WWN, Inc., the owner of the EVOLVE wrestling promotion, has filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction and/or motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim against Flosports, Inc. The lawsuit, which originally filed in state court in Texas, was sent to federal court in the state earlier this month. FloSports […]
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Report: Fox offer in $200M range for UFC media rights
John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal reports that Fox has made an initial offer to the UFC in the $200 million range. This is far less than the predicted $450 million forecasted by the previous UFC regime. The offer was also confirmed by Darren Rovell. In its pitch to potential buyers, the UFC stated […]
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Report outlines Top Rank’s path to its ESPN deal
Last week’s Sports Business Journal reported on ESPN’s return to boxing. The article focused on Top Rank’s deal with ESPN this past July and how it transitioned from premium cable to basic cable. There was interest from Top Rank into obtaining a rights fee deal the likes of the UFC and Fox. A key point […]
Early estimates of UFC 217 PPV are at 875,000
Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting is reporting that early estimates of the UFC 217 drew 875,000 PPV buys in North America making it the biggest PPV show for 2017 thus far. UFC 217 featured Georges St Pierre’s return against middleweight champion Michael Bisping in addition to two other championship fights. Google trends reflected strong interest […]