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Rico Verhoeven Explains Why He Chose Boxing Over UFC Debut

Verhoeven said the UFC offered him and Derrick Lewis for its first Paramount+ card, but he chose boxing. “It was a decent offer,” he said, yet Lewis “doesn’t get that stature I’m looking for.” A crossover bout with Anthony Joshua brought “a serious paycheck,” which he called “100%” better than UFC money, though “getting close” to GLORY pay for him.