According to some unsealed documents in the UFC’s anti-trust lawsuit, the UFC undertook a study on fighter pay in 2013. The former UFC Chairman Lorenzo Fertitta claimed in 2012 that fighters were paid “not far off what the other sports leagues pay as a percentage of revenue,” close to being “in that neighborhood” of 50 […]
Josh Thomson, the former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion, has questioned Dana White’s comments about Conor McGregor’s UFC return. The Notorious has been absent from the UFC since his loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, during which he suffered a broken leg. Since then, McGregor has reentered the USADA testing pool shortly before their departure from […]
Vince McMahon has left his position as Executive Chairman of TKO Group Holdings Inc. following allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. Janel Grant, a former WWE employee, filed a lawsuit alleging that McMahon had offered a job at WWE in return for sex. The lawsuit also claims McMahon trafficked her to other men, […]
WWE’s Cody Rhodes recalled considering entering into MMA, specifically the UFC. Rhodes left the WWE to help create their rivals, AEW, before making a return to WrestleMania 38 in 2022. He has headlined WrestleMania 39 and become a top draw, winning tag titles with Jey Uso. He will participate in the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble […]
Following an extremely technical stand up match with Sean Strickland, Dricus Du Plessis has been crowned as the new middleweight champion at UFC 297. While betting odds do not often dictate the way a fight will go, the result of the main event at UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis lived up to the nature […]
UFC 297 fight day is here, and the atmosphere inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto is buzzing in anticipation of Sean Strickland (28-5) defending his middleweight title for the first time, versus Dricus Du Plessis (20-2). But prior to the headlining bout, fight fans can look forward to a seven fight preliminary card, beginning at […]
Justin Gaethje will defend his BMF Title against Max Holloway at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024, in Las Vegas, the first time any fighter has done so in the history of the UFC. Jorge Masvidal became the Inaugural BMF Title Holder after stopping Nate Diaz at UFC 244. Masvidal never had the chance to […]
Champions of PFL and Bellator will square off this February in Saudi Arabia in what is being referred to as the PFL vs. Bellator: Champs PPV Super-Card. In breaking news that surfaced on the morning of Tuesday, January 16, Saudi advisor Turki Al-Sheikh has revealed to Ariel Helwani that the first collaborative event between PFL […]
The UFC’s first-ever scheduled event in Saudi Arabia has been delayed. According to reports, an event was scheduled for March 2, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a UFC Fight Night card. But Ariel Helwani said this has now been postponed until possibly June. Helwani claims the Kingdom was looking for a higher-profile card than […]
Nate Diaz’s preference is to headline UFC 300 for his next fight. Diaz has not fought in any combat sports form since he boxed Jake Paul on August 5, 2023. He lost a unanimous decision, but there was a rematch in the works. Paul and PFL Chairman Donn Davis offered Diaz $10 million for an […]