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Only a week or so after a failed assassination try on Jake Paul’s boxing life, “The Drawback Youngster” has averted one other main lure by the hands of his enemies.
Throughout a latest look on the Full Ship Podcast, Paul was pressured to reply some tough questions from the Nelk Boys about fighter pay. It felt like a little bit of a setup: the Nelk Boys are famously (and controversially) buddy-buddy with UFC CEO Dana White, who Paul has been feuding with because the inception of his fight sports activities profession. First, Paul was requested in regards to the battle purses on his personal boxing undercards and the way these match ups are booked.
He defined, “It’s fairly tough. Now we have so many requests, so many fights. Principally, we need to assist younger prospects, we would like huge names, then we would like crossover fights like Uriah Corridor vs. [Julio Cesar Chavez Jr] … We pay folks probably the most they’ve ever gotten paid just about each card. It relies upon who or what their title is, but it surely might vary wherever from 40,000 to 1.5 million.”
The Nelk Boys response was to query why there wasn’t a possibility for bonus pay, just like the UFC fighter bonuses. Paul’s response was that he doesn’t have the funds of UFC and Dana White, and identified his difficulty with the multi-billion greenback firm’s share of income that goes to the athletes.
He continued, “We’re not a $6 billion firm. That’s my gripe with it’s the UFC is making billions and billions of {dollars}, however nonetheless solely paying the fighters 12% of the revenue.”
The controversy shifted a bit from there, as Nelk Boys weighed the worth of the UFC’s extra constant alternative towards the bigger greenback determine. Paul talked about that he additionally indicators athletes to multi-fight contracts and pointed to Amanda Serrano for example, however he’s definitely using fewer athletes for fewer fights than the world’s greatest MMA promotion.
Insomnia
This correct description of Deiveson Figueiredo made me chuckle.
Figuerdo throws physique photographs like he is holding a knife and needs to see it come out your again
— Remy Mac (@RemyMacs) August 3, 2024
I anticipate Kyler Phillips rise to proceed with this match up.
Guram Kutateladze has bother stringing UFC wins collectively, however the man persistently does cool issues contained in the Octagon. It’s simple to be a fan!
Marvin Vettori vs. Shara Magomedov has been mentioned beforehand, and the Italian nonetheless desires the battle.
I like this post-UFC Abu Dhabi fan reserving fairly a bit. The 2 greatest Lightweights collide!
Payton Talbott has now frolicked with Tony Hawke and Frank Ocean — rocket ship to stardom confirmed?
A pleasant breakdown of Umar Nurmagomedov’s kickboxing success towards Cory Sandhagen:
Slips, rips, and KO clips
Heel to the chin! Can a spin kick land any cleaner?
Similar aspect head kick claims one other sufferer, however the celebration could be probably the most notable a part of this win.
This brutally one-sided battle makes for a fairly good couple summer time for the Rosas brothers!
Random Land
Distinctive bridges.
4. Puente Nuevo in Ronda, Spain
An impressive bridge spanning a (390 ft) 120-meter-deep chasm and connecting town throughout the Guadalevín River. pic.twitter.com/JfJzJjSW5B
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) August 4, 2024
6. Pont du Gard, France
This magnificence is among the best-preserved Roman aqueduct bridges in existence. Constructed within the first century AD to hold water over 50 km to the colony of Nemausus, it was added to UNESCO’s record of WHS in 1985 on account of its distinctive preservation. pic.twitter.com/Sx42eDVeke
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) August 4, 2024
Midnight Music: Folks rock, 1974
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