Eddie Hearn has signed UFC Heavyweight Tom Aspinall to represent him in his MMA career. This means that Dana White’s UFC will have to negotiate with Aspinall for fights. The calculated move for Hearn’s Matchroom Talent Agency signing Aspinall reflects an escalation in a war with Dana White. White’s Zuffa Boxing signed Conor Benn, who […]
Mayweather schedules another fight
With two fights scheduled for this year, Floyd Mayweather announced another with a scheduled June exhibition in Greece against kickboxer Mike Zambidis. Mayweather, 47, announced his attention to come out of retirement and fight Manny Pacquiao at The Sphere in Las Vegas this September. Prior to that, he is slated to fight Mike Tyson this […]
Court moves Ortiz case to arbitration
Judge Cristina D. Silva granted the motion by Golden Boy Promotions to move Vergil Ortiz’s lawsuit to arbitration in a ruling issued on Tuesday. Judge Silva determined that Golden Boy did not waive its right to arbitration found in its contract with Ortiz. Ortiz filed the lawsuit in January alleging breach of contract on behalf […]
PFL announces May event in Brussels
The Professional Fighters League announced that it will hold an event in Brussels, Belgium Saturday, May 23rd with the headliner being Patrick Habiora versus Benson Henderson. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Professional Fighters League (@pflmma) The event pits the undefeated Belgium prospect taking on the former UFC and WEC lightweight champion […]
UFC Mexico City Bonuses
The UFC returned to Mexico City for a Fight Night on Saturday night. The event saw the firs of $100K bonuses for the promotion. Main event winner Lone’er Kavanagh earning $100K for his win over former 2x champion Brandon Moreno. Imanol Rodriguez won the other $100K bonus with second round TKO of Kevin Borjas. The […]