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Mar 30, 2019 13:03
NEW YORK: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) chairman Vince McMahon has made a move to further inject more investment in his company Alpha Entertainment, which owns the XFL, the professional American football league that is bring set up to rival the NFL, Bleacher Report reports.
Mar 27, 2019 14:03
MUMBAI: ONE Championship, the Singapore-based Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) league will be brought to India for the first time courtesy its multi-year media rights deal with Star India. ONE is renowned as the largest global sports media property in Asian history. Its founder and CEO Chatri Sityodtong confirmed the development in a post recently on his official LinkedIn page that reads:
Mar 15, 2019 14:03
SINGAPORE: ONE Championship, Asia’s largest MMA organisation, Thursday announced its deal with another top Japanese martial arts property, Pancrase.
Mar 13, 2019 10:03
STAMFORD, CT: WWE asserts it has eclipsed 1 billion fans through its global social media platforms, buttressing its claim to being one of the most-followed brands in the world.
Mar 12, 2019 16:03
STAMFORD, Conn.: WWE and Mars, Incorporated Monday announced an expanded partnership where Snickers and Skittles will receive significant visibility and consumer engagement across WWE’s global platforms beginning at WrestleMania, one of the largest sports and entertainment events in the world.
Mar 08, 2019 12:03
MUMBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), one of the largest sporting properties in the world, has introduced a new show ‘WWE Now India’ which specifically caters to its fans in the country about everything related to the WWE Universe.
Mar 02, 2019 14:03
LAS VEGAS: UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and two Kraft Heinz company brands, Oscar Mayer P3 and Devour, have announced a comprehensive multi-year partnership that expands on the marketing relationship the companies began last year. 
Mar 02, 2019 13:03
MUMBAI: Participants at the inaugural WWE Tryouts in the country, which kicked off in the city Saturday and rns through to 6 March, will be motivated by the presence of 5-time WWE tag team champions ‘The New Day', Indian Express reports.
Feb 25, 2019 17:02
SINGAPORE: MMA promotion Evolve Mixed Martial Arts Monday announced that wrestling champion and Indian star Ritu Phogat has joined the Evolve Fight Team. Phogat is a Commonwealth Wrestling Championships Gold medalist, U-23 Wrestling World Championships Silver medalist, Asian Wrestling Championships Bronze medalist, and multiple-time Indian national wrestling champion.
Feb 19, 2019 16:02
NEW YORK: UFC Fight Night on ESPN debuted Sunday as heavyweight contender Francis Ngannou (13-3) knocked out former two-time heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez (14-3) in his highly anticipated return to the Octagon in the main event at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.