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« Previous Entries Next Entries »The legal war in Kansas over Al Haymon’s hedge fund money heats up
Thursday, April 6th, 2017A partial victory for defendants today in Kansas state court fighting off a shareholder derivative lawsuit to claw back money that hedge funds set aside for Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions project.
Golden Boy’s ESPN debut consisted of Teddy Atlas dumping on matchmaking & California commission
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017Golden Boy debuted on ESPN and the theme of the show ended up being all about Teddy Atlas.
ESPN’s brutal weight cutting video package demonstrates the incompetence of the fight industry
Monday, March 20th, 2017There is a full-blown crisis in combat sports over the issue of weight-cutting, especially in the field of Mixed Martial Arts. Fighters are sacrificing long-term damage to their internal organs. Taking away their money isn’t going to solve this problem.
California State Athletic Commission seeking permission to spend $200,000 more on athletic inspectors
Monday, March 13th, 2017The California State Athletic Commission is seeking to get permission from the California Legislature to spend an extra $200,000 on athletic inspectors and inspector training.
Boxeo Telemundo and Florida’s boxing commission deliver the crazy on Friday night
Saturday, February 25th, 2017One of the great things about ESPN’s Friday Night Fights was the fact that on any given card, you could see something totally wild and crazy happen. Friday night’s Boxeo Telemundo delivered one of those surprises.
Jumping from the California State Athletic Commission to running California’s most powerful agency
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017Why do so many California politicians obsess over the machinations of the California State Athletic Commission? Because it’s a launching pad to gain future power in other state agencies.
What? WME-IMG forms mega Hollywood PAC against Trump & now gives him a motive to sign Ali Act
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017UFC and WME-IMG carefully crafted a triangulation strategy to navigate the rough 2016 American political waters. Now WME-IMG and Hollywood is going after Trump and has opened the door for him to sign an Ali Act for MMA.
Judge brutally & viciously eviscerates Golden Boy’s antitrust lawsuit against Al Haymon
Thursday, January 26th, 2017The judge in Golden Boy’s anti-trust lawsuit against Al Haymon terminated the lawsuit on Thursday and essentially agreed with every argument Team Haymon raised.
ESPN gives Al Haymon the finger with their new Golden Boy TV deal
Thursday, January 19th, 2017ESPN and Golden Boy have entered into a TV contract for at least the next two years and that’s bad news for Al Haymon.
Penny-wise, pound-foolish: UFC’s doping lawsuit from hell should have been settled months ago
Wednesday, January 11th, 2017When the UFC didn’t reportedly agree to substantial contractual changes proposed by Mark Hunt regarding punishment of fighters caught doping, Mark Hunt pulled the trigger and filed a potent lawsuit in Nevada to force a resolution.
Fox Sports goes all-in for the kill on Ronda Rousey’s UFC career
Thursday, January 5th, 2017What happens when you give creative control of your sport to a TV network that is at war with ESPN? You end up letting the inmates run the asylum and tear your athletes apart like savage animals.
UFC 207: The end of an era for Ronda Rousey, Mike Goldberg, and Joe Silva
Friday, December 30th, 2016You won’t have Mike Goldberg, Joe Silva, or maybe Ronda Rousey to kick around any more.
If UFC Sacramento is a taste of things to come for the “new UFC”, fans should panic fast
Saturday, December 17th, 2016The political and production stylings of the “new UFC” were on display at the Golden-1 Center in Sacramento and it was quite a striking difference from the Lorenzo Fertitta era.
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