UFC Fight Night 253 took place on Saturday Night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion handed out 4 bonuses. Undefeated Mario Pinto earned a $50K bonus for his KO of opponent Austen Lane. It was the promotional debut for Pinto and he made a great impression with the second round stoppage. The victorious […]
Ryan Garcia returns in Times Square card
Ryan Garcia will return from his year-long suspension in fashion as he will headline a card on May 2nd in Times Square. The event will be a Ring Magazine card. Notably, Ring Magazine is backed by Turki Al-Shiekh’s Saudi General Entertainment Authority. Devin Haney will appear on the same card as well as Teofimo Lopez […]
TKO reports Q4 2024 earnings
TKO reported its 4th quarter earnings for 2024 and beat analyst expectations yet again. Overall, the owners of the WWE and UFC reported total revenue for Q4 of $642.2 million and adjusted earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization of $238.1 million. But the UFC legal settlement in the Cung Le, et al. lawsuit caused […]
FBI to get in shape with help of UFC?
ABC News reports that FBI Director Kash Patel would like the agency to partner with the UFC in an effort to improve agents’ physical fitness. Patel mentioned this during a teleconference on Wednesday. Patel, a dubious individual who supports many of the president’s conspiracy theories was installed at the Federal Bureau of Investigation last week. […]
TKO getting into boxing business
President and COO of TKO Group Holdings, Mark Shapiro, confirmed what many suspected for a while that TKO would be entering the boxing business. Obviously, Dana White will be playing a major part in the endeavor while working with Saudi Arabia’s Tuki Alalshikh. It was revealed during TKO Group’s earning call that it was meeting […]