En galen MMA-värld blir galnare. UFC-stjärnan Sage Northcutt, 22, siktar in sig på en match mot världskända Youtubern Logan Paul. En match som kan generera stora pengar säger Northcutt till ESPN.
“Any fighter fighting in the UFC would take the opportunity to take a fight against a YouTuber and stand to make several million dollars.”
Paul gick senast match mot en annan KSI, en annan Youtuber, tidigare i augusti. Matchen som slutade med oavgjort resultat var ingen höjdare rent tekniskt men matchen som såldes som PPV för 10 dollar hade hela 800.000 tittare.
Northcutt fortsätter:
”Either [boxing or MMA] is good for the sport. I know Logan Paul just had a boxing fight. It takes a lot of courage just to step in a ring and do that. I think it’s a great opportunity for both of us.”
Northcutt, som tränar hos Team Alpha Male, har dessutom fått gehör från Logan Paul själv. Enligt Urijah Faber är Paul öppen för idén.
“I asked, ‘Are you serious about fighting Sage?’ He is not opposed to it. He does have a wrestling background and is doing some boxing now. He’s a big, strong guy. I think there is some potential there.