Opetaia signs with Zuffa

[Athenry04]

Didn't see this coming.

 

[MMALOPEZ]

becomes their biggest name so far by a mile

 

[MMALOPEZ]

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Is he going to be able to keep his IBF title? He's talking about unification but isn't Zuffa using their own titles?

 

[svmr_db]

 

[Jonny Ninja]

Well good luck to him. I’m not sure it’s a good move for a fighter of his calibre though. He’s limiting the standard of competition he’s gonna face and he’ll have to fight at HW. Who’s he gonna fight at CW.

This will ultimately hurt his legacy imo. I’m not sure this is a good move financially either. It’s baffling

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Jai didn't do his homework

 

[Athenry04]

Promotional partnership with his current promoters Tasman fighters, still wants undisputed.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Now some fans on social media are even speculating that Usyk may've signed with Zuffa. I hope he's smarter than that.

 

[Kovalev's "Man Bag"]

Promotional partnership with his current promoters Tasman fighters, still wants undisputed.

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So he'll be co-promoted then by Zuffa it sounds like. That's not as bad as I thought.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

Now some fans on social media are even speculating that Usyk may've signed with Zuffa. I hope he's smarter than that.

I am not feel.

 

[tank666]

So much for all the belts, must have been a very lucrative contract.

 

[Cipushka]

Signing with gooffa is an iq test.

 

[Goatenstein]

Once again he proves he doesn't really want to fight the best.

 

[treelo]

Once again he proves he doesn't really want to fight the best.

100% this

 

[Stormtrooper85]

So much for all the belts, must have been a very lucrative contract.

I saw Vergil Ortiz's manager saying Zuffa boxing is paying more than most other promoters. I don't know how true that is but it'll be something to see Dana treat boxers better than fighters in the UFC and watch the mental gymnastics of MMA fighters and fans convincing themselves that actually they don't deserve better.

 

[David Street]

Zuffa not have a cruiser-weight, must be moving up.

 

[EndlessCritic]

I saw Vergil Ortiz's manager saying Zuffa boxing is paying more than most other promoters. I don't know how true that is but it'll be something to see Dana treat boxers better than fighters in the UFC and watch the mental gymnastics of MMA fighters and fans convincing themselves that actually they don't deserve better.

It will be something to see Dana treat boxers in Zuffa better than boxers outside of Zuffa and watch the mental gymnastics of boxing fans convincing themselves that this is somehow bad for boxing.

The only people in boxing more than those in MMA are the .1% of top fighters. Thanks to Dana, men (and women) on the fringe of the top 50 are able to make six figures.

 

[Dr Fong]

I saw Vergil Ortiz's manager saying Zuffa boxing is paying more than most other promoters. I don't know how true that is but it'll be something to see Dana treat boxers better than fighters in the UFC and watch the mental gymnastics of MMA fighters and fans convincing themselves that actually they don't deserve better.

MMA has settled into its status as 2nd class bumfights now.

Basically nobody will even bother to highlight the discrepancy in pay between boxers and MMA fighters.

It's also worth pointing out that 'Dana' does not treat or pay anyone differently. He does not own TKO and is not responsible for any of that. This is just Saudi money filtered through TKO.

 

[SandisLL]

UFC usually does have beautiful clauses. Boxers managers and promoters too. Also they does have event's promoter etc reality.

Plus in pro boxing final authority to approve fight card is up to event's promoter and reg authority officials.

Sometimes boxer promoter is the same as event's promoter.
Feel difference it it isn't the same.
Relationships between all these and team/ manager .....
Papers...etc.
Cautious matchmaking etc.

However boxers usually are allowed to have their brand and ad deals. Ofc again difference directly with some company or via agent etc....