MMA Payout has obtained the payouts from the UFC Fight Night event last month in Nashville. Anthony “Showtime” Pettis earned over $300,000 with his fight purse. Pettis earned a KO over Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. He received $145,000 to show and another $145,00 for the win. Thompson earned $120,000 to show and would have doubled that […]
The man whose cell phone was destroyed by Conor McGregor drops civil lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by the individual that had their cell phone destroyed by Conor McGregor in Miami has dropped his civil lawsuit against the UFC star. TMZ reports that Ahmad Abdirzak, the 22-year-old man that had his phone destroyed by the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion has likely settled his dispute with McGregor. Tha […]
Ahead of the biggest event of its year, WWE files TRO to protect its trademarks
As wrestling fans descend on New York for Wrestlemania weekend, the WWE has filed a preemptory complaint to ward off trademark infringers that may sell merchandise bearing trademarks owned by the company. In a verified complaint filed in New York, it requested that the Court issue a temporary restraining order and seizure against sales of […]
Mexican actress of El Chapo doc invests in latest round of Combates Americas funding
Variety reports that Kate del Castillo has invested in Combate Americas in the latest round of funding. The Mexican actress is known for her Netflix documentary, “The Day I Met El Chapo.” Del Castillo has acquired an equity stake in Combate Americas in the company’s latest part of a $20 million Series B round of […]
After barrage on Twitter, Conor offers to ‘move forward’
Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmogomedov escalated their war on social media yesterday which required the UFC to step in which may have spurred an “moving forward” mea culpa by the former double champion. The social media sparring began with McGregor posting a batch of pictures depicting a beaten Pauli Malignaggi after he had sparred the […]