Overview
- The Duel Arena card, held Saturday night at the Kia Center in Orlando, concluded with Paul “Gypsy Crusader” Miller beating Ben “King” Azoulay by split decision in a widely watched kickboxing match.
- Mike Perry’s original opponent Dillon Danis withdrew during fight week, Brandon Jenkins stepped in, and Jenkins won after Perry dislocated his shoulder early in their bout.
- Former WWE star Patrick Clark Jr., known as Velveteen Dream, was disqualified in his boxing debut for shoving opponent Ryan Pownall out of the ring.
- Video showed UFC fighter Sedriques Dumas fighting a fan dressed as the Joker and the altercation continued backstage, which sources say could lead to legal action or affect his upcoming scheduled fight.
- The card’s late main-event change forced Duel Arena to move the show from pay-per-view to free broadcast with reports that Perry accepted a roughly 50% pay cut, a turn that highlights mounting questions about fighter vetting, event management and the commercial model for influencer-driven combat shows.