Ben Davis on Jake Paul’s Ceiling, Jones-McGregor Controversies, and More

Ben Davis is a Sports Broadcaster on UFC Fight Pass, DAZN Boxing, and Misfits Boxing. He has also fought in BKFC, Karate Combat, as well as MF Boxing, and on July 30th, he will take part in season 41 of 'The Challenge.'

Davis appeared on Bowks Talking Bouts to cover several subjects, such as: -how he came to be part of this tenured reality show, which drops at the end of the month, and what combat sports fans peeping this show to see 'the Bane' can expect to see

-big takeaways from UFC's International Fight Week PPV w/ UFC 317

-this current time seeming like a key transitional moment in the UFC heavyweight division with Ante Delija being signed to the promotion and Tom Aspinall being upgraded to the champion outright

-interviewing BKFC champ Ben Rothwell recently for his show Combat Zone and some of the goals that he has for this new show

-Rico Verhoeven's recent Glory win and the temperature on a potential three fight series with Verhoeven and Francis Ngannou

-doing a Misfits Boxing faceoff interview with AnEsonGib as well as Slim, Gib previously fighting Jake Paul, and thoughts on Paul's recent fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

-being involved in the promotion for the scrapped Tommy Fury vs. Darren Till fight on the Misfits Boxing circuit and if a Paul rematch with Fury could be a logical next step for both

-how hard sparring an old man doesn't grow legitimacy

-the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jake Paul discourse falling out in the context of the upcoming Canelo clash with Terence Crawford in September

-if we ultimately see KSI vs. Dillon Danis under the Misfits Boxing banner after two planned bookings for it fell out

-interviewing Jon Jones at the DBX kickoff event in the context of all the broader circumstances attached to 'Bones' retiring from MMA

-getting his hand raised by Conor McGregor at BKFC Spain after his clash with Oscar Willis and the photo from that moment being a camera roll pic that did not age well

-if there are any sociopolitical quandaries being so immersed in combat sports while having a differing worldview from the norm

-everyone in his inner circle having their doubts about his decision to take on a bare-knuckle boxing bout with BKFC

-getting a W in the Karate Combat pit against a 'cherry picked' opponent who he 'couldn't KO'

-the UFC monopsony leading to other combat sports trying to promote their own distinctly unique things to meaningfully stand out within this attention driven economy

-if there are plans for more competitive combat sports endeavours and the potential for growth with Sumo wrestling that could take hold in the coming years