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Opinion: Why Freakshow Fights Will Always Draw

Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.

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When YouTube stars KSI and Logan Paul squared off on Nov. 9 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, combat sports enthusiasts weren’t exactly expecting fireworks. It was a rematch between the two newly professional boxers after a lackluster first meeting at the Manchester Arena in England was scored a majority draw in August 2018 -- a fight that former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Michael Bisping called “an insulting mockery” to professional boxing and martial arts.