Over the past couple of years the trend of MMA and Boxing stars competing against each other has been widespread across the world. Fans share their love for both sports but you’re never considered a true die-hard fan until you choose one and represent your favourite sport through the means of memorabilia and staying on top of the action.
You might be wondering when did all this happen? Why did it happen? Why do people like it and do others despise fighters from both sports competing against each other?
One of the biggest fights in recent times when both sports collided was when the former five division champion, Floyd Mayweather, fought against global superstar Connor McGregor in Las Vegas. Although this was a fight nobody ever saw coming and with McGregor fighting for the first time in the squared ring, the fight was all over the world. An event which brought together fans from both sports together.
Fans witnessed a dominance of Mayweather winning in the ninth round with a TKO but, a McGregor who was able to land convincing shots on the champion which buckled the legs of Mayweather during the earlier rounds of the fight.
Mayweather went on to winning his last fight and retiring from boxing but has also fought in some exhibitions and one which he wanted was against the former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nermagomedov which Khabib admitted he refused despite having the chance of claiming $100m.
Fast forward into 2021, a big event which took place over the weekend was the Triller event which showcased fighters from both MMA and Boxing. Both camps had coaches which were fueling their team to win and, in this case, it was Quintin ‘Rampage’ Jackson for the MMA team and Shanon ‘The Canon’ Briggs for boxing.
Jackson and Briggs came into a war of words in the built up to their teams fighting which fueled what seems to be a fight brewing in the next couple of months between the two.
Jackson, the former UFC light-heavyweight champion said in the press conference leading up to the event that he would accept the challenge to face Briggs which Briggs also agreed but expressed how Jackson was scared and just saying it for the cameras.
Although both fighters are past their prime days of fighting, a fight between the two will definitely bring some eyes to the table and in return a lot of money for both.
Could this fight end the debate of if boxing is superior than MMA or does MMA take the win?
Negotiations have not been made but speculation are on the rise as both have admitted how they’d love to enter the ring and fight!
