GET REAL!!! Jake paul Fraud or Fighter? - is this a new era of combat sports?

Who was the real winner after Jake Paul knocked out Ben Askren last month? And was it combat sport that lost? Kurt, Mick and Nathan look at the wider impact that these fights are having on those who train in combat sports and martial arts, and ask if it is they that are wrong to be skeptical given the amount of money and interest the fight generated. Are we moving into a new era of sports entertainment? To sport without promoters? How do traditional fighters compete with those audiences? And what happens when that person leaves the sport? Do they take those fans with them?In the aftermath of the Jake Paul Ben Askren fight is this a step in the evolution of combat sports, the cementing of a crossover into entertainment, or a death knell for the arts they love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices