40-year-old Nick Diaz makes his return to the Octagon after almost 3 years away with a 5-round co-main event against Vincente Luque on August 3rd in Abu Dhabi. Ferguson also returns to the Octagon in hopes of breaking a 7-fight losing streak with a fight against Michael Chiesa. Diaz has not fought since a loss […]
Logan Paul’s Prime sues Ryan Garcia, boxer apologizes
Logan Paul’s energy drink company, Prime Hydrate has sued Ryan Garcia after the boxer made alleged defamatory statements in social media about Prime. Garcia recently apologized although the lawsuit is still ongoing. Prime filed the lawsuit on May 23rd in federal court in Texas alleging that Garcia defamed the company among other legal allegations. Garcia […]
Filings reveal payouts agreed to by parties in Le and Johnson antitrust lawsuits
The parties in the UFC antitrust lawsuits filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Settlement last Tuesday. The lawsuit reveals the amount of money the plaintiffs’ attorneys and the fighters in the UFC lawsuit. Attorneys representing the fighters are requesting no more than 1/3 of the UFC Settlement Fund (plus interest) and reimbursement of […]
AEW Dynamite draws 713K viewers for go-home show
AEW Dynamite drew 713,000 viewers this past Wednesday on TBS per Wrestlenomics. It was the go-home show for the company’s big PPV Double or Nothing. It drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was up slightly from last week’s 672,000 viewers. The show peaked at the beginning of the episode with 794,000 viewers per […]
WWE-UFC merge live events teams
TKO announced that it would fully integrate its live events unit. The TKO Live Events Strategy Team will combine WWE and UFC live events teams. “The newly integrated TKO Live Events Strategy Team will focus on creating operational efficiencies and developing strategies to leverage the broader economic benefits we bring to host cities, including partnering […]