Manny Pacquiao is out of retirement. The 46-year-old is looking run it back with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. At a press conference on Wednesday, Pacquiao stated that there are negotiations ongoing for a rematch from their May 2015 fight versus Mayweather. Pacquiao dropped a unanimous decision to Mayweather. This past July, Pacquiao fell short in his […]
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Paramount builds on UFC deal to include Latin America and Australia
The Hollywood Reporter among other outlets reports that Paramount has expanded its media deal with the UFC as it has added the streaming rights for Latin America and Australia. This past summer Paramount entered into a 7 year, $7.7 Billion deal for the UFC’s media rights in North America. Paramount sought additional international markets as […]
UFC 321 Bonuses
UFC 321 took place on Saturday in Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena. The promotion gave out 4 $50K bonuses. The Fight of the Night went to Ludovit Klein as he defeated Mateusz Rebecki. Klein believed he broke his ankle during an exchange as he fell to the ground. This compromised Klein who could not […]
UFC Fight Night Vancouver bonuses
UFC Fight Night 262 took place Saturday afternoon at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C. with the promotion handing out 4 $50K bonuses. Fight of the Night went to Drew Dober and Kyle Prepolect. It was Dober who earned the victory with a TKO in round 3. But both earned FOTN honors and received a $50K […]
A look at TKO’s attempt to dismiss Phil Davis case
Last month the parties in the TKO-Phil Davis antitrust lawsuit filed papers related to the promotional company’s attempt to dismiss Davis’ antitrust lawsuit. The former UFC fighter filed a response in opposing the motion. TKO’s motion to dismiss is premised on the assertions that Davis’ lawsuit has no merit. The lawsuit mirrors the Cung Le […]