Late last week, the UFC announced it was selling the music to the Freedom 250 event at the White House on the president’s birthday. The live band that performed the fighters’ walkout songs throughout the night will be encapsulated…and sold to the public by the UFC. It is available on all major music platforms as […]
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TKO responds to allegations of missing discovery in Johnson case
TKO filed its opposition to the Plaintiffs claim that there is missing information in discovery in the Kajan Johnson antitrust lawsuit. Attached to its brief were declarations (see below) from several “prominent” MMA managers supporting the argument that they had no dealings with Dana White with respect to contract negotiations. They all confirmed that they […]
UFC Fight Night Baku bonuses
The UFC returned to Azerbaijan on Saturday with an event in its capital, Baku. The company doled out several bonuses for the evening. Headliner Rafael Fiziev earned a $100K bonus with a 2nd-round KO over Manuel Torres. Asu Almabayev earned $100,000 with a rare submission, the Suloev stretch, over Charles Johnson. Daniil Donchenko earned a […]
126 Billion Social Media Views for UFC White House
The UFC announced it the UFC Freedom 250 card drew 34 million total global viewers. According to the promotion it was the most-watched UFC event ever in the U.S. Previously, the UFC announced 8.2 million people tuned in in the U.S. and Latin America. In the U.S. an average of 7 million people watched the […]
Mayweather boxing exhibition in Greece cancelled
Lawyers for Floyd Mayweather, Jr. advised a federal court judge that a scheduled exhibition against Greek kickboxer Mike Zamidis would not be going forward on Saturday due to the lawsuit filed by CSI Entertainment. The company had filed a motion for a temporary injunction to prevent the fight from happening. Last week CSI Entertainment filed […]