Last week, Endeavor lowered its bid for OpenBet to $800 million, down from its previous offer of $1.2 billion. The 33% price reduction comes in the midst of a stock market correction, which has pummeled sports betting securities. Last September, Endeavor agreed to buy OpenBet from Light & Wonder (formerly […]
Endeavor Group Holdings has agreed to buy 10 Minor League Baseball teams, including the affiliates of prominent MLB franchises like the New York Yankees and the Atlanta Brave. One of the teams, the Oklahoma City Dodgers, is currently co-owned by Endeavor President Mark Shapiro. Endeavor got its start as a […]
The number of cryptocurrency deals in sports continues to climb. Crypto.com recently made headlines with a record-breaking $700 million naming rights deal for LA’s Staples Center. Meanwhile, the NFL’s Tom Brady and MLB’s Shohei Ohtani are cashing in with cryptocurrency hookups. In 2021, the value of cryptocurrencies soared. As a […]
UFC regulars will pay more to watch premiere fights starting Friday, as ESPN Plus will up its pay-per-view rates on select matches. The price increase coincides with parent company Disney’s focus on streaming services and partnerships with sports betting operations. ESPN’s streaming service is the exclusive broadcast home of the […]
If you didn’t watch UFC Fight Night 179 on Saturday, you missed two amazing knockouts, including one that could easily go down as the KO of the year. The action started on the preliminary card when Joaquin Buckley took on Impa Kasangany in a middleweight bout. Buckley Lands Spinning Back […]
Chan Sung Jung – who has become famous in the UFC under his nickname “The Korean Zombie†– picked up a big win on Saturday, finishing Frankie Edgar in the first round of their UFC Fight Night bout in Busan, South Korea. Jung needed just three minutes, 18 seconds to […]
Conor McGregor hasn’t fought since losing to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October 2018, but a win against Donald Cerrone next month could set the Irishman up for a rematch for the lightweight championship. UFC president Dana White told ESPN that if McGregor and Nurmagomedov can each win their early 2020 bouts, […]
The UFC’s decision to cut Liz Carmouche has been met with widespread criticism, in large part because of how the company handled the move. Carmouche was fired last week, learning of the news while visiting a children’s hospital on behalf of the UFC while the company was in Washington D.C. […]
One of the most anticipated fights in all of MMA could come to fruition early next year, as the UFC is close to booking Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson for a lightweight championship clash in April. UFC President, Dana White told ESPN he is looking to schedule the long-awaited clash […]
UFC President Dana White announced on ESPN that Jon Jones will face rising star Dominick Reyes for the UFC light heavyweight championship on Feb. 8 in Houston. Jones (25-1) is the current light heavyweight champion, having won the title over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 in Dec. 2018. Jones Among […]
Jan Blachowicz earned a narrow split-decision victory over Ronaldo Souza in the main event of UFC Fight Night 164 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday. The three-judge panel gave Blachowicz the 48-47, 48-47, 47-48 decision in a light heavyweight bout that could easily have gone either way. Blachowicz Wants Title […]
UFC 221 isn’t being held in Las Vegas or New York, but instead in Perth, Australia. The remote location and a lack of stars on the fight card makes this faraway fight night a little less bright. But the world will still tune in, knowing one of these fighters might […]
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