UFC 319 took place Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois. The promotion handed out 4 Promotional Bonuses. Tim Elliott cut his hair and earned a Performance Bonus with a second-round submission of up-and-coming Kai Asakara. Carlos Prates earned his $50K bonus with a KO of Geoff Neal via spinning back elbow in the first round. Interestingly […]
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Will fans flock to Paramount?
With the acquisition of the UFC media rights to Paramount, the question becomes if fans will bolster the subscription base of Paramount+. David Ellison, Paramount’s CEO and Chair indicated to Puck’s Matthew Belloni that the UFC deal was a harbinger of things to come for the company. The UFC deal was the splashy, newsworthy event […]
UFC heads to Paramount in blockbuster $7.7B deal
The UFC announced that it will move all of its media to Paramount in 2026 with all of its numbered events airing on its digital network and CBS. Its Fight Nights will air on the digital platform. The deal is worth $1.1 billion over 7 years starting in 2026. It effectively ends the UFC’s relationship […]
TKO tops Wall Street forecasts
TKO Group Holdings announced its earnings report for the second quarter of 2025. The company is making an astounding amount of revenue to the extent that it has raised its revenue guidance. I discussed it briefly here this morning. TKO generated $1.31B in revenue for the second quarter of 2025 which is a raise of […]
Disney inks WWE for ESPN new DTC service
Disney announced the acquisition of WWE premium Live Events for its Direct to Consumer platform which starts August 22nd. The cost to consumer is $29.99 per month. The deal is estimated at $325M per year for 5 years. WWE PLEs have been airing on Peacock since 2021. one can infer that the deal with NBC […]