UFC on ESPN 12 took place on Saturday night at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Dan Hooker and Dustin Poirier put one of the best fights of the year and received the Fight of the Night for the night. The former UFC lightweight interim champion earned the unanimous decision over Hooker in a very […]
Luck-McMahon trade arguments of guaranty…and then the case is put on pause
The latest salvo in the Oliver Luck-Vince McMahon lawsuit has the WWE owner responding to the request from Luck to secure over $23 million in a “prejudgment remedy” in anticipating over prevailing on his breach of contract claim for his termination as XFL Commissioner. Motion for Prejudgment Remedy by MMA Payout on Scribd Luck argues […]
Poirier receives inaugural Forrest Griffin Community Award for charitable work in community
On Friday, the UFC announced that UFC lightweight Dustin Poirier has been named the inaugural recipient of the Forrest Griffin Community Award, presented by Toyo Tires. According to the UFC press release, “[t]he award will recognize a UFC athlete for their exceptional volunteer and charity work and the meaningful impact their efforts have on the […]
NXT 786,000, AEW 633,000
WWE’s NXT scored a rare ratings victory up against AEW on Wednesday night. NXT on USA drew 786,000 viewers while AEW on TNT saw a ratings drop to 633,000. AEW still won the younger demos with 0.22 A18-49, 0.15 F18-49, 0.29 M18-49, 0.12 A18-34, 0.08 F12-34, 0.12 M12-34, 0.27 A25-54, 0.26 over 50. NXT drew […]
Molonely leads Top Rank Payouts for 6-23 card
The Nevada State Athletic Commission reports the payouts from Tuesday’s Top Rank Event in Las Vegas. Andrew Moloney topped the payouts with $125,000 although he had to pay $37,5000 to the IRS according to the commission paysheet. He also had to pay a WBA commission sanction fee of $4,950. In addition, Joshua Franco, who won […]