Thomas Hauser wrote an article in The Guardian this week which detailed fighter contracts for the newly formed Zuffa Boxing which had its debut last Friday. Of the notable items in the revealing article, it notes that California State Athletic Commission head Andy Foster admitted to not seeing a Zuffa Boxing contract. While one could […]
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Report: Paramount + draws ~1M new subs
Business Insider was one of the sources that reported that Paramount+ received nearly 1 million subscribers for the debut of the UFC on the platform. Paramount’s Chief Product Officer stated that it was “the second-largest day of sign-ups ever” and UFC 324 was “the second-most streamed event” in UFC history. Notably, Christmas 2025 was the […]
UFC women’s strawweight handed 9 month suspension
Iasmin Lucindo has accepted a 9 month suspension for a violation of the company’s anti-doping policy. The 24-year-old Brazilian tested for mesterolone, an anabolic steroid that is primarily used to treat low testosterone and male infertility, from an out-of-competition sample collected Sept. 24, 2025 in Brazil. The report from Combat Sports Anti-Doping concludes that Lucindo […]
Judge Boulware issues order Zuffa will not be happy with in Johnson antitrust case
Judge Richard Boulware issued a Supplemental Order on Tuesday in response to Zuffa’s attempt to stay a discovery order issued on January 6th. As a result, Judge Boulware gave a detailed accounting of the discovery issues. This includes calling out Zuffa for an “unfortunate pattern of obfuscation and discovery violations.” Judge Boulware also noted that […]
UFC touts viewership success with Paramount+ debut
The UFC drew a huge viewership number for its debut on Paramount+ per a press release which touted 5.93 million concurrent streams watched Saturday’s UFC. It was the first event on the streaming platform which the UFC inked this past August for $1.1 Billion per year for 7 years. Per statistics from Adobe Analytics and […]