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Shapiro addresses fighter pay

September 8, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

TKO President and and Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro spoke on Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference about the company. He spoke on multiple issues regarding business including UFC, WWE and Zuffa Boxing. One of the issues he spoke about was fighter pay. In the past, Shapiro has hinted of increases in […]

The Legal Submission 109 takes a look at TKO Earnings

August 6, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Earlier this week, TKO released its earnings for the second quarter for 2026. Business is still up for the company despite two big hiccups in the quarter.

Royal Rumble heads to Arizona in February

August 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

WWE announced that the 2027 Royal Rumble will be held at State Farm Stadium in February. It is part of multi-year partnership with the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance. In addition to WWE’s Premium Live Event heading to Phoenix, TKO’s other stablemates will be holding events in the area. Previously announced, UFC Noche will be […]

ESPN to air first hour of Backlash on network

May 7, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

In what may be a regular occurrence now, the first hour of WWE’s Premium Live Event, Backlash, will air on ESPN2. The Countdown Show on ESPN and the first hour will be on the network with the rest appearing on the ESPN App. Last month, the network aired the first hour of Wrestlemania on the […]

ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42

May 4, 2026 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M viewers per Nielsen. On Sunday, it drew 1.82M viewers. The telecast on Saturday featured crossover stars Logan Paul […]