Floyd Mayweather, Jr. may be returning from his short retirement based on a couple trademarks filed late last month with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. In an interview with Showtime this past Saturday, the 49-0 fighter maintained he is staying out of the ring but conceded he has had talks with CBS and […]
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Slice settles with Texas Commission
MMA Junkie reports that Kimbo Slice has settled with the athletic commission in Texas after having failed a drug test. Slice agreed to a $2,500 fine and have his license to fight in the state revoked. As part of the settlement, Slice agreed to waive his right to a hearing. He is expected to remain […]
Will the Ali Act help protect MMA fighters?
Algieri situation presents problem with Ali Act
While there are many proponents that endorse expanding the Muhammad Ali Act to include the protection of MMA fighters, the federal law has its issues. The case of Chris Algieri provides a good example. Algieri, the New York fighter that is best known for his upset win over Ruslan Provodnikov which scored him his big […]
Former WWE wrestler sues over royalties from WWE Network
Former WWE wrestler Rene Goguen (wrestling under the name Rene Dupree) sued the WWE Wednesday in a class action lawsuit filed in Connecticut federal court. The former WWE superstar is claiming he is owed royalties from the WWE Network and Netflix due to a clause in his contract which pre-dated the over the top platforms […]