Boxing Scene reports that boxer Claressa Shields signed a deal making her the highest paid female boxer in the sports history. Shields deal worth at least $8 million for four fights over two years with Dmitriy Salita’s promotion. Salita told Boxing Scene that the deal includes a $3M signing bonus and could be worth more […]
TKO earnings call for Q3 2025
The company which owns the UFC and WWE announced its earnings for the quarter which ended on September 30, 2025. The highlights of the quarter included the UFC media rights deal with Paramount, WWE’s media deal for its Premium Live Events with ESPN and its stock buybacks. The earnings call also lauded Zuffa Boxing’s first […]
PFL announces media deal with Vice
The Professional Fighter’s League announced on Wednesday that it has entered a deal with Vice Television as the “exclusive linear US telecast home for ten international events, beginning with two in December and continuing with eight more throughout 2026 according to a company press release. The domestic PFL events currently air on ESPN and ESPN+ […]
Q3 results show TKO business still booming
Despite the signs of an economic slowdown earlier this summer, TKO business showed that there is still room to grow as it raised its full-year guidance The UFC’s and Zuffa Boxing’s media deals with CBS/Paramount headlined the third quarter. The UFC announced the biggest deal, a $7.7B dollar media rights deal over 7 years which […]
White addresses fight fixing concern
Dana White took to TMZ Sports to address the Isaac Dulgarian fight fixing scandal. Dulgarian was cut by the UFC after he lost as a big favorite to Yadier Del Valle in the first round via submission. White stated that he was notified of suspicious betting patterns from the UFC’s gambling monitor. He then spoke […]