The promoter behind Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua’s big money mega-fight has lawyers pursuing those who claim the fight was rigged.
Nakisa Bidarian is Paul’s co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, and his business partner more broadly speaking. He was previously CFO of the UFC during their $4.4billion dollar sale, and is now a boxing mogul among other ventures.
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And after years of every Paul fight being called a fix – save for the one prior that he had lost to Tommy Fury – their team are now going after anyone making baseless claims. Despite many accusations, Paul has always protested his innocence, noting that it is a federal crime to rig a professional sporting event.
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Nakisa Bidarian says lawyers are looking into Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua accusations
Nakisa Bidarian was a guest on Monday night’s episode of The Ariel Helwani Show, where he discussed among other things the allegations that this fight was rigged. He noted that lawyers for Jake Paul and MVP were actively looking into particular cases, including one viral ‘lawyer’.
Asked by Helwani if Paul’s impressive showing but eventual surgery-inducing knockout was enough to dissuade the idiotic conspiracy theory, he replied: “No, actually I don’t. Our lawyers are actively going after a number of people.
“One in…
2025-12-23 04:07:00
