#zuffa-boxing

#zuffa-boxing

The Kaseya Center erupted in a pretty big cheer when Trump and his entourage walked out of the tunnel, with a tune from MAGA fan Kid Rock blaring over the stadium speakers.

Now the Saudis have turned to TKO Group Holdings and Dana White to oversee Zuffa Boxing a newly created vehicle designed to expand the footprint of its equity partners in the United States. Zuffa Boxing is taking a far less generous approach toward fighters than Sheikh did. That's evidenced by the contract that many of the fighters being recruited by Zuffa are being asked to sign.

Gable Steveson, a two-time NCAA national champion and Olympic gold medalist, will square off against Alexander Romanov in the RAF 9 main event on May 30 at College Park Center in Arlington, Texas.

If you want to make money, fight. One year ago, Tom was saying things like, 'I'm the active champion. I don't care about Jon Jones. I just care about the belt.' We all supported that because Tom was completely correct. And now one year later Tom is the one that appears to be holding out.

The drama all came down to a $100 permit that at the time the UFC was refusing to acquire. The D.C. commission and its head, Andrew Huff, stated that any fight card run without this permit would be considered unsanctioned and may not be eligible for records. Huff's overarching concern is that any other event would receive this same permit that would allow the commission to be involved in the regulatory process, including the use of commission medical staff.

In the fourth Zuffa Boxing event the promotion put on the first championship fight in their history and they featured their first big signee, the undefeated IBF and Ring cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia. Opposing Opetaia for the landmark bout is Brandon "Bulletproof" Glanton, a 21-3 professional fighting out of Riverside, California.

To go from being a UFC champion to competing in a Power Slap match is quite a contrast. Luke Rockhold is seemingly considering a move to Dana White's controversial Power Slap, league. The contest has been widely criticized for leaving athletes vulnerable to CTE, as they basically take headshots with no chance to defend themselves. Rockhold recently suffered a 12-0 loss in a wrestling match against Colby Covington at RAF 5.

Javid Basharat was released from the UFC despite a winning record in the promotion. | Getty/UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship is moving on from some fighters following its most recent event. The Las Vegas-based promotion has parted ways with Javid Basharat, Alex Morono and Lucas Almeida. Sherdog.com contributor Tom Feely initially brought word of the releases, which were later confirmed by MMAFighting.com. It's unclear if the aforementioned fighters were cut, or if the UFC simply elected not to renew their respective contracts.

For years now, the entry-level UFC fighters making their promotional debuts have earned a rather embarrassingly low $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win (10/10) fight purse. Yet occasionally, a debuting fighter would pocket $12,000 to show (and another 12K to win). With fighter purses no longer disclosed in Nevada and many other jurisdictions, it's been hard to keep track of who is making what in the sport.