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Hotel demand spikes in Arlington ahead of Tyson Paul fight NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth [Video]

The eyes of the world will be on Arlington Friday for what may be one of the most-watched sporting events ever.

Hundreds of millions of people could watch Mike Tyson fight Jake Paul at AT&T Stadium.

At a press conference Wednesday at Toyota Music Factory in Irving, the two met on stage for the final time before the match.

It’s a spectacle that’ll be streamed worldwide on Netflix in five different languages, according to Netflix.

“Really excited to be able to bring this to Arlington,” said Brent DeRaad, CEO of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau.

DeRaad expects between 40-50,000 people to attend the fight, down from the estimated 75,000 expected when it was originally scheduled in July.

“With concerns about Mike Tyson’s health, I do think it took back a little bit of that momentum that we were seeing,” said DeRaad.

The world’s eyes will be fixed on Arlington …

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