Combat & UFC
Ariel Helwani says repeated pay figures after Stevenson news looked like a Zuffa narrative push
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Zuffa Boxing Dead? Ariel Helwani & Ade React to Shakur's Shocking Release, What's Next for Dubois
What was said
"He wanted 15 million to fight Jose Valenuela. They were offering him 7 million to fight in Newark. The juice wasn't worth the squeeze. And everyone was saying that there was like five or six people saying the same thing. And I was like, "Oh, this is 100% coming from Zufa. They're trying to change the narrative on him.""
Host Ariel Helwani says that after news of Shakur Stevenson’s release, he saw multiple posts repeating the same pay-dispute numbers, including claims Stevenson wanted US$15m and was offered US$7m. Helwani says it 'looked' like it was coming from Zuffa Boxing to 'change the narrative', while stressing he does not know what the truth is and believes there is 'more to this story'.
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- Speaker
- Ariel Helwani · host
- Programme
- The Ariel Helwani Show
- Episode
- Zuffa Boxing Dead? Ariel Helwani & Ade React to Shakur's Shocking Release, What's Next for Dubois
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- 6:12
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