On Monday, TKO President Mark Shapiro addressed the lack of sponsorship sales this year. Shapiro told CNBC that the second half of the year will see “many mulityear, all high margin, all recurring” sponsors.” Shapiro appeared with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel who was promoting his new memoir. The talk about TKO starts around the 5:05 […]
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DAZN and TKO Group come together in acquisition
DAZN has acquired EverPass and will rebrand it as DAZN for Business. Notably, TKO Group Holdings is a minority shareholder in the company formerly known as Everpass. The company that will now be known as DAZN for Business is the exclusive commercial distribution streaming rights to live sporting events including Sunday Ticket. Essentially, its the […]
Floyd Mayweather gets in trouble for writing bad check
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s fight calendar includes at least three fights in the ring and several outside it. The latest being a potential felony charge due to writing a bad check to purchase a watch. The check for $200,000 is considered a felony due to the lofty amount per Nevada law. A Las Vegas shop, Gold […]
Filing reveals TKO exec pay for 2025
SEC filings on Thursday revealed the executive compensation for TKO Group Holdings which own the UFC and WWE. Notably, CEO Ari Emanuel led the report with an estimated $67.4 million. The amount includes stock wards of $44M and $8.1M in non-equity incentives. The non-equity incentives include an aircraft for personal use. In addition, Emanuel received […]
TKO Group Holdings announce earnings report for Q4 2025
On Wednesday, TKO announced its earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2025. Overall, the company beat analyst and internal expectations yet again. The company made $1.038 Billion in Q4 which reflects a year-to-year increase of 12%. Adjusted EBITDA was $12 million which was up 30% from Q4 of 2024. The UFC made $401.4 Million […]