sport since he took over in 2001. He first ventured from MMA into boxing when he co-promoted the fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Conor McGregor because the Irish fighter was contracted to UFC.