Remember when TKO execs stated that they were losing money on the UFC White House event expending up to $30 million of its own money? Well, it looks like they are getting it back as documents uncovered by the Washington Sun reflect the FBI seeking to contract the UFC to teach its agents combat. The […]
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Court denies Top Rank’s Motion to Dismiss in Keane case
The court in the William Keane case against Top Rank Boxing denied the promotion’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit prior to responding to the merits. The lawsuit was first filed in 2015. There will be a status conference on October 13th to set pre-trial dates and deadlines. The court also heard Keane’s motion to reopen […]
Opetaia fires back at IBF in opposition to MTD
Lawyers for Jai Opetaia filed an opposition to the International Boxing Federation’s Motion to Dismiss. The boxer, who has two fights under his belt with Zuffa Boxing, protests the IBF for stripping him of his title. Opetaia filed the lawsuit in July claiming that the IBF unfairly stripped him of his title this past March […]
UFC 331 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 331 at the Crypto.com in Los Angeles. Van wins rematch Joshua Van retained his UFC flyweight title by defeating former champion Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision. While their first fight ended early due to injury, this fight went the distance. […]
UFC 331 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 331 took place on Saturday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. The Fight of the Night went to Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja in an action-packed 5-round fight for the Flyweight title. Van earned a unanimous decision victory but both received a $100K bonus. Arman Tsarukyan earned the $100K Performance Bonus […]