MVP Co-Founder Reveals Reasons Behind Push for KSI vs. Jake Paul Fight in the USA

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Jake Paul and KSI are the two big names in the crossover boxing circuit. Having only lost to Tommy Fury, the younger half-brother of Tyson Fury, the duo have a budding rivalry. They have already faced off but have never fought inside the squared circle.

Paul has shifted his focus to fighting combat sports athletes while KSI is busy with Misfits Boxing, the most significant crossover boxing promotion. Nakisa Bidarian, Paul’s manager and MVP co-founder, recently revealed exciting details about a potential KSI vs. Paul matchup.

KSI vs. Paul Fight Better Suited for US Market

Bidarian was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Hour. The Iranian-American executive spoke about various topics, from Dana White and the UFC to Bronny James and the NBA. Interestingly, Bidarian also talked about the potential KSI vs. Paul matchup and why MVP wants it to happen in the USA rather than the UK.

“I 100% prefer to be in the US. The truth is, and you can look at any statistic, Jake is a relevant entity in the UK. KSI is not as big as Jake is in the US. There’s a lot to be gained in terms of doing the fight here in the most important pay-per-view market in the world. Every three pay-per-view buys in the UK are equal to one in the US, so I want that fight in the US,” said Nakisa Bidarian.

The MVP co-founder further added that having the fight in the US will not hurt business in the UK, but having it in the UK will hurt business in the US. Interestingly, Bidarian also revealed that a highly anticipated matchup between Jake Paul and Logan Paul will likely happen.