Deontay Wilder and Lou DiBella have filed a Motion to Dismiss the claims of Alexander Povetkin and his promoter. The motion reflects what might be a long, hard fight in court. As you may recall, in June Wilder and his promoter, Lou DiBella and DiBella Entertainment filed a lawsuit against World of Boxing, LLC (“WOB”) […]
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UFC 201: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 201 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The main event featured Robbie Lawler taking on Tyrone Woodley for the welterweight title. The wait was worth it: Woodley new WW champ Tyron Woodley waited almost a year and a half […]
Moody’s details UFC Holdings, LLC acquisition
In a press release sent out last week, Standard & Poor’s Global assigned a rating for the debt involved in the acquisition of the UFC by a group led by WME-IMG. Moody’s Investor Service has sent out its own press release with more details related to the leveraged debt in the acquisition. Per the July […]
UFC on Fox 20 draws 2.44M viewers in overnight ratings
UFC Holdings, LLC issues credit facility, given ‘B’ rating, outlook ‘negative’ per S&P Global
Per a Standard & Poor’s Global press release Friday UFC Holdings, LLC will issue a $1.45 billion first lien credit facility. The company was assigned a ‘B’ rating on the WME-IMG acquisition. The outlook is projected as negative per the Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings report. The financing for the deal to acquire the UFC […]