The Canelo Alvarez lawsuit has been dismissed. But don’t worry, the court has granted Alvarez the chance to amend his lawsuit against Golden Boy, DAZN and Oscar De La Hoya. Order dismissing Canelo law… by MMA Payout On Friday, the Court issued an order dismissing the lawsuit for failing to show that it had jurisdiction […]
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UFC 244 ticket demand highest since July
Ticket demand for this week’s UFC 244 event in New York is running fairly high as of Wednesday with the secondary market at its highest since July’s UFC 239 According to secondary market ticket vendor SeatGeek, the get-in price for the showdown between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal is $266 per seat with the average […]
Diaz-Masvidal announced for UFC 244 in New York
ESPN reports that Nate Diaz will face Jorge Masvidal at UFC 244 on November 2nd in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The fight was the one Diaz called for after his defeat of Anthony Pettis last month. White indicated that it was the fight “fans wanted to see.” Masvidal is coming off of his highlight-reel […]
Zuffa Boxing makes a hire
Zuffa Boxing may be taking another step to becoming a reality and likely a major player in the industry. Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that Zuffa has hired an individual to run Zuffa Boxing. Sources tell @TheAthleticBOX Dana White has hired a person to run his boxing division (unofficially referred to as Zuffa Boxing) […]
The Interview – Rafe Bartholomew
I had a great time catching up with Rafe Bartholmew of The Athletic. I first interviewed Rafe back in 2010 about his first published book about the love affair that the Philippines has with basketball. We talk a little about Filipino basketball, the upcoming Pacquiao fight, Canelo, his latest piece about PBC fans/trolls and his […]