Last night, several stars were in attendance for Jon Jones’ latest event.
The previous UFC heavyweight and lightweight heavyweight champion was announced to be the co-owner of Dirty Boxing earlier this yr.
On Friday night, the promotion crowned a brand new heavyweight champion at their third event, as Jairzinho Rozenstruik emerged victorious within the fundamental event.
The cardboard heavily featured former UFC fighters, including the return of Bryan Battle following his recent release from the promotion resulting from a weight miss.
NBA legend and long-time MMA fan Shaquille O’Neal even suggested that he might get within the ring while he was watching the fights live.
Shaquille O’Neal apologizes after by chance calling out Mike Perry
In terms of celebrities which were fans of the UFC and MMA typically for a very long time, Shaquille O’Neal is totally on that list.
O’Neal isn’t a newcomer to combat sports though Friday night did see him attend a Dirty Boxing event after being personally invited by Jon Jones.
The previous NBA player seemingly had an ideal time watching the fights, and at one point, he jokingly remarked that he could be able to throw down.
O’Neal praised the event during an interview before pointing to someone who wasn’t on screen and gesturing that they’d fight one another.
“The primary seven fights were all done by knockout. Fabulous f—— sport. Fabulous for Dirty Boxing. I need to see any individual get knocked out. Me and also you, I need to fight him without delay.”
The Schmo, who was interviewing him, identified that the person O’Neal was pointing at was none apart from BKFC star and Dirty Boxing founder Mike Perry, which led to him taking the decision out back.
“Who was that? Oh no, no, no, no. Mike, I apologize sir. My bad. I assumed you were any individual else. Mike, I apologize, I’m sorry sir.”
Nate Diaz was also in attendance for Dirty Boxing’s event on Friday
One in every of the opposite notable names that was in attendance on Friday night was Nate Diaz.
There was a whole lot of discuss Diaz potentially making a UFC return, which he told MMA Junkie during an interview that he’s still desirous about.
While the promotion’s former star doesn’t necessarily have a listing of opponents that he desires to face, he hopes to remain energetic by competing in MMA, boxing and jiu-jitsu.
Diaz did say that the one event he’s particularly enthusiastic about is the UFC’s upcoming event on the White House in 2026.