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Hell frozen over? Dana White says ‘You gotta credit Eddie Hearn’ for keeping Joshua vs. Fury in the U.K.

Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury tickets went on sale Friday, October 9th at noon London time, and were completely sold out in under an hour. That’s 80,000 tickets snatched up with over 500,000 people in the queue left with nothing…

By Ryan Harkness · MMA Mania

Published: Monday, 12 October 2026 at 2:00 PM

Key Things to Know

Dana White credited Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua for successfully keeping the Tyson Fury fight in the UK.
Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury sold out all 80,000 tickets in less than an hour.
Dana White and TKO Group Holdings originally planned to hold the megafight at Madison Square Garden.

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Zuffa Boxing head Dana White has praised promoter Eddie Hearn and Anthony Joshua for fighting to stage the heavyweight clash against Tyson Fury in the United Kingdom. The bout sold all 80,000 tickets in under an hour following a massive surge of over 500,000 fans in the queue, prompting White to concede Hearn made the right call.

White had originally targeted Madison Square Garden in New York City for the event. Despite his rare compliment, tensions remain as Joshua's contract reportedly contains a clause barring TKO Group Holdings from promoting the fight, an issue White previously dared Hearn to litigate.

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Hell frozen over? Dana White says ‘You gotta credit Eddie Hearn’ for keeping Joshua vs. Fury in the U.K.

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