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UFC CEO Dana White knows a thing or two about the pay-per-view business. With a huge part of the UFC’s business stemming from at least 12 events per year running on pay-per-view, White understands it’s lucrative – but also how difficult – to charge fans to watch your fights. That’s why he finds it really hard to believe influencer boxing cards like the recent Misfits event featuring KSI vs. Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs. Dillon Danis are pulling huge numbers, especially after reported that the event did 1.3 million buys. “I haven’t heard about anybody selling a lot of…
Demetrious Johnson isn’t shy about naming himself as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all-time. But how high is he willing to go? Discussing the Mount Rushmore of MMA GOATs on his YouTube channel, “Mighty Mouse” presented his list of the four best fighters ever, where he placed just short of the top spot. “At No. 2, you have yours truly, moi, Demetrious Johnson,” Johnson said. “Nobody has been able to do what I’ve been able to do in the flyweight division or in any division. Eleven consecutive title defenses, created a brand new move that many of you…
The PFL completed its 2023 season by crowning six $1 million champions with the promotion’s World Championship event this past Friday. In addition to the six title fights, the card also included the long awaited return of Kayla Harrison, along with the PFL debut of Derek Brunson, and more. While there were interesting storylines, and great moments for the new champs, does the promotion need to take a deeper look at their annual championship pay-per-view event structure? On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to the card, talks why it gets a mid-level…
Mike Perry always prepares for war, especially since he’s turned his focus towards a full-time career in bare-knuckle fighting, but that’s not the battle he wants with ex-UFC champion Eddie Alvarez. With a perfect 3-0 record since joining the BKFC roster, Perry has engaged in some legendary contests including his clash with Bellator veteran Michael “Venom” Page that required a sudden death sixth round to decide the fight as well as his most recent outing where he gave up considerable size before finishing Luke Rockhold inside two rounds. Expectations are high that Perry will produce another instant classic with Alvarez…
The merger that brought together the UFC and WWE under one company is being challenged in court by a group of shareholders after a lawsuit was filed in Delaware. Court documents filed on Nov. 17 (released to the public on Nov. 22) revealed that a group of former WWE shareholders represented by the Laborers’ District Council and Contractors’ Pension Fund of Ohio have filed a lawsuit against Vince McMahon and several other high ranking executives from the professional wrestling outfit that challenges the merger with UFC that brought the two organizations together with the new company valued at over $21…
Jake Paul wants to fight Nate Diaz for his professional MMA debut, and at least one prominent UFC fighter believes that’s a very favorable matchup for Paul. During an appearance on the 2023 PFL Championship card on Friday, Paul doubled down on his request to face Diaz when he finally makes his move from boxing to MMA, which could happen by the end of 2024. PFL founder Donn Davis upped the ante while stating that he would pay Diaz a whopping $15 million purse to make the fight happen. UFC welterweight Matt Brown absolutely believes Diaz should take that offer,…
Olivier Aubin-Mercier seems like he really is done with MMA. This past Friday at the 2023 PFL Championships in Washington D.C., Aubin-Mercier won his second straight lightweight title in the organization, capturing a unanimous decision over Clay Collard to take home his second PFL title and the $1 million check that goes with it. In the aftermath, Aubin-Mercier said he intends to take a break from MMA, and speaking on Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour, that break appears as if it may be indefinite. “The last few days were pretty emotional … I think because it may be the…
Beneil Dariush is looking to return to the win column at UFC Austin this Saturday night. The UFC lightweight division is only full of the toughest matchups, especially at its peak. After amassing a winning streak of eight in a row, the perennial top contender Dariush still needed one more win to earn his long-awaited title shot. Unfortunately for Dariush, he ran into the former champion Charles Oliveira, who ended his best career run with a first-round TKO at UFC 289 in June. Dariush, 34, is set to make his return after his rough loss when he faces Arman Tsarukyan…
Impa Kasanganay is a world champion and $1 million richer. Now, he’s setting his sights even higher. At this past Friday’s PFL World Championship 2023 event, Kasanganay earned a convincing unanimous decision win over Josh Silveira to complete a stunning eight-month campaign that saw him earn a spot in the league with a win on its Challenger Series, and then go 4-0 inside the SmartCage to claim a light heavyweight tournament title (and the aforementioned seven-figure prize). Kasanganay has no shortage of options going forward. The PFL recently acquired Bellator MMA, and that promotion’s light heavyweight titleholder, Vadim Nemkov, could…
Conor McGregor made around a $2 million investment when he purchased the Dublin bar he named The Black Forge Inn. But the pub is still experiencing growing pains based on recent latest financial disclosures, per a new report. According to records filed by Jemi Ventures, the company that oversees the pub owned by McGregor, the restaurant and bar recorded losses of 432,000 Euros last year, which translates to just over $600,000 U.S. dollars. In 2021, The Black Forge Inn posted losses totaling 1.13 million Euros— or approximately $1.8 million — after the pub struggled during its opening year due to…