V.168 Part 3: Money May I? Logan Paul, Diogenes + UFC FN on The Eugene S. Robinson Show!

Logan Paul is rich. Floyd Mayweather is rich. Dana White is rich. You know who is not rich? Us.

This Sun. night, June 6th, a great number of people purchased the $49.99 USD “BRAGGING RIGHTS” PPV showdown from SHOWTIME, with a main event showcasing the undefeated & retired Hall of Fame, 5-division Champ: boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, returning to the ring for the 1st time in nearly 4 years to face social media giant, YouTuber/Boxer(?), Logan Paul, in an 8-Rd special exhibition match – where the rules were basically made up & the points didn’t matter. The event streamed live from the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL- complete with rain!

In the co-main event, Badou Jack (23-3-3, 13 KO) faced-off against replacement opponent Dervin Colina. Jack was supposed to fight Jean Pascal, who tested positive for 3 different steroids as well as EPO ahead of the bout & was removed. Also in action, was former NFL All-Pro star wide receiver, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, as he made his debut against Brian Maxwell in an additional exhibition bout, which opened the PPV event.

MAYWEATHER VS LOGAN PAUL CARD:
MAIN CARD – Showtime PPV
Exhibition Match: Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul (8 3-min rds)
Light Heavyweight: Badou Jack vs Dervin Colina
Junior Middleweight: Jarret Hurd vs Luis Arias
Contracted exhibition: Chad Johnson vs Brian Maxwell

PRELIMS – YouTube
Jean Torres vs Zack Kuhn
Adrian Benton vs Pedro Cruz
Micky Scala vs Adam Ramirez
Viddal Riley vs Quintell Thompson
Jalil Hackett vs Angelo Diaz
Dorian Khan Jr. vs Jonathan Conde

#MayweatherPaul went 8 full rounds, which based on the modified rules, means there was no official winner. The 2 men, however, both took home quite a chunk of show money. The undefeated Mayweather reportedly net around $100 mil, while the 26-yr-old Paul, who’s had 1 pro fight on his record, was expected to take home around $20 mil.

The exhibition match once again highlighted the huge disparity in fighter pay between boxing & MMA. Which is something our reigning UFC HW champ Francis N'Gannou decided to point out. “The Predator” went on Twitter & had this to say:

"It's crazy to think that Logan Paul (0-1) just made $20M on a boxing exhibition.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WRONG? 🤔"

N'Gannou last fought at UFC 260 in March, when he knocked out Stipe Miocic to win the HW crown. He reportedly took home $580K for the fight, which included his $50K Performance Bonus.
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Also this weekend we had UFC Vegas 28 on Sat. night, June 5th, streaming live on ESPN+...

UFC VEGAS 28: ‘ROZENSTRUIK VS SAKAI’ RESULTS:
ESPN+ MAIN CARD
13. Jairzinho Rozenstruik DEF Augusto Sakai – KO/TKO, G&P at of Rd 1
12. Marcin Tybura DEF Walt Harris – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:06 of Rd 1
11. Roman Dolidze DEF Laureano Staropoli – DEC, Unanimous
10. Santiago Ponzinibbio DEF Miguel Baeza – DEC, Unanimous
9. Gregory Rodrigues DEF Duško Todorović – DEC, Unanimous

PRELIMS
8. De La Rosa DEF Lipski – KO/TKO, G&P at 4:27 of Rd 2, Total 9:27
7. Latifi DEF Boser – DEC, Unanimous
6. Salikhov DEF Trinaldo – DEC, Unanimous
5. Kirk DEF Amirkhani – DEC, Unanimous
4. Patrick vs Jones – NO CONTEST, Accidental Eye Poke at 2:14 of Rd 2, Total 7:14
3. Fiorot DEF Ricci – KO/TKO, Punches (Standing TKO) at 3:00 of Rd 2, Total 8:00
2. Woodson DEF Zalal – DEC, SPLIT
1. Puelles DEF Leavitt – DEC, Unanimous

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