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Wrestling, MMA, boxing, combat sports (America/Japan). 25+ years extensively covering organized crime, administrative law, and anti-SLAPP cases in CA/NV.
Once an agreement is reached between AEW & WBD, all I ask for is the writers who pushed AEW TV deal stories to publish the actual contract from start to finish. No selective leaks or half-truths. You've spent an inordinate amount of time helping a billionaire negotiate publicly.
A no-holds-barred look at the new Ali Act amendment that would create the conditions for an inevitable TKO/Zuffa Boxing monopoly. The Zuffa Myth all over. It's as ugly as you can imagine. Here's what the Endeavor-flavored US sports media won't discuss. themmadraw.com/p/tko-and-ufc-…
Congress prepares to gut Ali Act, boxing media falls in line badlefthook.com/2025/7/23/2447…
The Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act sounds noble on paper—$150 per round minimum pay, $25k injury coverage, annual medical exams. But let’s cut through the D.C. spin. Creating “Unified Boxing Organizations” just adds another layer of bureaucracy to a sport already…
What we're witnessing in action is the closest thing to an antitrust exemption for Ari Emanuel and Team Turki. Mike Mazzulli has been nakedly telegraphing this for months. No wonder Mark Shapiro and TKO went all-in once legal counsel said, why not?
The gaslighting you're going to see from the boxing media establishment regarding the Ali Act changes is going to be absolutely legendary. A big thumbs up from the writers who only attend shows they're paid to show up to - with no idea how this crushes smaller shows.
All you need to know about Endeavor's media control is that they sent out TKO talking points to major outlets about the Ali Act amendment before the act text of legislation is introduced in Congress.
This legislation will reportedly let promoters control their rank and titles. Like the UFC does. Independent rank and title is the biggest protection that lets boxers earn so much more than MMA fighters.
Well folks, its here. They are calling it the "Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act" Boxers beware. Things are about to get real.
It is July 23, 2025 and Triller has still not filed their 2024 10-K with the SEC.
🚨 #ONEChampionship has released former atomweight submission grappling champion Danielle Kelly, along with several other notable fighters. That list also includes four MMA fighters – Meng Bo, Shinechagtga Zoltsetseg, Xie Wei, and Antonio Mammarella. The five athletes were…
What many forget (or conveniently ignore) is that a lot of so-called “wrestling agents” aren’t even licensed. That’s a serious issue under the California and Florida Talent Agency Acts. It opens the door to legal exposure, including mandatory restitution of any commissions…
To clarify: The implication was never that you were taking them out of WWE. The idea/strategy clearly seems to be to do WWE and Hollywood simultaneously.
UFC 320, Oct 4, T-Mobile MAIN EVENT: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira 2 CO-MAIN: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Cory Sandhagen Jiri Prochazka vs. Khalil Rountree UFC 321, Oct. 25, Abu Dhabi Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane Per Dana White #UFC
‼️ 🍨 Scoop Alert Premier Boxing Champions has a huge Amazon Prime event tentatively scheduled for September 20 at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles, California. A lot of interesting bouts being tabbed for that card. The event is NOT PPV. #BrunchBoxing
Notable: Free services (YouTube, Roku) continue to gain share. Legacy media shares (except Fox, thanks Tubi!) evaporating.
Nielsen Media Distributor Gauge June, 2025 US TV usage share May '25 v '24, y/y % change YouTube +2.9 Disney -0.8 Netflix -0.1 NBCU -0.7 Paramount -0.7 Fox +0.3 WBD -1.0 Amazon +0.5 Roku +1.0 Scripps -0.2 Weigel -0.1 A+E -0.3 Hallmark -0.2 AMC -0.3 nielsen.com/news-center/20…
Sales of PRIME are down 42% as compared to the trailing 12 months of sales at this time a year ago. (Source: @circanafood)
Big article on the value Jake Paul brings to the table for a fight with Anthony Joshua. A race against the clock for TKO, Team Turki, and their "opposition" to get to the finish line. The next six months will forever change boxing & media investment. themmadraw.com/p/turki-alalsh…
マリーゴールドのコーチに近藤修司選手が。ちょっとスターダムのミラノさんを意識しているようにも感じてしまうが、そういうの関係なく国内指導者としてはトップ級だろうし、かなり大きいプラスとなりそう。
SO EXCITED! 🥳🎉 This is going to be amazing. And thank you so much to everyone at Paradigm and Deadline! 🙏
There are ticket shenanigans going on.
Much like Turki’s last Dana White event at The Sphere; there are many oddities regarding the tickets for #CaneloCrawford when you compare the TicketMaster and third-party outlets prices.
I've fielded many calls over the last few days about some of the topics raised in this article. Let's just say that it is *starting* to sink in for people in boxing what the end result could be.
My latest...check this out if you like and value independent thought in combat media, it's a good one...and please do SHARE (The algorithm has buried us): theboxingtribune.com/notes-from-the…