MPO has obtained the lawsuit filed by Paradigm Sports against Manny Pacquiao in Orange County Superior Court this past Friday. The lawsuit and exhibits paint an interesting picture into the management of one of the most popular fighters in boxing. Audie Attar’s company based in Orange County, California attempted to pursue Pacquiao for management purposes. […]
UFC flexes and announces Lewis-Gane ‘interim’ title match
The UFC will have an interim heavyweight champion as Derrick Lewis will fight Cyril Gane on August 7th at UFC 263 per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. The news comes as a surprise considering that Francis Ngannou was not informed of the decision. Ngannou’s management was surprised as he is just three months removed from his win […]
Pacquiao sued by Attar over alleged breach of contract
Audie Attar, the combat sports agent for Conor McGregor, has filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against Manny Pacquiao for breach of contract. Attar’s sports agency claims that Pacquiao breached his contract with them and is seeking recovery a $3 million advance to the 42-year-old. The lawsuit, according to The Athletic’s Lance Pugmire, […]
UFC Fight Night 190 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 190 took place Saturday afternoon at The UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Bonuses were announced post-event. The Performance of the Night went to Marcin Prachnio and Kennedy Nzechukwu. Prachnio used a liver kick to stop Ike Villanueva. Nzechukwu earned his performance bonus with a third round stoppage of Danilo Marques. The Fight […]
Booker T loses his copyright case against Activision
It took a little over 3 hours for a Texas jury determined that Activision did not violate copyright laws as claimed by former WWE wrestler Booker Huffman (aka Booker T). The issue at hand was whether Booker’s “GI Bro” character was used in the Call of Duty video game. The case went to trial this […]