The public sentiment around the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis exhibition wasn\u2019t exactly favorable. But it wasn\u2019t terrible either. Boxing was getting exposure, and there was plenty to talk about\u2014even if most of it was complaints. However, once the fight was scrapped, Paul began his search for a new opponent, pushing his next bout to December. So, it wasn\u2019t all that surprising when the Cleveland native mentioned Alex Pereira on his latest hit list of marquee names\u2014fighters he claims will keep him busy.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis team is down [to do the fight],\u201d Paul told ESPN. \u201cI think the only thing preventing it is the UFC. If these guys can get out of their contracts to fight me, it would be a massive fight.\u201d On the surface, it might sound like a far-fetched idea\u2014especially since Pereira still has four fights left on his UFC deal. But with \u2018Poatan\u2019 hinting at an appearance on the White House Card next June, the possibility doesn\u2019t seem entirely unrealistic. For that to happen, though, the UFC would need to play along\u2014and Dana White<\/a> isn\u2019t exactly known for sharing profits. But he has to!<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMoney and promotional opportunity alone should convince Dana White<\/p>\n Most fans remember Floyd Mayweather<\/a> vs. Conor McGregor<\/a>, and how could they not? Yet, in the beginning, even the UFC CEO wasn\u2019t sold on the idea. It took McGregor\u2019s persistence, the enormous financial potential, and the global spotlight that the bout promised to finally win Dana White over. What followed was a rare, low-risk promotional masterstroke: a boxing-only event that elevated the UFC brand without competing directly.<\/p>\n White co-promoted the fight with full force, later calling it a historic payday. And he wasn\u2019t exaggerating. The clash generated over $600 million in revenue, with McGregor taking home around $130 million and the UFC securing a hefty cut. Today, the promotion arguably outshines boxing in mainstream popularity. So why not replicate the formula, especially ahead of what\u2019s being billed as the biggest UFC card in history, perhaps even in the country\u2019s history?<\/p>\n Alex Pereira<\/a> already commands a massive following in both the U.S. and back home in Brazil, while Jake Paul<\/a>\u2019s name alone guarantees headlines. A matchup between them would be pure spectacle. Fans would pay to see the Brazilian powerhouse strike fear into Paul. Since it wouldn\u2019t be an MMA fight and could happen before next year, pay-per-view would still be on the table.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The public sentiment around the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis exhibition wasn\u2019t exactly favorable. But it wasn\u2019t terrible…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271762,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-271761","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271761"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271761\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}