Top Rank Boxing filed its Second Amended Complaint against Al Haymon and his assorted businesses on Friday in federal court in Los Angeles. The third try at suing Haymon provides more detail about its allegations in hopes of surviving another attempt to dismiss its action. The court granted Al Haymon’s Motion to Dismiss last month. […]
Hershman steps down as HBO president
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports that HBO Sports President Ken Hershman is stepping down from his post. Despite the fact that ratings were up and there seem to be suitable replacements for Manny Pacquiao, Hershman resigned abruptly on Friday. Hershman replaced Ross Greenburg in 2012. There was no announcement of Hershman’s replacement although SI’s […]
Rousey hangs up on UFC media call after Browne question
Ronda Rousey hung up on a UFC Conference Call due to a question from a reporter about the fighter’s relationship with UFC Heavyweight Travis Browne. The media conference call featuring Rousey, Holly Holm, Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Valerie Letourneau was held to promote UFC 193 on November 14th. The question was from Marc Raimondi of MMA […]
WWE reports Q3 results
The WWE announced its earnings for Q3 2015 on Thursday. The company reported net income of $10.4 million ($0.14 per share) compared to a loss of $5.9 million ($0.08 loss per share) in Q3 last year. The results bested most analyst expectations although the stock for the day dropped almost 13% as a result of […]
Lawsuit filed against World Series of Fighting looks like a sordid mess
A lawsuit filed this past Monday in federal court in Las Vegas by an assignee of rights against the World Series of Fighting may reveal some backstory about the inner workings behind the company. The machinations of the lawsuit introduces the reader to a web of assignment of rights which related to keeping the World Series […]