{"id":353578,"date":"2026-06-20T05:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=353578"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:48:03","slug":"conor-mcgregor-backs-ambitious-plan-to-finish-bitter-dana-white-vs-eddie-hearn-feud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/20\/conor-mcgregor-backs-ambitious-plan-to-finish-bitter-dana-white-vs-eddie-hearn-feud\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor McGregor backs ambitious plan to finish bitter Dana White vs. Eddie Hearn feud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-317366\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWs2azRtMzFf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">  <span>Follow us on Google Discover<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Conor McGregor has thrown his support behind Turki Alalshikh\u2019s latest ambitious project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boxing\u2019s strongest man has hosted events in Times Square and the Pyramids of Giza previously 13 months. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Now, he plans to do the unimaginable and end the continuing war between boxing\u2019s biggest promoters. <\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"1e3a1400-e958-42e4-b08e-f03e83dea380\" data-story-name=\"Boxing\" data-comment-id=\"0588b8ba-cf72-4a7f-bbc3-7d10da364755\" data-story-slug=\"boxing\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">If Turki Alalshikh calls you, what\u2019s the one dream fight you most wish to see in 2026.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Tell us which matchup is at the highest of your wish list within the comments.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Turki Alalshikh stands in the ring before Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2\" class=\"wp-image-289953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/02\/BE-6.jpg 1080w\"><\/div><figcaption title=\"Turki Alalshikh stands in the ring before Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2. Credit: Richard Pelham\/Getty Images\">Turki Alalshikh stands within the ring before Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2. Credit: Richard Pelham\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turki Alalshikh wants peace in boxing <\/h2>\n<p>Former friends Dana White and Eddie Hearn have been engaged in a confrontation throughout 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Their beef reached boiling point in February, when Zuffa Boxing took Conor Benn from Hearn\u2019s stable of fighters.<\/p>\n<p>The Matchroom Sports Chairman responded by signing a management take care of UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, White and Hearn have been bickering about who will promote Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua. <\/p>\n<p>The UFC CEO keeps suggesting that the job will fall on him, but Hearn believes that&#8217;s contractually unimaginable.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar-poll\" data-story-id=\"f5593d33-c59a-47d5-be29-259354d4b31a\" data-story-name=\"Dana White\" data-comment-id=\"58b2381f-520d-400a-ad23-0087f091c2e7\" data-story-slug=\"dana-white\" data-poll-id=\"16504478\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap has-background-image\" style=\"--grv-tp-bg-image: url(https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-12-at-12.24.48-1024x650.png);\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-content\">\n<h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">Dana White or Eddie Hearn: Who&#8217;s the most effective promoter?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">Pick your favorite combat sports promoter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>White further agitated the situation by bringing Tyson Fury to the White House for UFC Freedom 250 last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll do my best to do a gathering soon between my brothers Dana White, Nick Khan, Frank Warren, Eddie Hearn &#038; my partners &#038; friends DAZN to make peace, and revolution for boxing,\u201d Turki Alalshikh said in an announcement shared by Ring Magazine on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I succeed &#038; boxing fans see the white smoke rise from the chimney.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to do it before losing my memory. I\u2019m afraid in 2028 or 2029 I\u2019ll forget my name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conor McGregor reposted Alalshikh\u2019s plan to his X account with a one-word message of support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLegend,\u201d the previous dual-weight champion wrote to his 10.6 million followers on the platform.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fans react to Turki Alalshikh\u2019s peace plan<\/h2>\n<p>People within the comment section weren&#8217;t as supportive of Turki Alalshikh\u2019s plan as Conor McGregor was.<\/p>\n<p>The consensus gave the impression to be that Alalshikh was responsible for starting the continuing promotional war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s like someone offering to place out a fireplace that they began,\u201d one fan said. While one other asked: \u201cIsn\u2019t he the explanation for a lot of the arguing?:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould never have brought Dana White and \u2018Nick Khan\u2019 into our sport, big bro,\u201d a 3rd fan commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHahaha, brother pls,\u201d another person laughed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe caused it, now he\u2019s asking for peace,\u201d one other X user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a large number,\u201d a sixth fan said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2026\/06\/19\/conor-mcgregor-backs-ambitious-plan-to-end-bitter-dana-white-vs-eddie-hearn-feud\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our greatest Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow us on Google Discover Conor McGregor has thrown his support behind Turki Alalshikh\u2019s latest ambitious project. Boxing\u2019s 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\u2019s biggest promoters. 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