TKO is aiming to hold a mega event featuring WWE, UFC, and Boxing superstars.
Turki Alalsheikh and UFC president Dana White‘s new venture into the world of boxing is all set to bring you prime combat sports entertainment under TKO.
After TKO was created to unify the whole of fighting sports, some people wanted to keep the different promotions away from each other to avoid any confusion. However, some people wanted to be amused by several crossovers between different fighters who are stars in their field of combat sports.
Recently, fights between former UFC fighters and boxers have created a buzz among viewers. Every time a popular MMA fighter like Nate Diaz gets interested in fighting someone from the boxing world, people flock to see the fight. So, the UFC didn’t want to miss the opportunity to cash in on such a tempting opportunity.
Dana White as president, took the UFC to new heights. Because of his promotional prowess, a combat sports investor like Turki Alalsheik was bound to get impressed. After his Highness and White announced that they were going to introduce a medium of sports entertainment that is going to be the face of boxing, everybody from the fighting industry took notice.
“I wouldn’t be sitting here right now if it wasn’t for the sport of boxing. That’s where I started, and I’ve been talking a lot of smack about boxing for a long time. I’m looking forward to implementing changes and things that I think would definitely help the sport. Simple things like the best fight the best. How about that?” – Dana White
That’s what Dana White had to say about the structure of TKO boxing. He has found a problem in the boxing industry, and the UFC head honcho is here to fix it. He has built a sport like the UFC from the beginning, and he’s going to use his years of experience to provide TKO with a strong foundation.
“What I would love to do is build this thing from the ground up, the way that we did the UFC… You have everybody start fighting everybody [and] when you get to the top 5, there’s no denying who the best five guys in the world are. And then they all fight it out to see who’s the world champion” – Dana White.
According to Billi Bhatti of the Wrestling Informer, TKO’s grand slam event could probably take place next year –
“”At some point this year or next, a mega card is expected to take place in Saudi Arabia,” Bhatti said during an episode of The Wrestling Informer podcast. “Featuring boxing, UFC or MMA, and WWE all at the same event.”
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