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jayrebb
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Waiting for the DC title defense to be added to that card before I sign off on the trek up to Boston, but Stipe - Ngannou is a strong motivator.
I haven't checked the status of Volkan's legal situation or how the UFC is proceeding with it. If Volkan is out, then DC is out I'm sure.
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Conor was the clear "B" side in that Floyd fight.
Even if Conor-Pac does half of his Mayweather fight he could make more money. Guaranteed $40M with 50% split would be enticing and bigger than anything the UFC will do in the Octagon.
#1 issue is Dana White is his boss as Conor has a UFC exclusive. How much of a cut did they take from his Mayweather fight - 10 percent, 25 percent? The easiest way for Dana to assert dominance is to tell Conor he can box whenever but UFC gets 40% of his money. For Conor that means the big money fights will still offer more than the UFC and Dana White gets to roll in the cash for the hard work of watching his biggest star dance around outside his promotion.
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Zuffa Boxing seemed to be taking a larger cut than the UFC based on the brokering of the fight through Zuffa Boxing LLC, but nobody will ever know who the partners were for sure. Lorenzo was heavily involved in making that fight happen. So, my impression was Dana White fucked the UFC on that deal. Dana has business interests outside of the UFC now with the birth of Zuffa Boxing LLC which was likely a co-promoter of the Floyd-Mac Promotions card.
Dana's allegiance is no longer 100% to the UFC.
Guaranteed 40M is out of the question on a Pacman fight. His Floyd guaranteed money was only 20M-25M if I'm remembering correctly before backend.
I'd say Pacman is a guaranteed 10M. More than the UFC is willing to put up right now for his next defense.
Paulie is a better matchup but doesn't have the name value needed to sell a freakshow.
Dana's allegiance is no longer 100% to the UFC.
Guaranteed 40M is out of the question on a Pacman fight. His Floyd guaranteed money was only 20M-25M if I'm remembering correctly before backend.
I'd say Pacman is a guaranteed 10M. More than the UFC is willing to put up right now for his next defense.
Paulie is a better matchup but doesn't have the name value needed to sell a freakshow.
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Well the fact its called Zuffa (italian for fight) to me says its a Fertitta company.
Also the first Conor-Floyd meeting was held in Lorenzo's office. I'd guess Zuffa Boxing is another Fertitta company with Lorenzo as the principal and Dana as a potential silent partner (until its time to not be silent anymore as his UFC deal expires next year, and Dana may not be resigned)
I don't think Dana has a non-compete clause on boxing promotion. There is nothing stopping him from revealing his position in Zuffa Boxing aside from optics and pissing the UFC off. If he can milk another UFC deal while continuing to silently promote boxing cards with Zuffa Boxing, he will. Dana does whats best for Dana.
Also the first Conor-Floyd meeting was held in Lorenzo's office. I'd guess Zuffa Boxing is another Fertitta company with Lorenzo as the principal and Dana as a potential silent partner (until its time to not be silent anymore as his UFC deal expires next year, and Dana may not be resigned)
I don't think Dana has a non-compete clause on boxing promotion. There is nothing stopping him from revealing his position in Zuffa Boxing aside from optics and pissing the UFC off. If he can milk another UFC deal while continuing to silently promote boxing cards with Zuffa Boxing, he will. Dana does whats best for Dana.
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I wonder if Cub hurt his neck. You don't normally tap frantically and spasm like that for a blood choke.
Edit: Yup, sounds like it. Swanson: ‘I Felt Like I was Going To Die’
