The UFC and Modelo announced a three-year extension of their sponsorship deal which is reported as big in the ‘low eight figures’ per the Sports Business Journal. The deal includes an activation component in which the partnership will work with nonprofit Rebuilding Together to revitalize gyms across the country. The extension, announced last week, includes […]
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UFC Fight Night 191 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 191 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Paddy Pimblett’s debut with the promotion earned him a $50K bonus. Pimblett earned a first round stoppage as he used a flurry of punches to end the night for Luigi Vendramini. The other Performance of the Night went to Tom Aspinall […]
De La Hoya tests positive for COVID-19, comeback delayed
On Friday, Oscar De La Hoya announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and is in the hospital. His fight with former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is off. Fortunately, the card will not be cancelled as Evander Holyfield is stepping in to fight Belfort. De La Hoya sent a social media post from what […]
Holyfield files for arbitration; now replaces De La Hoya
Evander Holyfield is taking Triller Fight Club to arbitration as a result of the promotion’s inability to reschedule his exhibition fight with Kevin McBride. The former Heavyweight champion filed the demand for arbitration against Triller claiming breach of contract. Holyfield was scheduled to be on the undercard of the Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos originally set for […]