TMZ Sports was the first to report that Floyd Mayweather is suing Showtime and Stephen Espinoza claiming he is owed millions due to financial fraud. The lawsuit filed in California alleges that Showtime misappropriated funds as part of a “long-running and elaborate scheme of financial fraud” by Al Haymon. In addition, Mayweather claims Espinoza was […]
$100M for Zuffa Boxing?
According to the Thomas Hauser’s article in The Guardian, the deal to bring Zuffa Boxing to Paramount was $100M. You may recall that Paramount/Skydance acquired the media rights for the UFC this year for a deal reported at $1.1 billion a year for 7 years. The deal was for the domestic rights to the UFC […]
president touts 100K stadium for White House event
On Friday president Donald Trump made the proclamation that they would be building a 100,00 seat stadium for fans to come and watch (presumably on screens) UFC at the White House. The announcement came as a side story to the actual announcement for the presser that he wants Washington D.C. to host an IndyCar race […]
UFC 325 Payout Perspective
UFC 325 took place Saturday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. It was the second straight week of UFC events on Paramount. Volkanovski still Great 37-year-old Alexander Volkanovski showed that he still has it with a successful title defense against Diego Lopes. Volk won a hard-earned unanimous decision over Lopes and solidified himself […]
UFC 325 bonuses
UFC 325 took place on Saturday night with 8 fighters earning extra bonuses. Mauricio Ruffy and Quillan Salkilld earned $100K Performance Bonuses. Ruffy earned his bonus by stopping Rafael Fiziev in their matchup. Salkilld earned his fight bonus with a rear naked choke of Jamie Mullarkey in the first round. The Fight of the Night […]