TKO has acquired several new properties within the Endeavor group. The parent company of WWE, UFC, and On Location is acquiring Professional Bull Riders, On Location, and IMG in a $3.25 billion all-stock transaction. Ari Emanuel, CEO of TKO and Endeavor, is also the CEO of TKO. The transaction was prompted by Endeavor’s desire to • Read More »
The long-running antitrust case between the UFC, a group of plaintiffs headed by former fighter Cung le, and a group led by Cung Le seems to have finally reached its conclusion…again. On Tuesday, Nevada federal Judge Richard Boulware granted his preliminary approval to a $375 Million settlement between the two sides. This is a lifeline • Read More »
UFC announced a revised financial settlement on Thursday, after a new lawsuit was filed by Cung Le et al. more than a decade earlier. The revised figure is $375 million. This is an increase of 11% from the original $335 million settlement announced by the judge Richard Boulware on March 20th, which was later denied • Read More »
At UFC 306, two new champions were crowned. Merab Dvalishvili defeated bantamweight Sean O’Malley at Saturday’s main event at The Sphere, Las Vegas. O’Malley had no answer to Dvalishvili’s offensive. O’Malley made a comeback at the end of the 5th round, but it wasn’t enough. The judges awarded the bout Dvalishvili with scores of 49-46. • Read More »
The TKO Group Holdings will have a big night on October 5. UFC 307 will take place that night at the Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The pay-per view portion of the event will begin at 10 pm Eastern time. WWE Bad Blood will also be held on October 5, 2024. Advertisements for the event • Read More »
The presiding judge rejected an initial settlement agreement between UFC and plaintiffs in the decade-long class-action lawsuit. Now, the case will go to trial. The news was first reported late Tuesday night from Las Vegas. Judge Richard Boulware denied the $335 million settlement reached on March 20th. He set a trial date for October 28th • Read More »
A new UFC Welterweight Champion has been crowned. Belal Muhammad won the UFC welterweight championship for the first ever at UFC 304, in Manchester, England, by unanimous decision (4847, 4847, 49-46) over Leon Edwards. Muhammad dominated in the first rounds and Edwards, who made a strong comeback in the second half of the match, did • Read More »
Paddy Pimblett is one of the UFC fighters who are interested in possibly crossing over to WWE. The 29-year old is scheduled to fight Bobby Green in a light-weight bout at UFC 304 tonight. He spoke to DAZN before the fight, and was asked if he would be interested in appearing with TKO’s wrestlers. “Yes, • Read More »
WBD could become a landing place for the UFC, if ESPN fails to close a deal within its exclusive window of negotiating with the world’s leading fight company. White gave an interview to Sports Business Journal following this weekend’s UFC 303. The topic of UFC’s upcoming media rights was brought up. When asked specifically if • Read More »
Shinsuke, a former MMA fighter and current WWE star, entered the UFC world on Saturday night. However he did not sit in the audience like some of his colleagues. He did it as a cornerman. The 44-year old worked the corner of Rei tsuruya at the UFC 303 Undercard in Las Vegas, where he won • Read More »