MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 208 in Brooklyn. Notably, there was only one Performance of the Night bonus. Jacare Souza earned the only POTN bonus with his first round submission of Tim Boetsch. The first fight of the PPV, Dustin Poirier-Jim Miller drew the Fight of the Night. All three […]
UFC 208: Will you buy it?
UFC 208 will be the third time that the company has held a show in the state of New York since it legalized professional MMA last fall. Are fans interested in this PPV? In the main event, Holly Holm takes on Germaine de Randamie for the new UFC women’s featherweight title. Also, Anderson Silva returns […]
Attorneys battle over experts in Povetkin-Wilder case
This week Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin went to trial to determine whose fault it was that cancelled their fight in Russia this past May. The sole issue to be decided at trial is whether Povetkin took Meldonium after January 1, 2016, the date that it was banned by WADA. The trial is a battle […]
Shields to be first female boxer to headline on Showtime
USA Today reports that Claressa Shields will be the first female boxer to headline an event on premium network television as she will be the main feature on Showtime’s ShoBox series on March 10th. Shields was featured in the WSJ last November where they drew comparisons to her and boxing as Ronda Rousey was to […]
WME-IMG establishes PAC
Variety reports that WME-IMG is forming a national political action committee (PAC). WME-IMG co-CEOs, and UFC owners, Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell authored an internal memo that outlined the PAC and the reasons for setting it up. The memo was careful not to take a side either way but the PAC was set up in […]