{"id":131117,"date":"2023-09-27T18:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=131117"},"modified":"2023-09-27T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T18:35:10","slug":"mma-star-simeon-powell-can-go-from-unknown-to-millionaire-in-real-world-rocky-story-after-being-inspired-by-movie-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/mma-star-simeon-powell-can-go-from-unknown-to-millionaire-in-real-world-rocky-story-after-being-inspired-by-movie-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"MMA star Simeon Powell can go from unknown to millionaire in 'real-world Rocky' story after being inspired by movie | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

MMA star Simeon Powell was inspired into a career of fighting by the Rocky films – now he is looking for his own Hollywood ending.<\/p>\n

The light-heavyweight was an unknown prospect before he fought on the Professional Fighters League's Challenger Series.<\/p>\n

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But his victory earned him a contract with the MMA promotion and now he is into the semi-finals of the PFL's European season.<\/p>\n

Should he go all the way in the three-stage knockout tournament, Powell will qualify into the PFL's $1m-winning global league.<\/p>\n

It would see him handed the chance to go from little-known outsider to a potential millionaire after missing out on this season.<\/p>\n

He told SunSport: \u201cPersonally, I feel like I was ready this year but I feel like I\u2019m taking the smart steps and getting that good cage time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s also dealing with more pressures of the media and having to be here and fit it around my training schedule.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a great experience taking it step by step.\u201d<\/p>\n

Powell – who has drawn comparisons to UFC legend Jon Jones – began Muay Thai training at 16 before moving into MMA in 2018. <\/p>\n

It was his cousins who got him into the sport with a little help from Sylvester Stallone's famous Rocky Balboa series.<\/p>\n

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Powell, 24, revealed: \u201cI\u2019ve always been a fan of the Rocky movies and I always wanted to be like Rocky Balboa in a sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that was a big influence and my cousins really liked martial arts… that was a big push.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I finally tried it, yeah I fell in love with it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

PFL owner Donn Davis – who hands out eight $1m cheques every year – knows all about the Hollywood-esque journey from rags to riches.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cOnce you\u2019re in the PFL season, nothing stands between you, a championship and the $1million.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can go from an unknown off the street to the penthouse championship in the same year. That is a real-world Rocky story.\u201d<\/p>\n

PFL Europe is a three-stage knockout tournament, with Powell returning in this Saturday's semis in Paris.<\/p>\n

You can go from an unknown off the street, to the penthouse championship in the same year. That is a real-world Rocky story.\u201d<\/p>\n

The global league instead features two qualification bouts with points earned per method of victory.<\/p>\n

From there, the top four in each division progress into the semis and final where a title belt and winner-take-all $1m cash prize is at stake.<\/p>\n

But winning PFL Europe not only guarantees you a place in the global season but also bags winners a $100,000 prize.<\/p>\n

Powell said: \u201cIt would set me up nicely so that I can attack the world stage even harder and invest more into myself taking it to new heights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great stepping stone and it\u2019s going to help me with that $1m next year.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Standing in the way of Powell's dream finale fight is Spaniard Abdellah Er Ramy.<\/p>\n

Powell said: \u201cHe\u2019s a short guy with heavy hands, it\u2019s nothing I ain\u2019t seen before.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know he\u2019s going to try come and knock my head off but CV speaks for itself, it\u2019s hard to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see what he can do but I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s going to be a first round job.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n


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