On Friday night, the promotion crowned a new heavyweight champion at their third event, as Jairzinho Rozenstruik emerged victorious<\/a> in the main event.<\/p>\n The card heavily featured former UFC fighters, including the return of Bryan Battle following his recent release<\/a> from the promotion due to a weight miss.<\/p>\n NBA legend and long-time MMA fan Shaquille O\u2019Neal even suggested that he might get in the ring while he was watching the fights live.<\/p>\n When it comes to celebrities that have been fans of the UFC and MMA in general for a long time, Shaquille O\u2019Neal is absolutely on that list.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal is not a newcomer to combat sports<\/a> though Friday night did see him attend a Dirty Boxing event after being personally invited by Jon Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n The former NBA player seemingly had a great time watching the fights, and at one point, he jokingly remarked that he might be ready to throw down.<\/p>\n O\u2019Neal praised the event during an interview before pointing to someone who wasn\u2019t on screen and gesturing that they would fight each other.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first seven fights were all done by knockout. Fabulous f\u2014\u2014 sport. Fabulous for Dirty Boxing. I want to see somebody get knocked out. Me and you, I want to fight him right now.\u201d<\/p>\n The Schmo, who was interviewing him, pointed out that the man O\u2019Neal was pointing at was none other than BKFC<\/a> star and Dirty Boxing founder Mike Perry<\/a>, which led to him taking the call out back.<\/p>\n \u201cWho was that? Oh no, no, no, no. Mike, I apologize sir. My bad. I thought you were somebody else. Mike, I apologize, I\u2019m sorry sir.\u201d<\/p>\n Nate Diaz was also in attendance for Dirty Boxing\u2019s event on Friday<\/p>\n![\"Shaquille](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2222350643-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Jeff Bottari\/Zuffa LLCShaquille O\u2019Neal apologizes after accidentally calling out Mike Perry<\/p>\n