Neeraj Goyat and former UFC champion Anthony Pettis faced off ahead of their January 23, 2027, boxing bout. Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and Chennai are competing to host the event, with MVP co-founder Jake Paul expressing a preference for Chennai
Indian professional boxing star Neeraj Goyat will take on former UFC lightweight world champion Anthony Pettis in a six-round super welterweight contest on January 23, 2027, at a venue in India yet to be announced.
Indian combat sports reach a global audience as BoxingBay, co-promoted by Rana Daggubati, and APFC India, led by Anthony Pettis, become the first Indian boxing and MMA events to stream worldwide on the UFC App, elevating talent on the international stage.
