Variety reports that Endeavor laid off 250 of its employees across its company due to the worldwide stoppage in events from the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday, Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal reported that Endeavor halted equity payments to agents and executives. The cuts were felt most by IMG Academy, a sports education facility which […]
ESPN ratings for replays of UFC, Boxing and Wrestlemania
Grasping for content for its network, ESPN aired replays of UFC PPVs, last year’s Wrestlemania and Fury-Wilder I and II. The ratings have been surprising. On Saturday, ESPN aired the UFC all day highlighted by UFC 244 featuring Jorge Masvidal and Nate Diaz. The replay of the full event on Saturday night drew 725,000 viewers. […]
Wilder-Fury III postponed until fall
ESPN reports that the third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will be moved to the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. This past February in Las Vegas, Fury stopped Wilder in the seventh round of their rematch. Wilder exercised his rematch clause to bring about the third fight which was slated for the […]
Endeavor suspends payouts to its agents and execs due to Coronavirus uncertainty
Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal reports that Endeavor has suspended equity buyback payments to agents and executives due to the economic uncertainty related to the coronavirus pandemic. The payments were set to be made April 5th. Endeavor, the parent company of the UFC, is experiencing financial issues as an intended IPO set for […]
White has location for Khabib-Tony next month
Dana White tells Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole that he has a location for the Khabib Nurmogomedov-Tony Ferguson fight but did not disclose it. In a video interview on Monday, White said that he’s “not ready to tell” yet. In the midst of a pandemic, White has maintained that Khabib-Tony will happen even challenging doubters that […]