| Lawsuit seeks to shutdown UFC White House event | Jun-07, 21:56 |
| Two citizens have filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service in an attempt to prevent next Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 White House event from occurring. The two claim that the event is p... | |
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| UFC Fight Night 278 Bonuses | Jun-07, 5:26 |
| UFC Fight Night 278 took place Saturday night at the Apex. The company handed out four $100K bonuses. The Fight of the Night went to Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan with Allen earning the victory. ... | |
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| Despite invitations, many prominent figures skippi... | Jun-07, 3:36 |
| Vanity Fair is reporting that several prominent A-list celebrities have advised that they will not be in attendance next Sunday. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Adam Sandler, Jared Leto... | |
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| Boxing promotion in UK files lawsuit against Zuffa... | Jun-06, 4:37 |
| Yahoo! Sports reports that BOXXER is suing TKO’s Zuffa Boxing over the alleged stealing two of its fighters. Both fighter are scheduled to debut on Saturday in England as Zuffa Boxing makes ... | |
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| White announces plan to “tell the story of America... | Jun-04, 20:35 |
| Similar to UFC Noche at the Sphere in 2024, Dana White tells the Hollywood Reporter says that it will “tell the story of America” in between fights at the UFC White House event. I&... | |
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| UFC heads to Paramount in Canada in latest media r... | Jun-04, 16:31 |
| The UFC and Paramount announced that the company has signed a new media rights deal for numbered events to air on Paramount+ in Canada starting in 2027. This ends the UFC PPVs in the country. This pas... | |
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| Report: PFL to Netflix, Fox? | Jun-03, 18:42 |
| With its current media deal with ESPN ending at the end of the year the Professional Fighters League is shopping its media rights around. Could Netflix or Fox be next? According to a report from the S... | |
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| New MMA League announces more hires | Jun-02, 21:24 |
| Scott Coker is heading up an investor funded MMA league in 2027 and it seems like he’s bringing back a lot of familiar names to the sport. The Hollywood Reporter was one of the first to repo... | |
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| Johnson plaintiffs take a renewed aim at Dominance... | Jun-01, 5:15 |
| Despite a hearing in early March to hash out discovery issues, the plaintiffs on behalf of Kajan Johnson have renewed its seeking sanctions against Dominance MMA for not complying with the Court order... | |
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| UFC Macau bonuses | May-31, 5:42 |
| UFC Macau took place on Saturday in Macau, China. The headliner, Song Yadong, earned one of the Performance Bonuses. Yadong was the only Chinese fighter to win on the card as he submitted Deiveson Fig... | |
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| Casting call: White House seeks “fit” military for... | May-30, 4:38 |
| The Washington Post and NBC News among other outlets are reporting the the Department of Defense are seeking out military that meet a certain physical criteria to attend the UFC White House event on J... | |
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| Disclosure reveals president purchased stock in TK... | May-29, 20:42 |
| As construction continues in front of the White House for the June 14th event, the Huffington Post reports that he purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 of stock of TKO Group Holdings, the parent comp... | |
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| White on cover of Time Magazine | May-27, 0:52 |
| Dana White appears on the cover of Time this week as the UFC elevates its national profile with the UFC White House event on the president’s birthday. The article profile’s White a... | |
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| Construction begins on UFC White House event | May-27, 0:31 |
| The UFC released video and images of the UFC White House event taking place Sunday, June 14th. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UFC on Paramount+ (@ufconparamount) The photos are similar t... | |
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| PFL announces New York event July 31st | May-26, 16:24 |
| The Professional Fighters League announced on Tuesday that it will hold an event in upstate New York on July 31st. The show will be headlined by Usman Nurmogomedov and Dakota Ditcheva. Nurmagomedov wi... | |
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| Mayweather claims fraud of financial confidants in... | May-24, 4:30 |
| Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is having a busy 2026. He is slated to have three exhibition fights and has filed a lawsuit against his former investment manager and real estate adviser. The latest lawsuit, fil... | |
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| Tyson-Mayweather moved to fall | May-23, 4:53 |
| The exhibition between Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather is being postponed yet again. This time, due to a Tyson broken hand, the fight is being moved to the fall. The fight, which was originally schedu... | |
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| Scott Coker returns to MMA | May-21, 17:51 |
| The Hollywood Reporter was one of the first to report that Scott Coker is launching a new global MMA brand with $60 million in financial backing. Coker will be the co-founder and CEO of the company wh... | |
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| Rousey-Carano payouts | May-20, 4:29 |
| The California State Athletic Commission released the payouts for Saturdays MVP card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Ronda Rousey was the highest earner on the card earning $2.2 million. In additio... | |
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| Rousey-Carano produce huge viewership numbers | May-20, 0:54 |
| Netflix revealed that 17 million global viewers tuned in Saturday to watch the return of Ronda Rousey as she defeated Gina Carano on Netflix. According to the streaming company, the event averaged 12.... | |
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| UFC Seattle payouts | May-19, 21:17 |
| UFC Seattle payouts were disclosed today by the Washington State Department of Licensing. Israel Adesanya topped payouts for the night making $600,000 Joe Pyfer, who stopped Adesanya, earned $275,000 ... | |
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| WWE Talent to participate at UFC White House event... | May-19, 2:14 |
| TKO Group is pulling out all of the stops in order to make the Donald Trump’s birthday party a special occasion. WWE superstars are scheduled to participate in the two day fan fest beginning... | |
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| UFC Vegas 117 bonuses | May-19, 1:22 |
| UFC Vegas 117 took place on Saturday night at the Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion handed out 10 bonuses for the night. The Fight of the Night went to Doo Ho Choi and Daniel Santos. Each received $100... | |
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| Conor McGregor returns July 11th | May-17, 18:52 |
| Dana White announced last night on his IG Live feed to announce the UFC 329 card including the return of Conor McGregor as he faces Max Holloway. The announcement came during the start of the Francis ... | |
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| Keane’s attorneys fire back at Top Rank based on u... | May-15, 19:40 |
| The attorneys for William Keane filed a Reply Brief in support of its request to reopen fact discovery and modify the scheduling order. Keane’s attorneys argue that there was information tha... | |
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| Proposed law to benefit CA fighter retirement fund | May-14, 19:33 |
| MMA Fighting reports that a proposed California law allow would grant referees and judges to adorn sponsorship patches with proceeds going toward a boxing pension fund. AB 2130 states: This bill would... | |
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| 9M viewers is the goal for Rousey for Netflix even... | May-14, 19:00 |
| It is fight week for Most Valuable Promotions MMA event on Netflix. Ronda Rousey takes on Gina Carano this Saturday and during media rounds Rousey has a goal for the event. Rousey wants to beat the 8.... | |
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| White writes letter to Trump requesting change to ... | May-14, 16:38 |
| Dana White wrote a letter to President Trump requesting a change to “reverse the 90 percent limit on gaming and deductions for US taxpayers” included in the One Big Beautiful Bill ... | |
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| TKO announces Agreement with Arizona Sports & Even... | May-13, 1:43 |
| TKO and the Arizona Sports & Events Alliance announced a deal which would bring its portfolio of sports to the state. The deal includes bringing the UFC, WWE, PBR and Zuffa Boxing to the state... | |
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| UFC Freedom 250 kits revealed | May-12, 5:53 |
| UFC Freedom 250 is almost a month away and the company is ramping up the promotion for this event with a reveal of the kits worn by fighters on the card. Per the press release: In anticipation of the ... | |
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| UFC 328 attendance, gate and bonuses | May-11, 5:11 |
| UFC 328 took place on Saturday in New Jersey. The event was a reported sellout with the Flyweight title fight earning fight of the night. Joshua Van’s technical stoppage in the fifth round o... | |
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| Chris Weidman gets nod for UFC HOF | May-10, 2:44 |
| In addition to Thomas Gerbasi, Chris Weidman will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer. The former UFC middleweight champion, Weidman will go into the modern ring of the UFC Hall of Fame.... | |
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| UFC announces Thomas Gerbasi to UFC Hall of Fame | May-10, 2:04 |
| The company announced that Thomas Gerbasi will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this July. Gerbasi, a notable writer and editor in MMA, will be inducted into the contributor wing of the UFC. Gerb... | |
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| TKO reaffirms support from Saudi Arabia | May-09, 6:00 |
| During Wednesday’s earnings report for the first quarter of 2026, an analyst asked about if the company was concerned with the potential of pullback after the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Tour rece... | |
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| ESPN to air first hour of Backlash on network | May-07, 20:11 |
| In what may be a regular occurrence now, the first hour of WWE’s Premium Live Event, Backlash, will air on ESPN2. The Countdown Show on ESPN and the first hour will be on the network with th... | |
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| Pit Boss Grills latest UFC sponsor | May-07, 16:49 |
| For those watching UFC Embedded for UFC 328, it is sponsored by Pit Boss Grills. The company signed on with the UFC last month as a sponsor. The company has sponsor deals with non-traditional stick an... | |
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| TKO reports Q1 earnings | May-07, 5:09 |
| TKO Group Holdings announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2026. TKO reported earnings of $1.597 billion in revenue reflecting a 26% increase from 2025. The UFC and WWE contributed to TKO&... | |
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| Go Home Show for Wrestlemania draws 1.58M viewers | May-05, 5:41 |
| WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 1.58M viewers for the last show prior to Wrestlemania 42. The telecast drew 572,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Programming Insider. The telecast was the highest-rat... | |
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| ESPN ratings for first hour of Wrestlemania 42 | May-05, 5:35 |
| For the first time, we could see how many people tuned in to watch Wrestlemania. ESPN showed the first hour of each night with the rest on the ESPN Unlimited App. The first night Saturday scored 1.62M... | |
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| White discloses information on White House event | May-05, 3:53 |
| Dana White took to Fox News to reveal more information on the UFC event to be held at the White House next month. White indicated that 4,300 people will be allowed onto the White House lawn to watch t... | |
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| Cena back to do another WWE appearance | May-04, 17:50 |
| John Cena retired in December from active professional wrestling with the WWE. But, he’s once again back with the company hosting another WWE PLE with this weekend’s Backlash. Spor... | |
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| UFC Fight Night 275 bonuses | May-04, 1:33 |
| UFC Fight Night 275 took place on Saturday in Western Australia. This time around, the event was in prime time in Perth while many in North America woke up to watch the replay. The Fight of the Night ... | |
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| LIV Golf is no more, should boxing be worried | May-01, 4:30 |
| The Wall Street Journal was the first to report that long-term funding for LIV Golf, the upstart golf entity funded by the Saudis, is coming to an end. With the news, could boxing-funded events be on ... | |
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| Dominance responds to Plaintiffs’ Fee Request | Apr-28, 20:30 |
| Dominance MMA, the agents for some of the UFC’s top stars has filed a response to the Plaintiffs in the Kajan Jouhnson antitrust lawsuit regarding the fighters’ request for costs a... | |
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| White doesn’t stick to the bit | Apr-27, 16:57 |
| Dana White is an up-and-coming figure in the Republican party and despite him negating the fact that the UFC event at the White House is not political – it is. But, his reaction to the alleg... | |
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| UFC Vegas 116 bonus winners | Apr-26, 4:54 |
| UFC Vegas 116 took place on Saturday at The Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion handed out four $100K bonus winners. A Performance Bonus went to Ryan Spann who earned a $100K bonus for his second round s... | |
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| WWE announces cuts amid huge C-Suite raises | Apr-25, 16:25 |
| On Friday, the WWE announced the releases of at least 24 contracted wrestlers. This includes several WWE trainees as well as long-time talent. Notably, the Wyatt Six stable was cut. All had participat... | |
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| Filing reveals TKO exec pay for 2025 | Apr-24, 19:31 |
| SEC filings on Thursday revealed the executive compensation for TKO Group Holdings which own the UFC and WWE. Notably, CEO Ari Emanuel led the report with an estimated $67.4 million. The amount includ... | |
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| WWE announces June event in Saudi Arabia | Apr-23, 14:22 |
| On Thursday, WWE announced Night of Champions will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 27, 2026. The event will air internationally on Netflix and on the ESPN Unlimited App in the U.S. Payout P... | |
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| Senate makes mockery of Ali Act hearing | Apr-23, 6:06 |
| Screenshot of boxer Nico Ali Walsh from Senate Hearings on Ali Act 4/22/2026 | |
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