I had the opportunity to speak with New York-based writer Michael Thomsen on his recently released book, Cage Kings. I met Michael during the UFC Antitrust Evidentiary Hearing back in August 2019 as he was working on the book. We discuss the genesis of this project and talk a little bit about the present day […]
Mark Hunt lawsuit dismissed
The District Court in Nevada granted Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar’s Motions for Summary Judgment dismissing the former UFC heavyweights case from his UFC 200 fight. The long and winding road for the lawsuit saw Hunt win an appeal for his lawsuit which claimed that the UFC and Dana White knew (or had plausible […]
UFC Vegas 79 bonus winners
UFC Vegas 79 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. It saw 4 fighters receiving $50K bonuses. Charles Jourdain, Marina Rodriguez, Tim Means and Andre Filhao all received the extra cash. Jourdain used a guillotine choke in the first round over Ricardo Ramos to earn his finish. Rodriguez used her Muay Thai […]
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Smackdown moves to USA Network in new pact with NBCUniversal
Friday Night Smackdown will return to the USA Network in October 2024 after a new media deal was announced on Thursday with NBC Universal. The contract is reportedly a 5 year deal worth $1.4 billion per the WSJ. The new deal represents a 40% jump from its last deal with Fox. The incumbent appeared to […]