Henry Cejudo makes his pro boxing debut vs Deen the Great on Sept 26 in Miami. Another UFC champ joins the crossover trend–following Ngannou, McGregor, Silva & more. Boxing clearly the bigger draw.
The list of UFC and MMA names that have been detailed on here over the last year or so going to pro boxing speaks for itself.
Boxing is the centre of the universe again in combat sports, professional boxing, specifically.
Henry Cejudo in the US a huge name in the sphere of MMA and UFC, Deen The Great in the US a huge name in the streaming and influencer space.
Some notes on the bout;
- Debuts pro boxing Sept 26 in Miami, Florida
- Faces influencer Deen the Great on a Misfits card
- Former UFC double-champ and Olympic gold medalist
- Fights just 5 weeks after a wrestling rematch (if healthy)
- Joins growing list of MMA stars crossing over
- Latest proof boxing still holds bigger financial pull
- Follows Ngannou (vs Fury), McGregor (vs Mayweather), Anderson Silva
- Also echoes Nate Diaz (vs Paul), Jorge Masvidal (vs Nate), Woodley, Darren Till and more
- Even current UFC champs like Makhachev eye boxing
- Jon Jones also keen on having a pro boxing match at the moment
- Trend keeps growing — boxing remains the pinnacle payday
All roads lead to professional boxing in the combat sports universe.
That is the case for some time at the moment and is only becoming more the case each day that passes by.
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