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UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and part of TKO Group Holdings, together with Morgan & Morgan, America's largest injury law firm, Wednesday announced a multi-year renewal of their U.S. marketing partnership in which Morgan & Morgan will strategically activate its brand within a selection of key high-profile UFC assets.

Jun 02, 2021 01:06
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE Tuesday announced three additions to the organization’s senior leadership team. Joining the company will be Jamie Horowitz as executive vice-president, Development & Digital, Samira Shah as general counsel and corporate secretary, and Matt Drew as senior vice-president, International.
May 26, 2021 17:05
SINGAPORE: ONE Championship (ONE), Asia’s largest MMA promotion, has announced “Road to ONE: Europe”, which features 32 of Europe’s best heavyweight kickboxers competing for a contract with ONE Championship.
May 13, 2021 17:05
FORMER ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP (UFC) lightweight champion and renowned mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor has emerged as the world’s highest-paid athletes in 2020, according to Forbes’ recently updated rankings on Wednesday. 
Apr 15, 2021 17:04
LOS ANGELES: TrillerNet, parent company of AI-driven short video social app Triller, Wednesday announced it has acquired FITE, the premier global live-event and Pay-Per-View, SVOD and AVOD and streaming platform for sports and entertainment.
Apr 09, 2021 13:04
MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Sports Network (SPSN), the exclusive home of WWE in India, Friday announced the broadcast destination for Wrestlemania 37, the global pop-culture extravaganza featuring WWE Superstars from across Raw, SmackDown, and NXT divisions. 
Apr 06, 2021 18:04
MUMBAI: WWE Tuesday announced that Diamond-certified, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha will sing “America the Beautiful”, kicking off WrestleMania this Saturday, April 10 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, streaming live exclusively on Peacock at 8 pm ET in the United States and on WWE Network everywhere else.
Apr 01, 2021 16:04
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.: Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, a global entertainment, sports and content company that owns talent agency WME, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), and IMG, announced Wednesday that it has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to its proposed initial public offering.
Mar 17, 2021 13:03
SINGAPORE: ONE Championship (ONE), Wednesday announced that reality television series, The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition, will premiere in India on Republic TV on 20 March, with new episodes airing every Saturday.
Mar 05, 2021 14:03
BOSTON: DraftKings and UFCÒ, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, Thursday announced a groundbreaking five-year agreement with fantasy sports and sports betting giant DraftKings. While financial terms were not disclosed, other than UFC declaring the deal as one of the most significant partnerships in its history, US media reports have valued it at $350 million.  
Feb 25, 2021 18:02
LONDON: Data company YouGov has appointed Hideyuki (Andy) Hata as senior strategic advisor, YouGov Sport, based in Japan. In the newly created role, Hata will establish the commercial operations of YouGov’s sports division in Tokyo and build the company’s presence in the wider region, following its affiliate partnership with the Nippon Research Center, Research Live reports.