RE: How Will Dana White Fare As a Boxing Promoter?
Dana has already stated he's not looking to mix MMA & Boxing again. I think if they bring MMA guys over to boxing you potentially hurt the UFC brand anyway & lets not act like guys aren't getting injured & falling out of fight dates all the time. That would be a huger problem if they let some of their biggest fighters switch over to boxing.
I wouldn't be shocked if they switched Cyborg over to boxing from time to time. The UFC doesn't even have any fighters in Cyborg's weight division as we speak so it might actually make sense for them to let Cyborg box + she's saying she'd love to box. She brought in Cecilia Brækhus & Claressa Shields to spar her for this Holly Holm camp. So that could happen even with Dana signing legit boxers to "Zuffa Boxing" or whatever this entity gets called.
Time will tell while Dana may not want to do it now if the fighters request and want to do so Dana may support them in certain cases albeit only the superstars will be able to leverage that. In terms of income though it is true that the top of the MMA pocket is not anywhere close to a Boxing Purse at this time.
For now though I agree brand protection is the smarter move but that might not be the case forever. (Woops posted under brandonk)