Wednesday was the day that the Senate Committee dealing with the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act (“Ali Act”) earmarked for any revisions on changes to the current version of the Ali Act in the Senate. But, there were no changes made to the one presented at a hearing this past July. The one notable […]
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‘Proper Chaos Bonus’ announced for UFC 331
This is what they call corporate synergy. Dana White announced on Monday that there will be a special $50K bonus for this Saturday’s UFC 331 event in Los Angeles. The bonus is in conjunction with Paramount+ series “Mobland.” White was not specific about how the bonus will be handed out but it’s apparent it will […]
TKO owns this weekend
There are two very important weekends in boxing. The first is Cinco de Mayo weekend. The first weekend around May 5th has been the center of many big-named fights featuring Mexican boxers. Oscar de la Hoya and then Canelo Alvarez took over this weekend. The second is Mexican Independence Weekend in September. Similarly, boxing promoters […]
Appeals Court sets date for oral argument in Zuffa appeal
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 […]
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 […]