Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will have to pay $8.5 million to his former promoter, All-Star Boxing for unjust enrichment after a trial in Miami-Dade County. Although Golden Boy Promotions was sued in the lawsuit, the jury did not assess a verdict against it. However, per the LA Times, it stated that Alvarez will appeal the verdict. […]
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McGregor in midst of $100M deal with UFC?
Conor McGregor told ESPN’s Kenny Mayne, in the network’s trademark “Sunday Conversation” that he is in the midst of a $100 million deal with the UFC. In the interview, he opened up about the “retirement” tweet, the UFC and Floyd Mayweather. Conor McGregor tells @kenny_mayne that he's in the middle of a $100 million contract […]
Sterling chooses to re-sign with the UFC
Aljamain Sterling announced that he is re-signing with the UFC. The bantamweight was a free agent after his fight this past December and while there was much speculation about where he would sign he has decided to remain in the UFC. Sterling made the announcement on The MMA Hour. He said that he got a […]
Coker not taking Brooks comments personal
MMA Fighting reports on Scott Coker’s response to lightweight champion Will Brooks’ criticism of the organization for not promoting him versus others within the company. Brooks, according to his twitter account, plans to fight out his contract with Bellator. The insinuation is that he is going to head into free agency and look for a […]
Holly Holm signs new deal with UFC
ESPN reports that Holly Holm has signed a multiyear contract extension with the UFC per Holm’s manager Lenny Fresquez. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. Holm was in attendance Saturday night at UFC 195 and inked the deal on Saturday. Per ESPN, it is not uncommon for the UFC to sign a newly crowned […]