The undercard for the Top Rank Boxing event this past Saturday night on ESPN2 drew 493,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast preceded the main card for the Fury-Schwarz fight. The event drew 143,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.32 share overall. The undercard featured several fights including Junior lightweight Mikaela […]
Zuffa files objections to Plaintiffs’ Exhibit in Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa has filed an objection to Plaintiffs’ Exhibit List Documents. The objection was filed this past Friday. The parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have exchanged their exhibit lists according to the Court protocol in anticipation of August’s Court Hearing between experts. Defendant Zuffa LLCs Object… by on Scribd Zuffa objected to the use of […]
New UFC Antitrust Lawsuit filings include Plaintiffs’ Objection to Use of Zuffa “Summary of Exhibits”
The parties in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have exchanged objections to exhibits previously submitted to each side. The objections are part of the trial schedule and are lodged with the court to argue prior to the use at August’s hearing with the experts. For context on the request, Plaintiffs included the email to Zuffa attorneys […]
UFC announces combined in conjunction with Shanghai Performance Institute opening
The UFC announced that it will launch UFC Academy Combine as a way to evaluate talent for a potential career in MMA. The inaugural combine will take place this Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18th in Shanghai, China. The combine coincides with the opening of the UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai. According to a […]
Highest-Paid Athletes list yields McGregor and 5 boxers in top 100
Earlier this week Forbes.com put out its annual list of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes. There are a handful of boxers and one MMA fighter on the list. As you might suspect, Conor McGregor was the lone MMA fighter to make the list. He was the 21st highest paid fighter with $32 million in salary and […]