Dana White Denies Manipulating Conor McGregor-Paulie Malignaggi Sparring Session Tapes

– Dana White spoke with Sky Sports and discussed Paulie Malignaggi’s claim that the video released of Malignaggi sparring with Conor McGregor was manipulated. The highlights are below:

On Paulie Malignaggi claiming that he doctored sparring footage with Conor McGregor: “What am I, Steven Spielberg? Come on. It’s footage of the actual sparring. Let me tell you what: I was there for all 12 rounds, and Paulie has said some crazy things and bad things about me. I felt sorry for the guy. It was a one-way beating. A lot of people said Conor couldn’t box. Paulie was obviously lying about everything he said about the sparring match, so I released it.”

On Malignaggi challenging him to release the full tape: “I got no problem releasing the full tape. The problem is Conor doesn’t want Mayweather to see everything that he’s doing and everything he’s been working on. Those were just some small clips.”

On the sparring sessions: “It was very one-sided [in McGregor’s favor]. It was an absolute beating. Guess what: I think it was the right for Paulie Malignaggi to definitely leave, for his health’s sake.”