World heavyweight champion Arjan Bahular believes that the fight between him and Francis Nganu could bring in 800 million viewers.
The Predator created a stir two weeks ago after it was revealed that he had signed an innovative contract with the Professional Fighters League. Aside from making himself a truckload of cash, Ngannou has also secured a large pile of cash for his future opponents and a seat at the head of the table for the PFL’s recent expansion into Africa. The former UFC heavyweight champion isn’t expected to step inside the Smart Cage until 2024, but if Arjan Bhullar gets his way, his ticket to the Francis Ngannou lottery will be the winner.
talk with Shamatkar Sandhu on YouTube About a potential ONE vs. PFL event being promoted, Bhullar suspects that the $2 million secured purse of Francis Nganu’s first opponent could be of much greater value as part of a cross-promotion between the two global firms.
“And I think it would be fair, I think two million if you were at home with the PFL. If we’re into promotion, we’re doing this or that, there’s no cap on that,” Bhullar said.
Arjan Bhullar believes that the fight between him and Francis Nganu will be the most watched fight in the history of mixed martial arts
Arjan Bhullar also suggested that no other fighter in the world could turn heads to a potential showdown like him.
“I think there is much more to it than, in my view, there is no other heavyweight on the planet that can bring in 800 million eyeballs, [through] Star Sports [broadcaster of ONE Championship in India]to the negotiating table with that. It’s going to be the most watched fight ever, you won’t get those eyeballs anywhere else” (h/t MMA news).
Before he starts pressing hard for the scrap with Francis Nganuu, Arjan Bhullar will first need to deal with world heavyweight champion Anatoly Malekhin. The two giants are set to unify their titles on June 23 at ONE Friday Fights 22 after more than a year of delays and cancellations.
“June 23rd, I have a date,” Bhullar continued. “I have to take care of that, but then, nothing else, it’s all just talk. So no in terms of that, but if we’re just talking, we’re sitting on a podcast, then yeah, sure.”
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