One of the reasons I think Oscar De La Hoya is going to announce his retirement on Tuesday is that he already has another lucrative gig lined up as a fight promoter. In a video below, De La Hoya makes clear that he plans to promote both boxing and mixed martial arts.
Watch De La Hoya Sizes Up Dana White on RawVegas.tv
"We have a wonderful relationship with Affliction and we're looking to do more events with Affliction and really become a player in the MMA world," De La Hoya said in an interview with RawVegas.tv.
De La Hoya also says he's not trying to take down UFC President Dana White, and that's the right approach. I have interviewed De La Hoya about his interest in MMA, and he sounds like he understands that he's not going to just waltz into the MMA business and overtake the UFC as the top promotion. He just wants to promote some good fights and generate some pay-per-view revenue. I don't know if Affliction is the right partner for a profitable business, but I think De La Hoya is a smart businessman and I'm glad he's getting involved in MMA.
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4-12-2009 @ 9:05AM
fightactor said...
Hey Oscar suck the last penny out of the washed up,has been boxing industry.But leave MMA to people who have put there life long blood,sweat and tears into it.Remember you get 15-20 million a fight a top rank MMA fighter is lucky to see 5 percent of that,that means the left overs go in the promoters pocket(that would be you).I think your doing ok in the cash department.Im on a mission to put money in the fighters pocket and less in the promoters. Buisness is buisness but being a blood sucking leech like Don King is another story.Fightactor@aol.com
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4-12-2009 @ 12:29PM
IsraelChavezJr said...
Oscar De La Hoya Can Promote In Whatever Industry He Wants. He Is The Most Bankable Athlete, Aside From Tiger WOods, And His Promoting Company Is on Top Thank God, So Since We Are In A Country That Gives Us To Make As Much Money As We Want, ANd Can, I Say "OSCAR DE LA HOYA, KEEP DOING YOUR BUISNESSES MAN, UNTIL GOD TAKES YOUR LAST BREATH". GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR HISPANICS...............AND SCREW THE REST........
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