ONE Championship announced that it is launching an eSports division. The newly signed Demetrious Johnson, and avid gamer, will serve as Chief Brand Ambassador for the company. According to a press release, ONE Championship plans on investing up to $50 million with “other key partners into ONE eSports to create Asia’s largest global eSports Championship […]
UFC 230: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time around we take a look at UFC 230 at Madison Square Garden where Daniel Cormier took care of Derrick Lewis. Double Champ takes care of Derrick Lewis Daniel Cormier made easy work of Derrick Lewis using wrestling to negate Lewis’ KO power. DC easily tapped out […]
UFC 230 Prelims draw 635,000 viewers
The UFC 230 Prelims drew 635,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 342,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The event featured Sijara Eubanks as she took on Roxanne Modafferri. Eubanks, who was to headline the show, defeated Modafferi via decision. However, she will forfeit 20% of her purse due to missing weight. […]
Zuffa Reply Brief in support of dismissing antitrust lawsuit takes aim at Plaintiffs’ claims
On Friday, Zuffa filed its Reply in Support of its Motion for Summary Judgment in dismissing all claims against it by former fighters in the antitrust lawsuit. In its Reply Brief, it argues that Plaintiffs have now changed its theory of liability since its original claims are no longer viable. Zuffa argues that Plaintiffs have […]
Floyd Mayweather to fight in Japan New Year’s Eve
Floyd Mayweather will return to fighting on December 31st in Japan for the Rizin promotion. He is set to face Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa. The rules and duration of the bout is yet to be determined.We last saw Mayweather in August of 2017 as he defeated Conor McGregor in the biggest selling PPV of all […]