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Oscar De La Hoya claps back, calls Zuffa Boxing 'a failed science project'

February 20, 2026

Story byDanny Segura, MMA JunkieThu, February 19, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC·2 min readAs expected, Oscar De La Hoya's infamous "Clap Back Thursday" was aimed at UFC CEO Dana White and his push into boxing. This past Sunday, following the third installment of Zuffa Boxing, White took shots at several notables in boxing, including De La Hoya, former world champion turned promoter. De La Hoya has made a tradition of posting a video to his Instagram every Thursday with his opinions, which is usually critical of a current topic in boxing. De La Hoya heard of White's comments and made the latest edition about White and Zuffa Boxing. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"You call people mentally ill when they don't agree with you, but guess what, motherf*cker: We're just telling the facts," De La Hoya said on his Instagram.

Oscar De La Hoya claps back, calls Zuffa Boxing 'a failed science project'

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"I have never in my entire life seen someone truly believe they're actually killing it while they're actually doing jack sh*t."White and De La Hoya have a years-long history of feuding.
However, with White's new Zuffa Boxing venture, the two have become more hostile toward each other and with more frequency. De La Hoya, who owns Golden Boy Promotions, isn't a fan of what White is doing to the "sweet science." He finds many things wrong with Zuffa Boxing and doesn't see it taking off."Zuffa (Boxing) is officially a failed science project," De La Hoya said.
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I had no idea there was a show on Sunday.
Zuffa is filled with fighters on the tail end of their careers or who just can't make it at the highest level.

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