Anthony “Showtime” Pettis announced via social media that he was going to explore free agency options ending his 12 years with the WEC and Zuffa. 10 years to the month that Pettis showed up on the scene with the “Showtime” kick of Benson Henderson on the very last World Extreme Cagefighting show of the promotion, […]
UFC Fight Night Prelims draw 413K
UFC Fight Night 183 Prelims on ESPN drew 413K viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card appeared on ESPN+ only. The Prelims featured Anthony Pettis as he defeated Alex Morono in the feature bout on the undercard. The main card featured Stephen Thompson as he defeated Geoff Neal via Unanimous Decision. UFC Fight […]
JoJo Diaz manager sues MTK Global
A new lawsuit has arisen with Heredia Boxing Management and its owner filing a lawsuit against MTK Global Sports Management, LLC, Golden Boy Promotions, Inc., VGC, LLP, Paul Gibson and Daniel Kinahan. The Complaint filed in Los Angeles Federal Court claims that MTK Global paid boxer JoJo Diaz $100K for the fighter to leave his […]
Fury-Joshua make verbal pact for showdown in 2021
Mike Coppinger of The Athletic reports that a verbal agreement has been made between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for a fight for May/June 2021. Last week Joshua defeated Kubrat Pulev in his return to the ring. Fury last seen in the ring was February of this past year where he defeated Deontay Wilder in […]
UFC on Vegas 17 bonuses
Four performance bonuses were handed out on Saturday night at the UFC’s final event of 2020. The performance bonuses went to Stephen Thompson, Marcin Tybura, Rob Font and Jimmy Flick. All received $50,000 for their work Saturday. Thompson earned a bonus for his main event win against Geoff Neal. Tybura stopped Greg Hardy in their […]