Oscar De La Hoya enjoyed UFC 306 , but that didn’t change his mind about Dana White . For the past several years, De La Hoya and White have taken shots at one another through the media over all manner of things. However, if there’s one person in combat sports De La Hoya is on worse terms with, it’s his former fighter Canelo Alvarez .
So this past weekend, when Alvarez fought Edgar Berlanga , going head-to-head with “Noche UFC” in Las Vegas on Mexican Independence Day weekend, the boxing Hall of Famer declared he would attend UFC 306 instead of the boxing event. Apparently De La Hoya did just that, and rather enjoyed himself at Sphere. A post shared by Oscar De La Hoya (@oscardelahoya) “UFC Noche.
I was true to my word,” De La Hoya said on Instagram. “I did attend last Saturday. I sat in [Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority] Turki [Alalshikh’s] box upstairs and I have to be honest with you, it was beautiful.
It was spectacular. It looked really cool. The production value was there, everything was amazing.
The fights were actually really good. So congratulations to Turki for footing the bill on this and making this celebration of the Mexican culture come to life. “And Dana, I know this wasn’t your idea or vision.
Nothing ever is at the UFC. You’re the Fertitta’s errand boy. But I’m always honest and fair, and I want to praise the production.
UFC Noche was a good time and I really enjoyed it.” Part of the production involved.