Colby Covington filed a lawsuit against Jorge Masvidal on March 23rd stemming from an incident 3 years prior at a steak house in Miami. Masvidal allegedly struck Covington outside the restaurant. According to the lawsuit, Masvidal “attempted to conceal his identity by wearing a blue surgical mask and a hoodie and was accompanied by three […]
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Pacquiao-Mayweather spar over potential rematch
Boxingscene.com reports that Thursday is the deadline for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. rectify comments he made about a potential fight this fall with Manny Pacquiao. It has been announced that the two would fight September 19th at The Sphere in Las Vegas. However, last week Mayweather made comments that the fight would be an exhibition. According […]
Plaintiffs spar with Zuffa over discovery in Antitrust lawsuit
Remember when Dana White testified that he has nothing to do with matchmaking? The texts and other messages from the UFC were to be sent to plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuit in the Kajan Johnson antitrust case. However, they were not sent on time argues the plaintiffs. According to plaintiffs, Zuffa did not have the […]
TKO-backed Ali Act passes House
On Tuesday afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The new legislation will go on to be voted on in the Senate and when it passes that hurdle will move along to the President for signature. Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered remarks on the […]
BREAKING: Vote in the House on Ali Revival Act Tuesday
According to this week’s schedule by Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the Muhammad Ali Boxing Revival Act is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday, March 24th. The bill is here. There was a hearing in December by the House Subcommittee on Education and Workforce. It then held a markup session in January which included comments from […]