Transfer over, Dana White. Jake Paul might beat you to be the primary main sporting occasion to be held on the much-hyped Las Vegas Sphere.
The Sphere is a wild 20,000 seat venue outfitted with a 16K decision wraparound inside LED display. It opened in September 2023 and has primarily been used up to now to host demo reveals and live performance residencies for bands like U2, Phish, and Grateful Lifeless carry-on Lifeless & Firm.
UFC CEO Dana White has booked the Sphere for his second Mexican Independence Day present on September 14th, and it was anticipated that this may be the venue’s first main dwell sports activities occasion. However now Irish information outlet RTE reviews {that a} ladies’s boxing rematch between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano might beat them to the punch with a June date. An official announcement is anticipated someday over the following few days.
Taylor is promoted by Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, whereas Serrano has teamed up with Jake Paul’s Most Invaluable Promotions. If this battle goes by, Paul will promote an occasion on the Sphere earlier than the UFC, which we’re positive Dana White would love.
White was an outspoken critic of Jake Paul for years earlier than realizing he was simply giving the YouTuber-turned-boxer extra consideration each time he battled “The Downside Baby” on social media. Not solely is White not a fan of Paul, he additionally hates MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian. Bidarian was a former UFC CFO who struck out on his personal after the Endeavor sale. White has since referred to his former senior government as an “accountant,” “scumbag,” and “warlock.”
The primary Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano battle in April 2022 can credibly be described as the most important battle in ladies’s boxing historical past. It headlined a bought out Madison Sq. Backyard and featured Taylor profitable an exhilarating come-from-behind resolution victory over Serrano.
Since then Taylor has efficiently defended her many titles three extra instances. Serrano has gone 4-0 in the identical stretch, most just lately having a homecoming battle in Puerto Rico canceled over a foul hair dye job.
