On Friday, the parties in the Le and Johnson antitrust lawsuits met to go over the latest settlement proposals. While the parties provided more of a picture of the settlement, Judge Boulware remained skeptical of the original $335M settlement. The UFC agreed to settle with a class of 1,200 athletes short of an April trial […]
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Dana White to speak prior to Trump at RNC Convention
UFC head Dana White will once again be speaking at the Republican National Convention. This time, he will be introducing Trump at the RNC Convention to accept the nomination according to the Wall Street Journal. Trump has made his own cameos during UFC PPVs. Sometimes, the camera has been on him more than the featured […]
UFC 203 Prelims draw 1.06M viewers average
The UFC 203 Prelims drew 1.06 million viewers on ESPN Saturday night per Sports Media Watch. The early prelims drew 665,000 viewers on ESPN. The early prelims started 12 minutes late due to NWSL soccer. It drew 0.26 in the A18-49 category. The two hour early prelims seeped over into the regular prelims. The early […]
UFC 303 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 303 which highlighted International Fight Week in Las Vegas. Pereira makes claim for top P4P in UFC Alex Pereira used a switch-kick to KO Jiri Prochazka in the beginning moments of Round 2 to retain his UFC Light Heavyweight title. […]
TKO Group invests in EverPass
Deadline reports that the TKO Group has invested in EverPass Media, the company distributes live sports and entertainments to bars and restaurants. The news accompanies the announcement that EverPass acquired UPshow which is an on-premise entertainment and performance marketing platform. The acquisition of both will allow businesses to stream NFL Sunday Ticket for the first […]