MMA Fighting reports that Zuffa, LLC is close to selling the UFC. An ESPN report states that the UFC has received two bids in the range of $4.1 billion. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the two groups with the highest bids are WME-IMG in conjunction with Dalian Wanda Group and China Media Capital. Per Rovell, […]
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Will Brooks signs with UFC, debuts July 8th
Mendes flagged by USADA, Means takes reduced penalty
Chad Mendes was flagged by USADA of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation related to an out-of-competitions sample collection. Also, Tim Means accepted a reduced sanction after he was pegged for using a banned substance. The UFC provided its standard comment acknowledging it was notified by USADA of the potential violation. No word on the substance […]
McGregor makes Forbes’ annual “World’s Highest-Paid Athletes”
Forbes released its annual report on the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes from June 2015 to June 2016. Conor McGregor is the first UFC fighter to make the top 100 list. McGregor landed at number 85 on the list earning a total of $22 million. His salary is reported at $q8 million while he made another $4 […]
UFC hires Farragut Partners to address Ali Act expansion
According to a PR industry web site O’Dwyer’s PR, the UFC has retained a Washington D.C. lobbying firm Farragut Partners to combat the expansion of the Muhammad Ali Act. The D.C. based firm was formed this year. They are an offshoot of partners from another firm. They have a list of clients in the telecommunications, […]