Former UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt has challenged the promotion’s president Dana White to a fight, following a legal dispute that has left him facing a near-$400,000 bill. Hunt’s UFC contract expired at the end of 2018, and he has not competed in MMA since, though he did lose a boxing bout in December 2020.
The 47-year-old New Zealander was ordered by the United States District Court to pay the company $388,235 in legal fees and costs, according to court documents from a March 2021 ruling. Hunt took to social media this week to deny that he will have to pay the fee, instead challenging White and former UFC executives Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta to a fight.
“Mark the super Samoan vs Dana the parasite White, Lorenzo Fertita and Frank Fertita,” Hunt wrote on Instagram. “Five rounds MMA, these losers @danawhite, Frank Fertita, Lorenzo Fertita [have] sucked the life out of so many fighters. [White] and his scum friends: You win, I drop the law suit – I win, you pay every fighter you have ripped off since @ufc started. Now who would pay to see that?”
Hunt’s last outing was a boxing match in December 2020, where he lost to former rugby league player Paul Gallen via unanimous decision after six rounds. The legal dispute stems from a lawsuit Hunt filed against the UFC, which was dismissed, leading to the court ordering him to cover the promotion’s legal costs.
