Quote from: Synchronice on November 02, 2023, 01:51:56 PM

Quote from: TopTort777 on November 02, 2023, 12:40:48 PM

Lets guys have a small discussion about recent Francis Ngannou vs Tyson Fury fight. But not about the fight itself, but on the possible changes in UFC or MMA promotion it might cause. Francis has showed, that MMA guys can compete on rather high level against elite boxers. So should we expect fighter migration to professional boxing? Give me your thoughts.

Isn't boxing losing popularity? MMA is new, I think it will become more popular than boxing unless we have a new Mike Tyson who will fight like a hungry and aggressive lion. Probably, right now, we can say that many MMA fighters will ask Dana for a salary raise or more of them will move in boxing because there is a tons of money made there, McGregor showed that, Ngannou showed that.

Cant say that boxing is loosing popularity and MMA is gaining it. Each sports has its own fanbase. But the amount boxers receive after the fight was always a gem that attract other fighters to switch to it. People announced their desire to switch for long time, but I think Ngannou made it most laud. Now, like bittraffic mentioned, new UFC star starts to pay more attention to boxing. That isnt healthy for UFC. Dont know how they gonna react. Still continue to bind their fighters with contracts, or let them have a boxing fight if that wont harm their UFC career.