UFC Noche took place in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday afternoon as part of Mexican Independence Day Weekend. The Fight of the Night went to Tommy McMillen and Marwan Rakiki in a hotly contested fight. At the ceremonial weigh-ins McMillen attempted to slap Rakiki. McMillen earned the victory in good fight. Both earned $100K Headliner Jean […]
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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 […]
IBF files Motion to Dismiss in Opetaia lawsuit
The IBF has filed a Motion to Dismiss in the Jai Opetaia lawsuit. The parties stipulated to move the due dates for the Opposition Brief and Reply. Opetaia’s brief will be due September 22nd while the IBF will also have extra time to file its Reply due October 13th. Notably, Opetaia fights this Saturday on […]
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 […]