The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a date for oral argument in Zuffa’s appeal of the district court ruling in the Mikhail Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit. The date of the hearing will be Friday, November 20th at 9:00 am in San Francisco. For those keeping score, the Cirkunov lawsuit deals with fighters contracted with the […]
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Shapiro addresses fighter pay
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 […]
White starts selling “Slap Snacks”
Dana White is making the media rounds in preparation for next weeks Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn fight. In a recent interview with an LA station, he discussed his latest investment, “Slap Snacks”. In the interview, White disclosed that he is co-found of a company that is producing a frozen snack called “Slap Snacks.” They are supposed […]
WWE signs pact with Western Australia for PLEs
TKO announced its latest location deal. This time with Western Australia as the company announced a three-year agreement that will have Perth the host of WWE Weekend Takeovers featuring a Premium Live Event from 2026 through 2028. The partnership starts this December as it will host WWE Smackdown on Friday, then WWE’s PLE Wrestlepalooza followed […]
DAZN and TKO Group come together in acquisition
DAZN has acquired EverPass and will rebrand it as DAZN for Business. Notably, TKO Group Holdings is a minority shareholder in the company formerly known as Everpass. The company that will now be known as DAZN for Business is the exclusive commercial distribution streaming rights to live sporting events including Sunday Ticket. Essentially, its the […]