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UFC parent company Endeavor has bought a majority stake in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The global sports firm said that a new publicly listed company would be formed that combines the UFC and WWE brands – making them worth more than $21 billion. The new deal will give Endeavor majority ownership at 51% in the new entity, while WWE will control the remaining percentage. Since 2019, both the UFC and WWE have achieved 10% annual revenue growth each since 2019. And both combined for $2.4 billion in revenue during fiscal 2022. At the transaction, the UFC is valued at $12.1 billion and WWE...
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UFC President Dana White wants a massive pay-per-view fight card set for 2023. In March, the UFC is in line to put on a show for the fans in the United Kingdom. And White wants fireworks, with another fight of Kamaru Usman and Leon Edwards headlining the March PPV card. In September, the two squared off for the second time – that time for the Welterweight title. While Usman dominated most of the fight, Edwards delivered a devastating head kick that knocked out his opponent in the final minute of the fight. Usman was that close to tying UFC legend Anderson Silva‘s winning streak record, which w...
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Following an impressive victory in the Contender Series Tuesday, 17-year-old Mexican fighter Raul Rosas Jr. signed a contract to compete for UFC, becoming the youngest ever to do so. UFC President Dana White described Rosas as “special” at a press conference following the fight. “For a 17-year-old to conduct himself the way he did in this fight, I was blown away by it. Blown away,” White said. In just his sixth professional fight on Sept. 20, Rosas faced off against 25-year-old Mando Gutierrez and defeated him by unanimous decision after three rounds. Competing in front of White and other UFC ...
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Multiple reports have confirmed that Jake Paul’s next in-ring opponent will be UFC legend Anderson Silva. The match will take place in October. Paul was supposed to fight Hasim Rahman Jr. in July but refused to fight Rahman after the former heavyweight failed to make weight failed to make weight. Paul is set to fight Silva, who won the UFC Middleweight Championship and held it for 2,457 days from 2006 to 2013. Despite spending most of his career in mixed martial arts, Silva has performed as a boxer in multiple stints over the course of his career. He holds a 3-1 record and won both of his prof...
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Jon Jones could have a fight in line by the end of the year. The 35-year-old indicated that he would return for UFC 282, which has a set date for December 10. By many fans, Jones is considered one of the greatest UFC fighters of all time. However, he has been involved in a fair share of controversy including a battery domestic violence charge and injuring and tampering with a vehicle in 2021 that took place in Las Vegas. Jones wound up accepting a plea deal so he could avoid jail time. Also, he was arrested for using a firearm and an aggravated DWI in New Mexico in 2020, along with a number o...
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UFC fighter Julianna Pena has adamantly denied having received surgery following her bantamweight title fight with Amanda Nunes Sunday night. Before losing her title in the rematch against Nunes, Pena sustained a massive gash that UFC President Dana White said took a “big chunk” out of her forehead. White also said that she was going to see a plastic surgeon, but Pena refuted these claims, calling the injury a “cat scratch” and clarifying that she only needed a few stitches. Pena’s fight against Nunes Sunday was a rematch from last December in Las Vegas when Pena upset the champion with a rear...
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UFC higher-ups—including President Dana White, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and retired former lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov—last week penned letters to the Santa Clara County, Calif., Superior Court in support of Cain Velasquez. Velasquez—charged with attempted murder and nine other counts after targeting a man charged with molesting one of the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion’s young relatives—is currently being held in Santa Clara County main jail without bail. The 34 letters, including some from professional wrestlers, pleaded for leniency for Velasquez, with many say...
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UFC president Dana White said that he tested positive for Covid-19 this week and is currently quarantining and isolating in his Las Vegas home. White, 52, said that he and his immediate family tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving home from a Thanksgiving gathering at his northeastern estate in Maine. On “The Jim Rome Podcast,” talking to legendary sportscaster Jim Rome, White confirmed his vaccination status and consulted in UFC commentator and host of popular Spotify podcast of his own, Joe Rogan, for advice. Rogan has been known to spread misinformation about Covi-19 and vaccines via ...
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Conor McGregor had an untimely injury in his UFC matchup against Dustin Porier, but the superstar and face of fighting is not letting the setback keep him down. McGregor lodged his ankle and foot under himself when moving backward against Porier, leading to a gruesome-looking injury to his left leg. The injury forced a stoppage in the first round of the bout. “Just out of the surgery room, everything went to plan, everything went perfect and I’m feeling tremendous. We’ve got six weeks on a crutch now and then we begin to build back,” McGregor said on social media. While the injury has caused m...
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Jake Paul’s next boxing match will be against former UFC champion Tyron Woodley. It is his second consecutive bout against a former UFC fighter. Paul knocked out Ben Askren, Woodley’s good friend and teammate, in just two minute back in April. Woodley was actually in Askren’s corner for that fight, and Woodley and Paul got into a heated altercation prior to the start of the match. That is likely what planted the seed for this fight to come together. This match will happen later this summer, both Paul and Woodley told ESPN. The 190-pound match is currently slated for August 28, sources say. Sev...
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