Former boxer and current promoter Oscar De La Hoya wrote an opinion editorial in the Las Vegas Review-Journal opposing the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act which is being backed by TKO and specifically Zuffa Boxing. De La Hoya had targeted Dana White about the attempts to amend the Ali Act and the alleged “fight-fixing” issue […]
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UFC 322 attendance, gate, and bonuses
UFC 322 took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event featured two title bouts and the promotion gave out 4 performance bonuses. Per Dana White at the post-fight press conference the attendance was 20,664 with a gate of $13.6 million which was the 3rd highest gate at Madison Square Garden. Bo […]
TKO announces prediction market partner
On Thursday, TKO announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with Polymarket and become the Official and Exclusive Prediction Market Partner of UFC and Zuffa Boxing. Per the TKO press release, “The agreement establishes UFC and Zuffa Boxing as the first sports organizations to integrate prediction market technology directly into the live fan […]
White addresses fight fixing concern
Dana White took to TMZ Sports to address the Isaac Dulgarian fight fixing scandal. Dulgarian was cut by the UFC after he lost as a big favorite to Yadier Del Valle in the first round via submission. White stated that he was notified of suspicious betting patterns from the UFC’s gambling monitor. He then spoke […]
Andy Foster steps up for TKO-supported legislation
California State Athletic Commissioner appeared on The Ariel Helwani Show on Tuesday to discuss the reasons why the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act will be good for the support of boxing. Notably, Foster wanted to come on Helwani’s show to “clear the air” about the act. If this doesn’t sound like a guy that’s carrying […]