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We are less than one month away from one of the biggest boxing matches of 2024.
Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev is scheduled to go down on October 12 from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the “Riyadh Season” hosted by upstart boxing promoter Turki Alalshikh. Bivol is undefeated at 23-0, a multiple time world champion with wins over the likes of Canelo Alvarez and Lyndon Arthur. Beterbiev, similarly, is a three-division champion with an undefeated (20-0) record, and each of his wins came via stoppage.
The two have a long history dating back to their amateur days, giving a long lead up to this high-profile battle. Appropriately, the newly dropped promotional video above reflects that history, showing their rise to the top of boxing mountain in a creative fashion. With the boxers suited up in medieval attire, armies fall and a bear is conquered en route to their pivotal showdown.
The epic four minute video has a very Game of Thrones vibe. When the two face off in the ring rather than atop a snowy mountain, who takes the victory?
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— Home of Fight (@Home_of_Fight) September 25, 2024
The awkward vibe of this tweet tells me Muhammad Mokaev is still going to annoy somebody behind-the-scenes.
Highest paid flyweight fighter in the world right now without holding the title @bravemmaf
But of course my goal is come back to UFC because it is the number 1 promotion in the world right now! pic.twitter.com/qVMIFNMmS5
— Muhammad Mokaev (@muhammadmokaev) September 25, 2024
Clips of the Netflix documentary on Vince McMahon are circling the web, and it seems like a worthy watch.
Clay Guida will keep on keepin’ on against another young talent in Chase Hooper, who looks to have improved quite a bit since jumping up to Lightweight.
Slips, rips, and KO clips
This is how we should decide the next Flyweight title shot.
A great fight most reading probably didn’t see:
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— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) September 14, 2024
