Duel Arena
Duel already blurred casino and internet spectacle — celebrity dealers, founder addresses, clips built for the timeline. Duel Arena is the next step out: a branded fight promotion with real tickets and a real building.
Cards
Duel Arena 1: Perry vs Danis
Eight bouts of MMA, boxing and kickboxing at the Kia Center in Orlando. Mike Perry against Dillon Danis in the main event.
Perry vs Danis: the ring is the story
MMA rules fought in a boxing ring. What that takes away from a grappler, and what each man needs on the night.
Weigh-ins
Eleven bouts, three rulesets, several fighters changing sport or division. Where the misses are most likely.
Everything Arena 1 set off
Slurs from the promotion's own account, a Nazi flag in the stands, a brawl in the crowd and a disqualification — kept in one place and sourced.
How to watch Duel Arena
Pay-per-view details, start time and what is known about pricing.
Fighters
Monarch vs Holden
Duel's founder booked himself onto his own card. Both men are boxing debutants.
Mike Perry
15-8 in MMA, 6-0 bare-knuckle, fighting at home in Orlando.
Dillon Danis
3-0, every win by submission, black belt under Marcelo Garcia.
Miller vs Azoulay
The co-feature, and the card's only kickboxing bout.
Jimi Manuwa
17-6, back at 45 after nearly seven years out, boxing at heavyweight.
Chase Sherman
18-14 with 17 knockouts, in on ten days' notice — and he beat the man he replaced.
Phil Rowe
Pro boxing debut, and a weight class up, on the same night.
Alex Nicholson
19-14 with 17 knockouts, and another Orlando fighter on a home card.
Patrick Clark Jr.
WWE's Velveteen Dream boxing at cruiserweight, against another debutant.
Anthony vs Morrow
7-0 prospect against a submission specialist — the best matchup on the card.
What Duel Arena is
Duel Arena is a combat sports promotion put together by the same operation behind the Duel casino and sportsbook. The first card runs a hybrid format — MMA, boxing and kickboxing bouts on the same night, all fought in a ring instead of a cage, which is unusual enough to be the point.
The promoter has framed Arena 1 as the start of a series rather than a one-off, so expect Arena 2 to follow. Matchmaking is handled by Dean Toole. This section covers each card as it is announced: the bouts, the fighters, how to watch, and results on the night.
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