According to a report from Front Office Sports, the PFL is seeking to acquire Bellator from Paramount. The report cites sources with knowledge of the deal, but with caution that the acquisition could fall through. Bellator is valued at approximately $500 million and the transaction would be primarily cash although the parent company of Bellator, […]
Avoiding further litigation, WBA reinstates Charr as champ
The WBA reinstated Mahmoud Charr as its regular champion on Thursday night as part of a court settlement with the champion. Charr had filed a lawsuit against Don King Promotions in which he claimed that King had blocked him from receiving a title shot. Charr’s attorneys received documents in July per a subpoena from the […]
AEW Dynamite draws 871K viewers avg post All In
AEW Dynamite on TBS was #1 overall in cable on Wednesday night and drew an average of 871,000 viewers. The telecast drew 389,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo for a 0.30 rating per Wrestlenomics. The telecast was the first episode since Sunday’s big PPV event at Wembley Stadium in London, England. AEW had to deal […]
UFC submits comments to USPTO regarding DMCA takedowns
The UFC joined the NBA and NFL in addressing issues with live streaming piracy. In a joint letter sent to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the leagues took issue with the delay in which online service providers responds to a DMCA notice. The company also sent its own letter to the USPTO to […]
Saudi Arabia’s PIF invests over $100M in PFL
The Professional Fighters League has sold a minority ownership stake to SRJ (pronounced ‘surge’) Investment launched by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The deal in PFL’s parent company will launch a PFL MENA region and its budding “Super Fight” PPV arm. SRJ was established three weeks ago by Saudi Arabia and the […]