UFC Noche took place Saturday afternoon in San Antonio. The promotion gave out bonuses and the main event earned both Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night. Jean Silva and Diego Lopes put on a fight of the year candidate with Lopes earning the stoppage. There was some controversy to the event as […]
White doesn’t have answers for fighter pay
Earlier during the Canelo-Crawfight fight week, Dana White gave an unassuming interview with PBS Nevada’s Amber Dixon about the fight. Little did he know, he was unprepared to answer some of the basic questions Dixon had on fighter pay and the Ali Act. First off, White did not seemed prepared for some of the pushback […]
White announces two $100K bonuses for undercard fighters
As incentive to deliver an undercard worth watching, Dana White announced earlier this week that he would award $100,000 bonuses for the Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night. Although it was not made clear at the announcement on Friday, it appears that the $100K would be from Turki Alalshikh and not necessarily […]
Report: Wrestlemania 43 to Saudi Arabia
Rumors are swirling that the 2027 Wrestlemania will be held in Saudi Arabia. Cageside Seats reports that a deleted Snapchat by Turki Al-Sheikh which indicated that “Wrestlemania 43 will be the first-ever outside of the United States or Canada.” WrestleMania 42 will take place for the second straight year in Las Vegas this April. The […]
Shapiro talks UFC media rights at Goldman Sachs Conference
TKO head Mark Shaprio spoke at a Goldman Sachs conference on Wednesday discussing the success of the TKO properties. Shapiro gave a post-transaction report on how Paramount+ and CBS earned the rights for UFC. Shapiro indicated that ESPN was “always in the mix” but when it became clear that the company would double its rights […]