On Monday the Small Business Administration released the names of the companies that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Some of the names include law firms related to the UFC lawsuit as well as boxing promotions. A $660 billion program intended to keep small businesses going during the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
UFC COO Epstein discusses COVID-19 protocol, notes 11 positive tests during UFC Apex events
The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand had an exclusive interview with Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein. In speaking with him on the protocols the company has taken in getting back to producing live sporting events, Epstein indicated that it had 11 positive COVID-19 tests during its return to the UFC Apex last month. However, none […]
Masvidal details negotiations with UFC
As Jorge Masvidal prepares for UFC 251, he explained to ESPN how negotiations came about to take this title shot against Kamaru Usman on short notice. Masvidal had been critical about fighter pay after the negotiations originally stalled for the event in the first place. He told Ariel Helwani that he didn’t get exactly that […]
Masvidal, Adesanya EA UFC 4 cover athletes?
Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman is the official main event of UFC 251 on Fight Island as “Gamebred” passed his COVID-19 test and readies himself for this short-notice fight for the welterweight title. Also at UFC 251, expect the reveal of the next UFC video game produced by EA Sports. EA Sports UFC 4 has […]
Court stays Oliver Luck’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon pending XFL bankruptcy
Oliver Luck’s lawsuit against Vince McMahon has been put on pause until the resolution of the XFL’s Bankruptcy proceeding as the federal court in Connecticut stayed the former commissioner’s lawsuit against McMahon. The court held that the XFL, Alpha Entertainment, LLC to be exact, was an “indispensable party” in Luck’s lawsuit meaning that he had […]