One of the biggest fight weekends is upon us. Is this on account of the UFC Vegas 35 card, headlined by a fantastic pairing of featherweight strikers in Edson Barboza and Giga Chikadze? No, of course not. Instead, it’s the return of former Disney Channel star turned internet shit-disturber turned prizefighter Jake Paul, as he takes on former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley in an eight-round cruiserweight boxing match in his hometown of Cleveland. What a time to be alive.
Snark aside, this will inevitably be, as Paul’s previous outings have proven, to be one of the biggest grossing and attention-earning combat sports events of 2021, for better or worse.