40-year-old Nick Diaz makes his return to the Octagon after almost 3 years away with a 5-round co-main event against Vincente Luque on August 3rd in Abu Dhabi. Ferguson also returns to the Octagon in hopes of breaking a 7-fight losing streak with a fight against Michael Chiesa. Diaz has not fought since a loss […]
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Filings reveal payouts agreed to by parties in Le and Johnson antitrust lawsuits
The parties in the UFC antitrust lawsuits filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of the Settlement last Tuesday. The lawsuit reveals the amount of money the plaintiffs’ attorneys and the fighters in the UFC lawsuit. Attorneys representing the fighters are requesting no more than 1/3 of the UFC Settlement Fund (plus interest) and reimbursement of […]
WWE-UFC merge live events teams
TKO announced that it would fully integrate its live events unit. The TKO Live Events Strategy Team will combine WWE and UFC live events teams. “The newly integrated TKO Live Events Strategy Team will focus on creating operational efficiencies and developing strategies to leverage the broader economic benefits we bring to host cities, including partnering […]
Rountree CSAD suspension reduced to 2 months
Khalil Rountree announced that he was out of UFC 303 due to “consuming a banned substance.” Rountree self-reported the infraction and stated that he did not intentionally take the banned substance. The Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) Agency announced a reduced sentence of 2 months. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Khalil Rountree […]
TKO President talks Saudi Arabia partnership
TKO President Mark Shapiro spoke at the Annual JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference and had some interesting things to say about the UFC and WWE. On the UFC front, it appears that if the UFC debut in Saudi Arabia goes well on June 22nd, then the company will do a “longer-term deal […]