Earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather filed a lawsuit against Showtime and former Showtime exec Stephen Espinoza claiming that they had defrauded the fighter out of millions of dollars he earned during his years fighting on the Showtime banner. The lawsuit filed over 11 years after his last fight poses some serious questions about its validity. […]
White testifies in spoilation hearing
Dana White was in court testifying before Judge Richard Boulware in the Misha Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa. White spent several hours testifying on the whereabouts of his cell phone. While the morning was mundane with exhaustive questioning about how many phones White had during the time of the lawsuit, the protocol for handing over […]
Mayweather sues Showtime
TMZ Sports was the first to report that Floyd Mayweather is suing Showtime and Stephen Espinoza claiming he is owed millions due to financial fraud. The lawsuit filed in California alleges that Showtime misappropriated funds as part of a “long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud” by Al Haymon. In addition, Mayweather claims Espinoza was […]
$100M for Zuffa Boxing?
According to the Thomas Hauser’s article in The Guardian, the deal to bring Zuffa Boxing to Paramount was $100M. You may recall that Paramount/Skydance acquired the media rights for the UFC this year for a deal reported at $1.1 billion a year for 7 years. The deal was for the domestic rights to the UFC […]
president touts 100K stadium for White House event
On Friday president Donald Trump made the proclamation that they would be building a 100,00 seat stadium for fans to come and watch (presumably on screens) UFC at the White House. The announcement came as a side story to the actual announcement for the presser that he wants Washington D.C. to host an IndyCar race […]