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Two rivals will sit closer to each other when they watch the action up close at Noche UFC. Dana White will welcome Oscar De La Hoya with a forced smile, as the latter will enter the coveted Las Vegas Sphere instead of joining his fraternity at the Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga bill. The combat sports community is aware of the deep strife between the two promoters and is still wondering how that will happen. It seems the UFC CEO has laid bare the genius play of his boxing counterpart.

De La Hoya recently specified his intentions to skip the Alvarez vs. Berlanga card, as he labeled the event “robbery.” Instead, the former Olympic Gold medalist expressed his desire to watch Noche UFC a few streets away on the same block. But that seemed far-fetched reality until he dialed up his ally, HE Turki Alalshikh.

Interestingly, Riyadh Season is the title sponsor of Noche UFC, and as a result, the Saudi adviser has his own separate ticket block. De La Hoya is part of the same ticket block and will have access to the near-cage seats. White, 55, shed light on the situation when he appeared at the Contender Series 71 press conference.

The UFC lynchpin said, “Well, I got that call today. He’s coming with Sheikh Turki. He is part of his ticket block. I knew he wasn’t part of my ticket block. That’s for damn sure. Oscar does things that are good for Oscar at the moment.”

While White then discussed Alvarez, 34, and Al Haymon’s decision to host the event on the same date, he was respectful towards both. He blamed MGM for the clash of dates. But now it seems he might have another tough task, to accommodate De La Hoya, the same man whom he tried to “bury.”

How did Dana White and Oscar De La Hoya become rivals?

It all started with De La Hoya’s intention to venture into the MMA. The boxer-turned-promoter even hosted the trilogy fight between the two MMA greats, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, in 2018 as his first fight. However, because of their age and health concerns, he received scathing criticism, with White also ripping him apart. But De La Hoya saw it differently.

He told Shannon Sharpe, “When I first thought about getting into MMA, I strongly felt that he [Dana White] just wanted to bury me, not have competition. He started talking s–t about me.” The two have been at loggerheads since, with all talks of becoming friends tossed to the bin. It remains to be seen how the encounter at Noche UFC affects their animosity.

What do you make of this step by Oscar De La Hoya to attend Noche UFC and meet Dana White? Let us know in the comments below.

Much of the boxing world is focused on the upcoming clash between Canelo Alvarez and Edgar Berlanga. However, the undercard of the PBC-Amazon Prime event promises just as much excitement. Three known faces, Caleb Plant, Stephen Fulton, and Rolando Romero, return to the ring, each aiming to redeem themselves after their last fights ended in defeats. However, a significant subplot of the night is the title clash between Erislandy Lara and Danny Garcia.

It’s literally a tale of comebacks. Garcia returns to the ring over two years after the fight against Jose Benavidez Jr. Lara came back early this year, after the first title defense on May 28, 2022. As the spotlight grows brighter on their showdown, fans have become increasingly curious not only about their professional performances but also about their personal lives. A few appear keen to learn more about the relationship status of the reigning WBA middleweight champion.

Meet Yudi Lara, Erislandy Lara’s former partner and the mother of his kids

Before diving into Lara’s personal life, it’s worth noting his impressive career. The middleweight southpaw was born in Cuba’s Guantanamo on April 11, 1983. Like many compatriots, he also started out young in the world-renowned Cuban boxing system. Over the years, he managed to build a formidable amateur resume. It included winning medals at world championships. Like other Cuban boxers, he could have made it to Olympic glory. But he preferred a different path—a relocation to the United States.

After turning professional in 2008 in Turkey, Lara moved to the U.S., and by 2013, he secured his first world title—the interim WBA light middleweight championship. Things developed on the personal front as well. In 2017, roughly six years after he came to the United States, Lara and his wife Yudi were finally granted American citizenship. The couple were already living in Houston, Texas, with their three children. In the past, Yudi Lara grabbed headlines for the way she went against Gabe Rosado. The now-retired boxer had reportedly criticized her husband following the split decision loss to Jarett Hurd.

According to ‘cibercuba.com’, by 2020, Erislandy Lara was in a relationship with Karen Álvarez. Though originally from Cuba’s second-largest city, Santiago de Cuba, it seems she had settled down in Miami, Florida.

Though not much is known about her background or career, the couple has been featured in some of Lara’s Instagram posts, offering a glimpse into their life together.

Erislandy Lara’s unknown partner from Cuba

Accounts reveal that through an earlier relationship, the champion was already a father to two sons—Erislandy and Roberlandy. Reportedly, the kids appear to be in Cuba, along with ‘The American Dream’s mother, Maricel. However, based on what he later revealed, Lara remains in touch with his sons. He has expressed a deep desire to reunite with them, stating, “It hurts every day. Communications are a little better now, and we have better contact. But the biggest dream I have is for us to all be together. It would mean the world just to see my boys, watch, then play sports, go to their school.”

Though he turned 41 this year, Erislandy Lara maintains the same relentless ambition that he had when he commenced his boxing journey. He knows he faces a formidable opponent in Danny Garcia. But Lara believes that, like his previous three opponents, he would be able to stop the ‘Swift’. A win would take him further closer to his dream—a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He will do whatever he can to ensure it comes true.

Between Garcia and Lara, who is your pick for the win on Saturday fight night?

The Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight card has three title fights set to take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, including Alvarez putting up his WBC, WBA, WBO, and Ring Magazine super middleweight titles on the line in the main event against Berlanga.

Canelo Alvarez (61-2-2) has won four straight fights and competes for the second time this year. He defeated Jaime Munguia via unanimous decision this past May.

Edgar Berlanga (22-0) knocked out Padraig McCrory in the sixth round this past February in his only appearance of 2024.

Also on the main card, Erislandy Lara defends his WBA world middleweight title against Danny Garcia in the co-main event, plus Caleb Plant and Trevor McCumby square off for the WBA interim super middleweight title.

The Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga fight card

Las Vegas lived up to its reputation as the fight capital of the world on Saturday night, playing host to both UFC 306 and the latest title defense from boxing star Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Both events delivered — it’s just too bad they overlapped.

UFC 306 marked the promotion’s debut in the new Las Vegas Sphere and lived up to all the pre-fight hype, taking full advantage of the state-of-the-art arena’s many bells and whistles. Also called Noche UFC, it commemorated Mexican Independence Day, and featured many of the promotion’s top Mexican fighters — except for the main event, which pitted American champ Sean O’Malley against Georgian challenger Merab Dvalishvili in a bantamweight title fight.

O’Malley, who won the belt with a knockout of Dvalishvili’s training partner Aljamain Sterling last year and defended it with a decision win over Marlon “Chito” Vera earlier this year, was one of the promotion’s biggest stars heading in the marquee fight, but ultimately suffered a comprehensive, unanimous-decision loss.

“I feel like I’m in a dream,” an elated Dvalishvili told commentator Joe Rogan after the fight, with the bantamweight belt wrapped around his waist. “Today I’m the best fighter in the UFC.”

It went more or less exactly the way anyone who was picking Dvalishvili predicted it would. The Georgian, who is one of the most relentless wrestlers in MMA at present, completed takedown after takedown throughout the five-round fight. While he was badly hurt by a body shot in the final round, he successfully neutral

Oscar De La Hoya has suggested Canelo Alvarez’s fight with Edgar Berlanga was boring.

Alvarez took the latest step in his career of pound-for-pound dominance as he took on challenger Edgar Berlanga, beating him in a dominant display at the T-Mobile Arena to retain his world titles.

The Mexican dropped his rival en route to a points win, with fans in the arena seemingly impressed with quite how easily he dispatched of the Puerto Rican.

But estranged promoter of Alvarez and boxing legend De La Hoya, was quick to put down his efforts on social media.

He wrote: “I told you so. You should have saved your hard earned money [several sleeping emojis].”

A fan then argued that it was one of Alvarez’s more impressive performances, but De La Hoya wasn’t entertaining it.

He responded: “[Laughing face emojis] Wow so he threw more than 3 punches a round.”

Alvarez did not only throw three punches a round and controlled the spectacle for the vast majority in the verdict of fans.

De La Hoya had fumed at Alvarez’s decision to fight Berlanga before the event, and had ranted over his fighting style.

He promoted Alvarez for ten years between 2010 and 2020 overseeing the astonishing rise of the pound-for-pound superstar.

But the pair