LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White knows a thing or two about brawls at press conferences. On Tuesday afternoon, a brawl broke out at the pre-fight press conference for an upcoming boxing match between Caleb Plant and Canelo Alvarez . White, if present, is usually the man standing between UFC fighters when they come face-to-face at press conferences and weigh-ins, but was confused as to why the promoters allowed the two boxers to get so close without someone standing between them should tempers flare. “I’m not surprised at ‘sh*t-Showtime’ those guys are great, they’re really good at what they do – from production, to press conferences, they’re f*cking awesome,” White said sarcastically during the Dana White’s Contender Series 40 post-fight news conference on Tuesday evening. “How long have you been in the business, that you would let two fighters go up to each other, face-to-face, without somebody there to try to (stop them).” The brawl between the two fighters was quick, but damage was caused to Plant’s right eye. Initially thought to be caused by the open-handed strikes thrown by Alvarez, a cut on Plant’s right eye was caused by the sunglasses Plant was wearing, Plant’s manager, Luis DeCubas Jr
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