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flag Conor Benn's move to Saudi-backed Zuffa boxing prompts Eddie Hearn to defend his fighter care as real, not performative, amid Dana White's insult and rising U.S. visibility.

flag Eddie Hearn expressed disappointment over Conor Benn's move to Zuffa Boxing, a new promotion backed by Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh, calling Dana White’s insult calling him a “p*ssy” unfounded. flag Hearn defended his emotional connection to fighters as genuine, not performative, and rejected the notion that caring is weakness. flag While acknowledging White had no direct role in the financial deal, which was funded by Alalshikh’s SELA organization, Hearn said the public feud boosts his U.S. visibility. flag He emphasized his focus remains on fighters’ success, not ego, and holds no personal grudge against Alalshikh, recognizing the business realities of modern sports promotions.

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