The Triller head honcho appeared on The MMA Hour and spoke to Ariel Helwani on multiple topics. Helwani notably pointed out that a recent report from ESPN’s Dan Rafael claimed that the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort event sold 150K PPVs.
Helwani asked Kavanaugh whether he could confirm or deny the ESPN report, in response to which, Kavanaugh stated:
Ryan Kavanaugh added that perhaps Rafael was referring to the digital numbers. Kavanaugh continued:
Fresh off his win over Evander Holyfield, Vitor Belfort aims to fight Jake Paul
MMA legend Vitor Belfort defeated boxing legend Evander Holyfield in their boxing bout that headlined the Triller fight card on September 11th, 2021. Following his win over Holyfield, Belfort immediately called out Jake Paul.
Paul is under contract with Showtime, and the consensus is that they’re unlikely to allow Paul to fight Belfort at a Triller event.
Nevertheless, whether or not a co-promoted event helps a possible Paul-Belfort boxing match materialize remains to be seen.
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