It’s Turki Alashikh’s fight sports activities world and we’re all simply residing it.
Saudi Arabia’s presence in boxing has led to the game lastly getting among the massive dream matches followers have lengthy desired together with some extra obscure ones by no means imagined (hello, Francis Ngannou). As 2024 progresses, so does Riyadh Season’s involvement.
Alashikh introduced on Twitter right now (Mon., July 22, 2024) that Riyadh Season has formally struck partnership offers with notable boxing promotions, High Rank and Golden Boy Promotions. The offers had been each acknowledged to assist “elevate the game” and can see Riyadh Season sponsor 12 High Rank occasions, selling beforehand and on combat night time via 2025. Particulars weren’t revealed for the Golden Boy partnership but it surely was introduced to start with the upcoming Welterweight title occasion headlined by Serhii Bohachuk and Virgil Ortiz Jr. subsequent month (Sat., Aug. 10, 2024).
Alashikh has primarily been centered on skilled wrestling along with his World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) deal and boxing in recent times. Riyadh Season moreover partnered with prime blended martial arts (MMA) leaders, Final Combating Championship (UFC) and Skilled Fighters League (PFL).
Riyadh Season will develop into the primary sponsor to take branding possession over a UFC occasion when the promotion hosts its second annual Noche UFC occasion, happening inside The Sphere in Las Vegas in September 2024. Whereas the occasion will formally be titled “Riyadh Season Noche UFC,” the partnership’s first occasion passed off with a combat night time in Saudi Arabia final month (June 22, 2024).
PFL’s first Saudi Arabia occasion passed off in February 2024 and was themed champions vs. champions with the kickoff of utilization of the Bellator roster, which was acquired in late 2023. PFL is anticipated to return for one more massive occasion within the nation in September 2024.
