Sportico reports that the WWE has signed a multi-year deal with The Panini Group to make it the officially licensed collectibles company. The deal will begin in the first quarter of 2022. With the new deal in place, the WWE is leaving Topps as the new deal is in the ‘low-eight figures’ per Sportico. This […]
Lee suspended by NAC for Adderall
UFC welterweight Kevin Lee was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for Adderall which is a banned substance that he used to treat ADHD. The suspension will relate back to his August 28th loss to Daniel Rodriguez. Lee could have applied for a Therapeutic-Use Exemption (“TUE”) but decided not to because he […]
Zuffa files Motion to Dismiss in Johnson antitrust lawsuit, plaintiffs respond
Although the main case of Cung Le-Zuffa lawsuit is still in limbo, Zuffa filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit of former UFC athletes Kajan Johnson and CB Dolloway. Johnson and Dolloway’s lawsuit mirror Le and former fighters in their response. You may recall that Judge Richard Boulware denied the Motion to Dismiss as the […]
Top Rank Boxing on ESPN draws 1.306M viewers for Stevenson-Herring feature
Top Rank Boxing drew 1.306M viewers on ESPN Saturday night for its fight featuring Shakur Stevenson taking on Jamel Herring. Stevenson stopped the former champion in round 10 of a fight that the former Olympian dominated in winning the WBO junior lightweight title. The event drew 0.37 in the A18-49 demo, 0.27 in F18-49, 0.47 […]