President and COO of TKO Group Holdings, Mark Shapiro, confirmed what many suspected for a while that TKO would be entering the boxing business. Obviously, Dana White will be playing a major part in the endeavor while working with Saudi Arabia’s Tuki Alalshikh. It was revealed during TKO Group’s earning call that it was meeting […]
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UFC Seattle attendance, gate, and bonuses
UFC Fight night 252 took place on Saturday night from Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. After 12 years, the UFC returned to Seattle. Fans were eager for the promotion to come back to the Northwest as people came early for the prelims and the Arena was full by the start of the main card. […]
No more double champs in UFC?
Earlier this week Ilia Topuria vacated the UFC Bantamweight title lining up a fight between Diego Lopes and Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 314. Lopes believes that Topuria’s more was a sign that the company will no longer have champion v. champion fights. Topuria announced his intent to challenge for the lightweight title after defeating Max […]
Monster Energy “pass-through” rights get QuikTrip on UFC mat
Monster Energy renewed its sponsorship rights with the UFC in a reported 9 figure deal. As part of its renewal, it receives “pass-through” for QuikTrip to get prime real estate on the Octagon mat. For those that notice, Monster Energy has shared an Octagon corner with convenience stores such as QuickTrip, Circle K and AM/PM […]
UFC Fighter Compliance Pay for UFC Fight Night Vegas 102
UFC Fighter Compliance Pay for Saturday’s UFC Fight Night Vegas 102. Notably, it was Angela Hill’s 27th fight with the company. Also 3 fighters made their UFC debut Saturday. There were 12 Dana White Contender Series veterans. UFC Fight Night Vegas 102 Fighter Pay Fighter Pay Jared Cannonier (19) $16,000 Gregory Rodrigues (10)* $6,000 Yousef […]