The Sports Business Daily reports that the Trump Administration is rolling out a national youth sports strategy initiative which includes the UFC as one of its backers. The National Fitness Foundation will oversee the initiative. The program will be funded by a legacy endowment with a goal of raising $100M to provide grants intended to […]
Zuffa TMs BMF for future use
Last week Zuffa filed several trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for “BMF” and Bad Motherfucker in anticipation of its showdown in New York this November between Jorge Masvidal and Nick Diaz. Diaz used the term during his post-fight interview at UFC 241 in which he called out Jorge Masvidal. From there, […]
Zuffa, Plaintiffs in Antitrust Lawsuit file supplemental briefs
On Thursday of last week, the parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit filed supplemental briefing per the court’s invitation. The filings represent what amounts to the closing salvo in support or opposition of class certification in the lawsuit. The briefs highlight the expert testimony elicited by the parties through the evidentiary hearings that occurred in […]
Endeavor announces plans to raise $712M in IPO per amended SEC filing
Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Zuffa, announced on Monday that it plans to raise as much as $712.3 million. In an amended filing with the SEC, it indicated that it will sell shares of common stock at $30 to $32 per share. In addition to the 19.4 million shares of common stock […]
Fury receives $1M, Wallin $250K per NAC
Brent Bookhouse of CBS Sports reported the payouts from Saturday night’s Tyson Fury-Otto Wallin fight. Fury defeated Wallin via Unanimous Decision in Las Vegas. Via Nevada Athletic Commission: Tyson Fury $1 million Otto Wallin $250,000 Emmanuel Navarrete $220,000 Juan Miguel Elorde $40,000 Jose Zepeda $90,000 Jose Gonzalez $120,000 Felix Alvarez $40,000 Vyacheslav […]