Team Triller has to get points for diversity, right?

They did something like a Mike Tyson comeback against Roy Jones; notable for being notable Jake Paul vs. former UFC fighter Ben Askren, a completely random MSG Theater club level show headlined by by Michael Hunter in Manhattan, freak mini marriage Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos, a combination of Cletus Seldin and Wyclef Jean from Brooklyn – and now they want to combine boxing and MMA on November 27 in Texas under the recent “Triad Combat” brand.

The release announces Sun and Moon, “a revolutionary recent team combat sport that combines the principles of boxing and MMA in an aggressive and fast-paced manner, with fighters competing in a specially designed triangular ring for two-minute rounds pitted against professional boxers by professional mixed martial arts fighters “

As of now, Vitor Belfort is last seen in the November 27 program pounding 58-7/8-year-old stuffing from impoverished Evander Holyfield, who replaced Oscar De La Hoya, who came down with Covid (and recovered nicely.)

The Triller team, led by Ryan Kavanaugh, is capitalizing on this aspect: “leveling the playing field.” Competitors, including a heavyweight Kubrat Pulev, last seen respectfully acknowledging Anthony Joshua after a stoppage loss in December 2020, will be wearing “crossover gloves.” This is because holding will be allowed to facilitate MMA fighters, I believe, when tattooing themselves with combinations. Triller hopes viewers will enjoy the PPV ($30) as they watch fights take place on an “even battlefield where neither opponent has a greater advantage.”

And that’s not all!

At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the MLB Rangers, fight fans can nod their heads to “Enter Sandman” as Hall of Fame metal/rock gods Metallica perform a concert as part of the PPV.

This edition also includes information about “other unexpected guests”.

I’m not sure Ryan Kavanaugh liked it when I wrote that he was throwing spaghetti on all the walls to see what sticks, but I realize this is more of a positive than a negative, at least in my opinion. I still hope the company returns to the tone set by Pete Davidson at the Atlanta concert where Al Bernstein had to wear a gas mask to avoid being burned by secondhand smoke. But I think they’re trying to see which demos best suit their efforts.

My editor-in-chief of NYFights.com, Abe Gonzalez, has the keen eye and mind to see the writing on the wall, even if it’s tiny.

Many of the artists Triller has highlighted fall into his genre, so I asked him to share how he thinks Triller has done in one year.

“Since the birth of Triller and its introduction to the boxing world, the company has had its ups and downs,” he said Gonzalez, an active-duty Marine was stationed in North Carolina.

“Before Triller premiered Tyson vs. Jones, something called ‘Verzuz’ was created between two of music’s most talented producers, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. During last year’s lockdown, Swizz and Timbo created an Instagram environment that gave artists a platform to compare themselves to others in their catalog while we all stayed at home. The model was brilliant and generated enough interest to eventually secure Apple TV as a distributor. As the series gained more notoriety, they struck an exclusive distribution deal with Triller. The deal made sense because each Verzuz event had an average of 500,000 live viewers. up to 2 million live viewers. This is exactly the type of audience you want to have on hand when promoting other events that will be featured on this platform. Combining boxing events and Verzuz is a sharp move for Triller, but only if you can turn these music consumers into regular boxing fans,” Abe continued. “Lox vs. The dipset was sold out, giving the “club show” card a main event feel due to the buzz generated by Verzuz. Time will tell whether this model will allow Triller to continue hosting boxing shows. For now, I’m ready for it, and so are the people who bought tickets for these events.”

Kavanaugh says he and Triller benefit greatly from attracting the eyeballs and interactivity of content consumers.

Back to the most essential elements of Triller Fight Club’s recent direction. Regarding Triad Fight Rules: We will see underhook, overhook, Muay Thai tactics and no, we will not see kicks. We saw Superman’s spinning back fist and punch. Guys will be able to stand on an enemy’s leg and hit him. No knees or elbows allowed. Sorry, MMA guys won’t be able to lock the guillotine. There will be no takedowns or holds on the ground. No headbutts. The ring/cage should have the shape of a triangle, as outlined in this article, and the folks at BYB say that as of November 4, the matter is still pending. I just wanted to make sure about this element, so I asked Ryan Kavanaugh if ball hitting was allowed.

“No, it’s in the rules,” he said. “No blows below the belt.

“This is just the next step in the evolution of the fight club, starting with the Tyson event a year ago to building Jake Paul and Trillerverz. Our last three shows have set records for being the most-watched of any event of the year, even beating out NFL and The Bachelor,” Kavanaugh continued.

Also: I take his word for the ratings and numbers, I don’t have access to that information. Kavanaugh may allow his enthusiasm for sales to go beyond the bubble, prompting him to be overly confident about projected or desired goals or benchmarks. This man is a born salesman and is not held back by the desire to create an “above all else nippy” atmosphere. Not afraid to show off, boldly, or maybe even bolder… the release reads: “The highly anticipated debut of TRIAD COMBAT on Saturday, November 27 is expected to break all existing Pay-Per-View records in a unique broadcast that will include special surprises throughout time.”

Shatter? I have my doubts.

And this is Kavanaugh… who wants to cut through the content jam, make you look up from all that IG scrolling because your ears twitched when you heard “break the entire existing Pay-Per-View record.”

“With every event, we listen to the fans and adapt to their voices. “This is a year of tweaking, twisting and adapting to create a sport for the fans and by the fans,” the Triller runner said. “Most importantly, for the first time the playing field will be leveled between MMA and boxing, which will also make it the first team combat sport.”

How so?

“Boxing and MMA are teams, there is a scoring system and there is a team win, including money for winning,” Kavanaugh explained. “So if the MMA team wins every MMA fighter, wins or loses their individual fight, they will receive a portion of the payment. If Team Boxing wins, win or lose, each boxer will get a piece of the pie. The pie keeps getting bigger and bigger until the world champion is crowned,” he said, then referring to the “multi-million-dollar bonus if your team wins.”

It got me thinking because it was in the news, the “compensation issue” in the UFC…

Does Dana White know this, and will the Triad concept attract UFC fighters who are free under contract, lured by the opportunity to earn much higher salaries than they are accustomed to?

“I don’t think (White knows about what could be the cause of the complications, which is the recent place where his players might consider moving from camp) yes, because that’s what came to lithe, but it will be,” Kavanaugh said. By this point, Mike Perry had lost two in a row in the UFC and his contract had expired, so he decided to mix things up and take part in a bare-knuckle fight for David Feldman’s BKFC organization, and now his hands would be in the TTC. The 30-year-old rumbler is a fan-friendly rumbler who has it enriched his Wikipedia page with lots of arguments, accusations and the like. “These companies are competing for Mike Perry’s money,” Perry told The MMA Hour this week, “and they and I have all helped raise awareness of violent people around the world who deserve more respect and are willing to fight for theirs and they keep fighting for it and they get something that has never been offered before.

Is Kavanaugh planning to defect from the UFC to a place in the Triad? “It’s already happening,” said the California businessman. “I’m getting calls. Very intriguing.”

UFC staple Frank Mir will be a fixture on Triller events when he takes up his duties on November 27. Mir fought Steve Cunningham, a former cruiserweight champion, at Paul vs DadBad Boxer Askren.

No, Mir will not rematch the USS Cunningham, this time fighting under Triad rules. Mir meets with Alexander Flores on November 27.

Okay, yes, Kavanaugh and Dana White had a fierce sparring match sometimes last year I started to wonder if this was part of Kavanaugh’s motivation to get to white people’s frail spot?

“Many UFC fighters were begging to join us, they were just fed up with being underappreciated and underappreciated,” Kavanaugh said. “At the same time, everyone wanted to box, but we all know that when you put MMA versus boxing with real boxers, the boxer always has the advantage, so this ‘levels the playing field’ so to speak, gives the fans what they want and gives the fighters what they want. “

Now that I have it, any tips for “special attractions”?

I poked him, asking who would “verzuz” Metallica, but he didn’t bite. He said they received 5.2 million comments during the last Trillerverz (Oct. 16 and 17) and that 18- to 27-year-olds are very likely to view Triller’s products.

I have a few more questions for Kavanaugh, including: Has the Triller Fight Club boxing division been shut down? “No, still TrillerVerz and Fight Club,” Kavanaugh said.

I tested my luck and asked if Mir would have a rematch with Cunningham, this time under Triad rules? I didn’t hear back then, although I heard later… I don’t know, Kavanaugh moved on, probably shooting handfuls of spaghetti at who knows what target while away from the phone.