The conflict in the middle east is spiraling out of control. Regardless, Turki Alalshikh confirmed on social media that the October 31st fight in Saudi Arabia between Canelo Alvarez and Christian Mbilli will go forward. The concern in Saudi Arabia is real. A missile attack on the Saudi Arabia airport in Riyadh killed 13 people […]
UFC Vegas 122 bonuses
UFC Vegas 122 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Eight fighters received bonuses. Headliner Brendan Allen earned one of the four $100K Performance bonus with his 5th round submission of Christian Leroy. Andre Fili earned a $100K bonus for his head kick KO of Kai Kamaka III. Fili pulled away […]
FBI seeking no-bid contract with the UFC
Remember when TKO execs stated that they were losing money on the UFC White House event expending up to $30 million of its own money? Well, it looks like they are getting it back as documents uncovered by the Washington Sun reflect the FBI seeking to contract the UFC to teach its agents combat. The […]
White equates UFC on par with four major sports orgs in US
On a recent podcast (of course), Dana White stated that the UFC is a “part of the four major sport organizations in the United States. As a result, he will be looking at $10B in the UFC’s next media rights deal. Per the Sports Business Journal, White made these statements on the October 5th episode […]
Court denies Top Rank’s Motion to Dismiss in Keane case
The court in the William Keane case against Top Rank Boxing denied the promotion’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit prior to responding to the merits. The lawsuit was first filed in 2015. There will be a status conference on October 13th to set pre-trial dates and deadlines. The court also heard Keane’s motion to reopen […]