The UFC will be heading to the middle east in June according to the chairman of general authority for entertainment of Saudi Arabia. The event was to be held on March 2nd. Ariel Helwani reported that the event was being postponed due in part to Saudi Arabia pushing back on the fight card. At the […]
Dwayne Johnson joins the Board of Directors of TKO Group Holdings, gets ownership of The Rock TM
Dwayne Johnson has joined the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. the company announced on Tuesday. Johnson also gained ownership of the trademarked name “The Rock” as part of an intellectual assignment agreement. Per the SEC 8-K Filing, Johnson will receive over $30 million in TKO stock. He will also receive $491,000 in […]
Kayla Harrison signs with UFC, debut at UFC 300
Dana White announced on social media that the UFC has signed Kayla Harrison. Her debut takes place at UFC 300 against Holly Holm. The former two-time Olympian will fight Holm at bantamweight. Harrison is the two-time season winner of the Professional Fighters’ League Women’s Lightweight Championship. The signing is a shocker as there had not […]
WWE’s Raw heads to Netflix in Blockbuster Deal
Early Tuesday morning it was announced that WWE had agreed to move “Monday Night Raw” to Netflix in January 2025 for $5 Billion over 10 years. The moves indicates a monumental shift for not only WWE, but for online streaming platform Netflix as it starts to carry live sports. TKO Group Holdings Inc. filed a […]
UFC 297 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 297 took place on Saturday night from Toronto, Canada. The main event saw a title change and it was given Fight of the Night. Dricus Du Plessis’s split decision victory over Sean Strickland drew the $50K Fight of the Night for both fighters. Earning Performance Bonuses was Gillian Robertson for her second-round TKO of […]