Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn? Misfits Boxing Floats $20 Million Offer

Dana White and Eddie Hearn have been trading barbs for months now, with the Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury fight at the center of the disagreements. However, the heavyweight bout may be locked in, but the promoters' rivalry hasn't yet settled. Now, Misfits Boxing may have an answer to the back-and-forth. 

Misfits Boxing Ready To Promote Eddie Hearn vs. Dana White Clash

Despite weeks of contract standoff, neither has been able to reach an agreement. Even a potential meeting in LA this week was dashed, highlighting a rivalry that has truly hit fever pitch. The Misfits Boxing boss Kalle Sauerland, however, has put himself in the middle of the strife with a legitimate offer for the arch-nemeses to settle their beef inside the boxing ring.

“The mad thing is, we’re not talking about who’s going to win Fury or AJ. You’re asking me about Eddie and Dana… So I’ll try and make a second fight live on IFL now," Sauerland told IFL TV. 

Although it's nothing new for Misfits to platform less-than-fighters on their stage and create matchups purely based on celebrity appeal, this offer seems to stretch things too far. The idea feels especially absurd considering both promoters' ages, with Hearn at 47 and White at 57.

Sauerland, however, looks already invested in the clash, proposing six 2-minute rounds with 8 figures on the line.

“The whole pot is $20 million, I’ll offer that right now. Eddie Hearn, Dana White, winner takes all… Six rounds, two minutes, forget the egos or we’ll never get the fight done and we’ll all be great grandparents by that time. We’ll just coin-toss everything.”

What feels like an obvious joke, this isn't the first time a similar concept has been floated.

Dana White Slammed Eddie Hearn's Grudge Fight Offer

Matters first took a nasty turn when the UFC boss signed Conor Benn to Zuffa Boxing, one of Hearn's hottest assets. Anthony Joshua's manager hit back by signing former UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall to his management agency.

Since then, things have only gone south, with White insisting on his role as a promoter in the Joshua-Fury fight on Dec. 11. Meanwhile, Hearn stuck to his guns on eliminating the UFC CEO's role from the showdown with a special clause. 

The pair also discussed a potential grudge bout to settle the score once and for all, with White's Saudi business partner Turki Alalshikh offering to promote the showdown.

“Eddie Hearn’s a p—-, Eddie Hearn ain’t boxing anybody, f—— posting pictures of himself hitting the speed bag, it looks like it’s in slow motion,” White ripped Hearn during the UFC 327 post-fight presser.

However, the UFC head honcho also clarified that he had no intention of getting ahead of himself. 

“And let me tell you what, if that did happen, me and Eddie Hearn are bums, that would be the first fight of the night, these guys are talking like we’re gonna headline a card."

The fight, however, never saw the light of day, and probably for good reasons. Now, whether Kalle Sauerland's lucrative deal sticks remains to be seen.