UFC 329 took place Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The promotion handed out 12 additional paychecks for the event. The easiest of bonuses came when Max Holloway received $25K for a very early stoppage of his main event bout with Conor McGregor. Just seconds into the long-awaited return of McGregor, he […]
Shakur Stevenson signs with Zuffa Boxing
ESPN and The Ring Magazine confirm that former Olympian Shakur Stevenson has signed with Zuffa Boxing. Stevenson is the WBO and The Ring Magazine junior welterweight champion. The 29-year-old is coming off of a dominant performance against Teofimo Lopez this past January. ‼️ BREAKING: Shakur Stevenson has signed a promotional deal with Zuffa Boxing. pic.twitter.com/9SNqdDl5hh […]
Does Conor McGregor still have the aura?
UFC 239 marks the return (we think) of Conor McGregor to the Octagon. It’s been almost 5 years since McGregor stepped into the Octagon. His last fight, he broke his leg against Dustin Poirier followed by one of the worst post-Octagon interview ever. The recovery was documented in a Netflix series looking at his recovery. […]
Court Memo and Order from CSI Entertainment-Mayweather TRO hearing
Last week, the Court in the CSI Entertainment-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. case denied CSI Entertainment’s request for a temporary restraining order/injunction to prevent Mayweather from entering into another contract prior to fulfilling its alleged contract with the former champion. While it has yet to give a final determination on the substantive claims by Plaintiffs, the request […]
UFC selling soundtrack to White House event
Late last week, the UFC announced it was selling the music to the Freedom 250 event at the White House on the president’s birthday. The live band that performed the fighters’ walkout songs throughout the night will be encapsulated…and sold to the public by the UFC. It is available on all major music platforms as […]