Conor McGregor backs ambitious plan to finish bitter Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn feud

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Conor McGregor has thrown his support behind Turki Alalshikh’s latest ambitious project.

Boxing’s strongest man has hosted events in Times Square and the Pyramids of Giza previously 13 months.

Now, he plans to do the unimaginable and end the continuing war between boxing’s biggest promoters.

If Turki Alalshikh calls you, what’s the one dream fight you most wish to see in 2026.

Tell us which matchup is at the highest of your wish list within the comments.

Turki Alalshikh stands in the ring before Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2
Turki Alalshikh stands within the ring before Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2. Credit: Richard Pelham/Getty Images

Turki Alalshikh wants peace in boxing

Former friends Dana White and Eddie Hearn have been engaged in a confrontation throughout 2026.

Their beef reached boiling point in February, when Zuffa Boxing took Conor Benn from Hearn’s stable of fighters.

The Matchroom Sports Chairman responded by signing a management take care of UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.

More recently, White and Hearn have been bickering about who will promote Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua.

The UFC CEO keeps suggesting that the job will fall on him, but Hearn believes that’s contractually unimaginable.

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White further agitated the situation by bringing Tyson Fury to the White House for UFC Freedom 250 last weekend.

“I’ll do my best to do a gathering soon between my brothers Dana White, Nick Khan, Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn & my partners & friends DAZN to make peace, and revolution for boxing,” Turki Alalshikh said in an announcement shared by Ring Magazine on Friday.

“I hope I succeed & boxing fans see the white smoke rise from the chimney.

“I need to do it before losing my memory. I’m afraid in 2028 or 2029 I’ll forget my name.”

Conor McGregor reposted Alalshikh’s plan to his X account with a one-word message of support.

“Legend,” the previous dual-weight champion wrote to his 10.6 million followers on the platform.

Fans react to Turki Alalshikh’s peace plan

People within the comment section weren’t as supportive of Turki Alalshikh’s plan as Conor McGregor was.

The consensus gave the impression to be that Alalshikh was responsible for starting the continuing promotional war.

“That’s like someone offering to place out a fireplace that they began,” one fan said. While one other asked: “Isn’t he the explanation for a lot of the arguing?:

“Should never have brought Dana White and ‘Nick Khan’ into our sport, big bro,” a 3rd fan commented.

“Hahaha, brother pls,” another person laughed.

“He caused it, now he’s asking for peace,” one other X user wrote.

“What a large number,” a sixth fan said.

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