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French rappers set date for 2m-euro cage fight

April 16, 2019
Booba (L) and Kaaris (R)
Booba (L) and Kaaris (R)



Paris, — Two feuding French rappers have said they will settle their differences with a two million-euro cage fight in Switzerland in December.

Bitter rivals Booba and Kaaris ended up behind bars last August after a running battle between their entourages shut down part of a Paris airport.

Kaaris, 39, posted a video of himself signing the contract for the fight while he nonchalantly ate some chicken and chips with the hashtag, "The rule is that there will be no rules."

Booba quickly took to social media to mock his rival.

"He's signed, he's signed," he said. "I wanted (the fight) to happen earlier but the diva and actress wouldn't have it. The important thing is that it happens."

The ultra-violent sport of MMA (mixed martial arts) is still banned in France, so the fight will take place in Geneva.

The winner will take home 1.5 million euros ($1.7 million), while the loser will get a third of that, the promoters confirmed Monday.

While the Ivory Coast-born Kaaris has promised he will drink his rival's blood, Booba, aka Elie Yaffa, has replied in kind.

The rappers' long-running dispute has sparked hilarity on social media.

A month in solitary confinement following the brawl at Orly airport, heavy fines and the threat of 18 months more behind bars have done nothing to cool their animosity.

Booba -- whose Instagram account photo features his toned six-pack -- spent the weekend posting videos of his training and dietary regime and promoting a gadget which he claims helps eliminate abominable fat.

"People tell me that it is going to be hard to keep up the training for eight months," said the tattooed 42-year-old who calls himself the "Duke of Boulogne".

The rumble in Geneva will be run by the Swiss MMA franchise, the Strength and Honor Championship.

Promoter Raid Salah said talks between the two men on setting up the fight had been "very difficult" with each throwing tantrums. — AFP


April 16, 2019
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