Despite the ongoing military threat going on in Saudi Arabia, WWE will be holding its Crown Jewel event on Saturday. A report from Fightful Select states that WWE crew (non-office/non-talent) are being offered hazard pay to go on the trip to Saudi Arabia. Crew members are reportedly being offered $3,000 to go to Saudi Arabia. […]
TKO announce Q3 earnings
You might consider the UFC the MVP of this earnings quarter for TKO as the promotion delivered double-digit gains in as announced on Wednesday. The revenue climbed to $519.2M, a 60% increase from year-to-year. Revenue jumped to $519.2 million this quarter thanks to rights fees increases of $132.3 million. Live events and hospitality rose to […]
UFC ran Trump ads during its Fight Card on Saturday
If you are a diehard UFC fan, you watched Saturday’s Fight Night card from The Apex. The telecast on Paramount+ featured multiple ads with the president stumping for his candidates and reminding people he would be giving out $5,000 to every citizen if the Republicans maintained hold of the House and Senate. Of course, giving […]
UFC Vegas 123 bonuses
UFC Vegas Fight Night 123 took place on Saturday at The Meta Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion handed out 6 bonuses. Tom Nolan earned a $100K bonus for his main event, third round KO of Renato Moicano. After a questionable standup in the second round, Nolan used punches and kicks for the stoppage in […]
“Hostile Aerial Threat” issued in Riyadh two days before Canelo fight
The threat of an attack in the city of Riyadh is real and the country of Saudi Arabia issued a “hostile aerial threat” two days before Canelo Alvarez is to fight Christian Mbilli. The treat indicates that the “City of Riyadh is under a hostile aerial threat. Please remain calm, stay indoors or in a […]