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#1 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 29 December 2019 - 03:43 PM

victoria (claremont high) girl:  

 

NXT'S CHELSEA GREEN MAKES WWE TELEVISION DEBUT ON MONDAY NIGHT RAW

 

https://www.newsweek...e-flair-1478962


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#2 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 26 February 2022 - 03:34 PM

Saanich MMA fighter hopes to go from bartender to world champion


After his first major win, mixed martial artist Saanich set his sights on the world heavyweight title.

Dustin Joynson was 19 and working as a bartender when he was inspired to change careers. After watching UFC pay-per-view fights at the bar where he worked, Joynson decided to give it a try.

He went to the mixed martial arts gym and told the staff that he wanted to fight. The trainer wanted to see two years of hard training before Joynson could take part in his first fight. Ultimately, he didn’t make his amateur debut until 2012, more than four years after he started training. Two years after that, in 2014, he made his professional debut. Since then, he has earned a 7-1 win-loss record across several competitions, fighting everywhere from Vancouver to Singapore.

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Now Joynson is looking forward to that opportunity. He trains every morning and in the evenings works as a school janitor in the Saanich School District to ensure a stable life. Typically, fighters earn $10,000 to enter and $10,000 to win, with pay increasing for more experienced fighters.

“If I don’t win now, I won’t earn anything. At least I have a full-time job and I’m on a pension, so I’m still trying to figure out my future in terms of that,” he said.

“People say, ‘Why don’t you go and become a full-time fighter?’ Because I don’t make that kind of money yet. I tell them that when I get Conor McGregor’s money – a few million a fight – then I’m out of my day job.”


https://olxpraca.com...world-champion/

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Edited by Victoria Watcher, 26 February 2022 - 03:35 PM.


#3 lanforod

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Posted 26 February 2022 - 10:44 PM

8 fights in 8 years?  Um...



#4 todd

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Posted 03 April 2023 - 10:51 AM

“UFC, WWE combine to form $21.4B US sports entertainment company”: https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6799418

And that’s the bottom line.

#5 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 23 January 2024 - 11:57 AM

Netflix slams into live events with $6.7B wrestling takeover of WWE's Raw

 

Starting in 2025, streaming giant will be the home of World Wrestling Entertainment

 

https://www.cbc.ca/n...-2025-1.7092099


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