The Athletic reports that the Errol Spence, Jr.-Danny Garcia fight drew in “excess of 250,000 buys at $75, pulling in at least $18,750,000. The event took place last week at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. According to Coppinger, Spence’s last two fights drew over 300,000 PPV buys. This event was produced by PBC on Fox. The […]
Bout class in UFC Antitrust lawsuit certified by Judge Boulware
In a very brief hearing on the UFC Antitrust lawsuit determining class certification, Judge Richard Boulware certified the bout class, but denied the identity class of the plaintiffs. From plaintiffs’ Complaint, the Bout Class has the potential to be over 1,200 fighters. The Identity Class impacted fewer athletes since not every fighter that fought during […]
Another fight off UFC 256 and a coach sidelined due to COVID-19
Two more positive COVID-19 tests have affected this Saturday’s UFC 256 in Las Vegas. Notably Farah Hannoun of MMA Junkie reports that the Jared Vanderaa-Sergey Spivak scheduled for this weekend is off due to COVID-19. In addition, Charles Oliveira’s head coach Diego Lima will not be able to corner “Do Bronx” as he has tested […]
SBJ lauds UFC’s return during pandemic
Despite several fights being called off over recent weeks due to positive COVID-19 tests, the Sports Business Journal wrote an article this past week praising the UFC efforts during the pandemic. The article starts off with the lead, “The UFC does not get enough credit for thriving as a media property during the pandemic.” The […]
Contaminating own supplement does not help UFC fighter’s case with USADA
Late last week, USADA announced a 4-year sanction for Chi Lewis-Parry for testing positive for a variety of banned substances and then attempting to submit falsified evidence at his hearing. An arbitrator enhanced the sanction due to Lewis-Parry’s affirmative actions to circumvent the rules. Lewis-Parry had yet to fight in the UFC but entered into […]