Former UFC Heavyweight Fabricio Werdum has signed with the Professional Fighters League and will participate in the 2021 PFL Heavyweight Division this spring. The 43-year-old Werdum ends a 13-year stint with the UFC/Strikeforce. In his last 8 years, he had a 10-4 record in the UFC including winning the UFC Heavyweight Title against Cain Velasquez […]
Zelina Vega released from WWE causes uproar, support from SAG
Thea Megan Trinidad, formerly known as Zelina Vega in World Wrestling Entertainment, was released from the company because she refused to give up her Twitch channel. Trinidad tweeted out support of unionization which is to infer that professional wrestlers should form a union so that they could negotiate as a collective unit. I support unionization. […]
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WWE Friday Night Smackdown averages 2.14M for Friday the 13th
WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.14 million viewers this past Friday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings are a decrease from last Friday’s telecast. Friday Night Smackdown on the 13th drew 2.111 million viewers in the first hour and 2.172 million viewers in the second hour. The telecast drew […]
WBO-Trout dispute right to arbitrate as case returns to trial court
The parties in the Austin Trout-WBO lawsuit filed briefs this week to determine the future of the legal dispute. After the First Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the boxer in invalidating a clause in the arbitration proceeding in the WBO contract with the fighter, the parties are now disputing whether arbitration should be thrown […]