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The first sports event at the Las Vegas Sphere produced the highest gross revenue for both the venue and UFC, as Saturday night’s 10-fight showcase pulled in $22 million…
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TKO Raises Revenue Outlook as Live Events Power Q2
Live events sales more than doubled for UFC while WWE’s revenue rose more than 11% to help TKO Group Holdings post $851.2 million in revenue for the second quarter of…
ESPN’s Joe Tessitore Joins WWE in Play-By-Play Broadcast Role
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‘Money in the Bank’ 2024 Sets WWE Event Gate Record in Canada
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WWE’s WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Royal Rumble Heading to Indy in ’25
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UFC’s $335M Antitrust Settlement Locks in Reduced Non-Competes
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Vince McMahon Fires Back in Ex-Employee’s Sex-Trafficking Suit
The enforceability of an arbitration provision has unsurprisingly become the key issue in former WWE employee Janel Grant’s lawsuit against WWE founder Vince McMahon for…
Vince McMahon Lists Final TKO Shares for Sale
WWE founder Vince McMahon is selling the last of his shares in TKO Group Holdings, a move that would end the executive’s association with the business he has worked in…
Vince McMahon Selling $310 Million of Shares to TKO and Endeavor
WWE founder and disgraced former executive chairman of TKO Group Holdings Vince McMahon is selling about $310 million of his shares to Endeavor and back to the company…
F1 Owner Liberty Media to Buy Motorcycle Racing Circuit MotoGP
Formula 1 owner Liberty Media, led by chairman John Malone and CEO Greg Maffei, has struck a deal to acquire a big majority stake in the company behind the motorcycle…
UFC’s $335M Antitrust Settlement Details Remain Unknown
The class action antitrust litigation brought by UFC fighters against the MMA promotions company has been tentatively resolved. In a filing by UFC parent TKO Group…
TKO to Pay $335M to Settle UFC Athlete Class-Action Lawsuits
TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, disclosed that it will pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by former UFC fighters alleging the MMA…
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