The UFC held another Fight Night at the Apex on Saturday. The promotion handed out four bonuses. Headliner Gabriel Bonfim earned a Performance of the Night with a stoppage of Randy Brown. Although there was some skepticism as to whether the stoppage came to quick, Bonfim’s jumping knee stopped Brown. Christian Leroy Duncan earned a […]
Shields nets $8M deal
Boxing Scene reports that boxer Claressa Shields signed a deal making her the highest paid female boxer in the sports history. Shields deal worth at least $8 million for four fights over two years with Dmitriy Salita’s promotion. Salita told Boxing Scene that the deal includes a $3M signing bonus and could be worth more […]
TKO earnings call for Q3 2025
The company which owns the UFC and WWE announced its earnings for the quarter which ended on September 30, 2025. The highlights of the quarter included the UFC media rights deal with Paramount, WWE’s media deal for its Premium Live Events with ESPN and its stock buybacks. The earnings call also lauded Zuffa Boxing’s first […]
PFL announces media deal with Vice
The Professional Fighter’s League announced on Wednesday that it has entered a deal with Vice Television as the “exclusive linear US telecast home for ten international events, beginning with two in December and continuing with eight more throughout 2026 according to a company press release. The domestic PFL events currently air on ESPN and ESPN+ […]
Q3 results show TKO business still booming
Despite the signs of an economic slowdown earlier this summer, TKO business showed that there is still room to grow as it raised its full-year guidance The UFC’s and Zuffa Boxing’s media deals with CBS/Paramount headlined the third quarter. The UFC announced the biggest deal, a $7.7B dollar media rights deal over 7 years which […]