It was another successful year for the UFC with sponsor deals. The most noticeable sponsor came from Project Rock as The Rock’s Under Armour-made brand became the footwear sponsor of the UFC. The company supplied all of the footwear for athletes during fight week. In addition, Icon Meals, Trojan Condoms, New Amerstdam’s ‘Wildcard’ ready to […]
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Top 10 of 2022: PFL’s first PPV completes 2022 season
The Professional Fighters League held its first PPV on ESPN+ the day after Thanksgiving this year. The success of the event may determine the future direction of the promotion as it relates to pay-per-view events in 2023. The event featured Kayla Harrison attempting to threepeat her women’s lightweight reign against Larissa Pacheco. The confident Brazilian […]
Top 10 of 2022: As fighter pay debate continues, commissions halt disclosing purses
Arizona and Florida joined Nevada as notable states that will no longer disclose fight purses. The reason for the move stems from the alleged belief that purses are “trade secrets.” The issue of fighter pay continued in 2022 with Jake Paul taking up the talking point this year in an ongoing social media battle with […]
Top 10 of 2022: ONE Championship finds a new media partner, announces US 2023 date
It was a good year for ONE Championship as its re-emerged with another shot at breaking into the US market. One Championship aired its first event on Amazon Prime this past August featuring Demetrious Johnson. In that fight, Johnson regained the One Championship Flyweight title from Moraes. The two will be in the feature event […]
Top 10 of 2022: UFC Antitrust Lawsuit inches closer to something
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit celebrated its 8th anniversary this month and while lawsuits in combat sports have come and gone in that time span this lawsuit has yet to be issued class certification. While Judge Richard Boulware has indicated that he will grant certification for a portion of the plaintiffs’ claims but waited for a […]