“Well, he’s not because the contract with Tyson says Zuffa will not be able to promote that fight,” Warren said when asked if Dana White would promote Fury-Joshua.
Warren also dismissed the idea that White was attached to the event.
“I don’t know, ask him,” Warren said. “I mean, it’s just [bleep].”
White later responded with a smile when asked about Warren’s comments.
“Where the fight will take place? I’m going to leave this one alone,” White said last Saturday night.
“Apparently, I’m not the promoter for that fight, according to some guys. Then he must be right.”
The exchange created even more uncertainty around a fight that still has no official date, venue, or formal announcement despite ongoing discussions throughout 2026.
The disagreement also highlights the unclear role Zuffa Boxing could eventually play in Saudi-backed boxing events. White recently took a visible role in promoting Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford, which led many fans to believe that Fury-Joshua would also fall under the Zuffa banner.
Warren’s comments suggest Fury’s existing promotional agreements may prevent that from happening. Even with Saudi money expected to finance the fight, questions still remain about who controls the promotion, branding, and broadcast side of what would become one of the biggest heavyweight events in British boxing history.
A lot of fans also picked up on Dana White’s expression when he answered the question about Fury vs. Joshua. White smiled the entire time he responded to Warren’s comments, and it did not come across like someone who believed he had been pushed out of the fight.
“Apparently, I’m not the promoter for that fight, according to some guys. Then he must be right,” White said with a smile.
The reaction immediately fueled speculation online because White has already become closely linked with Riyadh Season boxing events through Zuffa Boxing. Even though Warren insists Fury’s contract blocks Zuffa from promoting the Joshua fight, White looked unusually relaxed for someone supposedly excluded from one of boxing’s biggest events.
In boxing politics, that kind of reaction often means somebody believes the negotiations are still alive behind the scenes.
Saudi money has already changed how major fights are assembled, and White likely understands that once the financial stakes become large enough, existing promotional agreements can suddenly become flexible. He did not sound frustrated or defensive. He sounded amused.
If Zuffa Boxing somehow ends up attached to Fury-Joshua despite Warren’s comments, it would instantly become the biggest breakthrough yet for Dana White’s move into boxing promotion.
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