Ariel Helwani is leaving ESPN per the MMA reporter in a social media post. Helwani will be leaving the network on June 15th after three years with the company where he was an MMA reporter and branched out to NBA sideline reporter. The NY Post indicated that a deal was in place with the Action […]
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UFC contributes to Endeavor’s first quarter as a publicly-traded stock
Endeavor released its financials for the first quarter of 2021 ending March 31, 2021. In its first disclosure of financial results as a publicly traded company, its clear that the UFC is a heavy hitter in its basket of assets. The UFC revenue rose during the quarter while the company saw its sales slip during […]
Jon Jones signs Richard Schaefer as an advisor
Jon Jones announced that he has retained Richard Schaefer as an adviser which he believes will give him the proper leverage to negotiate with the UFC. pic.twitter.com/am5KslWxmz — BONY (@JonnyBones) May 26, 2021 In a social media post, Jones touted the boxing executive as putting “together some of the biggest global Pay Per View events” […]
UFC 262 draws 300K PPV buys
UFC 262 took place on May 15th and netted 300,000 PPV buys per Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand. UFC 262 took place in Houston, Texas and saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Charles Oliviera earned the title after he stopped Michael Chandler in the 2nd round of the fight. In the semi-main […]
McGregor tops another list of highest paid athletes for 2021
Sportico reports that Conor McGregor is the highest paid athlete in the world with earnings of $208 million a year in salary, winnings and endorsements. The article notes that a large part of the earnings comes from the Proper No. Twelve sale to Proximo Spirits which gave the former double champion $170 million and pushed […]