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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

5 months

Dana White: You don't want anything from the government... Govt can't help you Also, Dana White: "Hey New Jersey govt gimme $9 million for 3 fight cards, Aussie govt gimme $16 million events, Las Vegas local govt gimme half a mil for intn'l fight week..."

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Robert Joyner

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$1.3 billion in revenue and UFC's fighters like this are left to live a life of quiet financial desperation.... I find that people who hear stories like this and are unmoved, staunchly defend it as mere capitalism at work, are your everyday sociopaths....

MMA Junkie

@MMAJunkie

6 months

"With the (tax) deductions and the loss of the fight tonight, I'm probably going to have to rob someone in the car park. ... Who's got the most on them?" Tyson Pedro opens up about financial challenges following his #UFCVegas87 retirement.

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Robert Joyner

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5 months

Nearly 20 years on, UFC went big time, billions were made and the Fertittas sailed away on REALLY big boats, the matchmaker retired, the bald guy endured..... The fighters? One is dead and the other is reduced to catching bodies for Dana in PowerSlap.... A modern fairy tale...

UFC Europe

@UFCEurope

5 months

#OnThisDay in 2005: Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar fought in one of the most INCREDIBLE fights in UFC history! 🔥 📺 Watch in full on @UFCFightPass

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

This crypto dot com bonus for the fighters is for PPV only, so $60K a card times 12 cards a year for a total of $720K For those keeping score at home, the breakdown of money received from Crypto dot com: UFC $17.5 Million a year UFC Fighters $720K a year

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

The James Krause story of being blocked from cornering his fighter over possible gambling allegations is a massive story... yet MMAFighting & MMAJunkie neither have anything up on their site on the subject.. kudos to Bloody Elbow and journalist Trent Reinsmith for posting on it

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

Your partnership with the UFC is anchored in exploiting independent contractors, who only receive 20% of revenues, to move product and put $$$ in UFC and The Rock's pockets, not the fighters pockets....

Dwayne Johnson

@TheRock

2 years

Our @UFC ✖️ @ProjectRock partnership is anchored in hard work & legacy. Work ethic & legacy are the pillars of all @UFC athletes. The #HardestWorkersInTheRoom defining their LEGACY. @ProjectRock is proud to be the official footwear partner of UFC. #ForThoseWhoWalkTheWalk

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

ESPN basically issuing a gag order on its employees on the Dana Domestic incident... when journalism meets commerce (UFC & ESPN shared ppv interest), commerce wins every time....

Jeff Wagenheim

@jeffwagenheim

2 years

We've been told to not write anything incendiary on social media about the Dana White situation, and I understand why and have abided by that. I just ask y'all to understand that some of us at ESPN do not have as soft a take as this on domestic violence.

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@robnashville

3 months

@Mike_Hixenbaugh Rocky mount local here.... from the telegram to NBC news, that's one hell of a climb.... congrats

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@robnashville

8 months

"it is interesting to go back to that 2013 statement and read “The UFC is a friend and ally of the LGBT community, and expects and requires all 450 of its athletes to treat others with dignity and respect.”"

UFC's Dana White after Sean Strickland's homophobic comments: 'I don't f***ing tell any other human...

After blowback for comments Sean Strickland made this week, UFC president Dana White insisted fighters can say "whatever they want."

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

The news that the Ali Act for MMA would be re introduced to Congress was pretty big news yesterday, yet none of the MMA news sites covered it... To busy covering Anthony Smith saying this or Matt Brown saying that or some no name saying how the UFC will never let him near Paddy..

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@robnashville

5 months

@TreyCarterjj Snowman

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

7 years

Avg. UFC Fighter: Snoop at UFC retreat? Dope! Smart UFC Fighter: UFC is paying Snoop 6 figures for this..I have to work 2nd job.. I'm a dope

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

Combat sports is a cesspool... Manager used to be in a terrorist group? "Who gives a sh*t?.....This is the fight business." Promoter publicly slaps his wife around? "Who gives a sh*t?...... This is the fight business." Racist/misogynistic rhetoric? "Who gives a sh*t?...

MMA Junkie

@MMAJunkie

1 year

Dana White is unbothered by potential "racial undertones" in the build to an Israel Adesanya vs. Dricus Du Plessis fight. "Who gives a sh*t? I could care less. This is the fight business." #UFC290 | Full video:

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

27 days

Sean Strickland with predatory sexual allegation against prominent MMA manager Tiki Ghosen... UFC really knows how to pick their house managers: Ali=former terror group member, Tiki=predator... then again the boss is a wife beater and sex trafficker...

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@robnashville

6 months

"I’m still mentally unwell." ....and has a huge cache of firearms at home. That's always a great mix and ends well...

Championship Rounds

@ChampRDS

6 months

Sean Strickland talks about his mental health at the moment “I have everything- I’m rich, famous, like I have everything I ever wanted and I’m still mentally unwell.” 🎥 IG / @SStricklandMMA #UFC #MMA

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@robnashville

5 months

Reduced number of drug tests under new UFC testing regime.... Possible reason: Jon Jones is trying to kill the testers....

UFC Star Jon Jones Threatens to Kill Drug Tester, APD Responds - ABQ RAW

Albuquerque – The Albuquerque Police Department responded to a call, after a person working for a drug testing agency was trying to obtain a drug test from UFC fighter Jon Jones. The UFC partners...

abqraw.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

According to Nash's calculations fighters are getting 15.5% of revenues....

Bloody Elbow

@BloodyElbow

2 years

UFC admits to ‘lower athlete costs,’ as they boast ‘best financial year’ in 2022 ( @heynottheface )

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Reading this article makes you wonder if Ali Abdelazizz was acting in Ray's best interest or the UFC's...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

Required reading if you are gonna write about MMA.... Adding context or presenting the opposing viewpoint takes time, but without those two things you're essentially just a sentient transcription bot....

How MMA sites help spread UFC propaganda

Context is important and the MMA media as a whole need to make improvements when covering UFC and other organizations in the sport.

bloodyelbow.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

Bryant Gumbel on HBO RealSports last nite: "Not surprisingly the one sport in which the athletes seem to have the fewest rights & arguably the least say in their own safety is the one that was first to resume staging competitions despite the pandemic... and that's the UFC"

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

5 years

Anyone else think this Dan Ige 'i thought USADA took my blood but it was someone else' story is a whole lot of made up bull.....doesn't pass the smell test... dude works with Ali, the king of lies.... lay down with dogs, get up with fleas....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

I know what you're saying... Man, Dana is really giving it to Bones Masvidal etc, talking about the hard times we are going thru....except this is from 2008, when he cut all of AKA over video game rights.... the names change, the rhetoric stays the same....

Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

Dana: “I’m not a douche bag and I do a lot for these guys, a lot more than any of you will ever know. We’re in a horrible time in the economy now.........We’ve worked too hard, given too much, to let certain guys come in and fuck with that.”

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@robnashville

2 years

Jamahal Hill should be called by a term they use in boxing... beltholder. Not champ at 205, but beltholder at 205. Weak resume', beat a 43 yr old, only has a title bc a guy got injured and a draw.. Lot of work for Hill to do to consider him a legitimate champ...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

If I was running UFC, i'd cut Zubaira Tukhugov, and if Islam Makhachev was throwing punches in the brawl, cut him too.... If Khabib wants to retire because of that, fine... He tries to fight elsewhere, sue him into bolivion...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Having murderous drug dealing mobsters as advisors reflects much more badly on the sport......

Josh Taylor

@JoshTaylorBoxer

3 years

Why are these f**kwits jake & Logan Paul even being giving airtime on the boxing outlets. These guys are total clowns & as soon they go into a real fight, they gonna get hurt bad & it will reflect badly on the sport. Stop giving these turkeys the attention they so badly seek 🤦🏻‍♂️

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

Dana finally cops to his bodyguard assaulting Helwani, which came to light after they yanked his credentials... also: Dana doesn't know Charles Atlas from Teddy Atlas...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

Sergio Ramos biggest piece of shit ever... flopping in last year's final to get a player sent off, going straight armbar to injure Salah this year... fuck that guy

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

5 months

This may be the most brilliant, greatest grift in the history of boxing... Dude ballooned the odds on himself by going full loco to the public & press, bet the farm and cleaned out the bookies that he conned... Genius.... #TheGreatPugilismSwindle

SAY CHEESE! 👄🧀

@SaycheeseDGTL

5 months

Ryan Garcia cashed out a $12M winning ticket from a gambling company this morning, after he bet $2M on himself to win last night. “He was a huge underdog because Vegas thought he was going crazy”

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Paul picked a good advisor in Nakisa Bidarian.. worked w Mubadala with Khaldoon Al Mubarak for Abu Dhabi, CFO of UFC, left there to be CEO of Fertitta Capital... Jonny Bones should give this guy a call...

Jake Paul has deal with Showtime, adviser says

Jake Paul has a deal in place for his next boxing match to be distributed by Showtime Sports, his adviser told ESPN on Wednesday.

www.espn.com

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@robnashville

4 years

The Abu Dhabi government is paying for the logistics of four events on Fight Island including transport, testing, accommodation, training facilities and catering. Asked whether it is also paying a hosting fee to the UFC on top of value in kind, Epstein said “it’s definitely both”

SportBusiness

@SportBusiness

4 years

The Abu Dhabi government has turned the majority of Yas Island into a ten-square-mile safe zone for @ufc 251. Lawrence Epstein, chief operating officer for the MMA series, tells SportBusiness how it has worked with the city to produce the event

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@robnashville

5 years

The UFC is literally running out of spaces to put ads on the canvas.. funny how the 'fighters look like nascar' and 'we need a clean presentation' logic was used to do away w fighter's sponsors but never used against UFC itself....

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@robnashville

5 years

I actually prefer Khabib v Tony in an empty arena.... Khabib loves to talk to his opponents while busting them up and I can just imagine the chatter that Tony will be giving back to him.... no crowd noise to drown out this glorious repartee......

Mike Chiappetta MMA

@MikeChiappetta

5 years

IMO it's inevitable that UFC 249 will not be contested at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. New York has the second most cases of Coronavirus in the U.S. and there's pressure to implement social distancing given NBA's move. Khabib-Tony seems cursed. UFC Apex center could be possibility

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

actually it is the other way around, benny.. the mma fanbase doesn't give a flying fuck about fighters... don't care if they get brain damaged, don't care if they are paid properly, don't care a whit about anything other than their fights being delivered on time.. gimme my fights

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

hilarious the other night when John Morgan brought up to Dana that Masvidal said the fighters get 18% and did he want to confirm JORGE's number... LOL... that's the UFC's number from the court case... Dana, would you like to confirm a number u submitted under penalty of perjury?

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

7 months

Boxing 17 Canelo $66 mil 24 Anthony Joshua $55 mil 37 Jake Paul $47 mil 54 Tank Davis $42.5 mil 58 Ryan Garcia $40.5 mil 64 Tyson Fury $40 mil No MMA fighters qualified for the Top 100

Highest Paid Athletes in the World: Full List

Cristiano Ronaldo was the highest paid athlete in the world in 2023, earning $275 million.

www.sportico.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 months

It's like Ariel is allergic to ethics... it is one thing to report on weidman being out, but it isn't his role as journalist to unduly influence who is getting the title shot.. Ariel isn't content to report the story, increasingly he wants to be the story

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@robnashville

27 days

I'm sure Tiki will threaten and even possibly send legal letters, but taking this to court leads to discovery, opening a Pandora's box into his actions and activities, other allegations...

Robert Joyner

@robnashville

27 days

Sean Strickland with predatory sexual allegation against prominent MMA manager Tiki Ghosen... UFC really knows how to pick their house managers: Ali=former terror group member, Tiki=predator... then again the boss is a wife beater and sex trafficker...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

8 years

So the UFC gamed the system and got a doper in Brock into their UFC 200 window and made off w the PPV profits... what a great sport...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

Rose Namajunas' trainer, Trevor Wittman, tells Ariel his fighter remains traumatized by April's bus attack in Brooklyn by Conor McGregor. Namajunas "still doesn't leave her house." ...checks her instagram, sees her RV'ing all over the southwest.... ...shrugs OK.....

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@robnashville

3 years

"Basically, in a nutshell, we looked at the contract after it was finished...& financially things didn’t add up in our mind” ...comparable fighter was making $20K more... another reason UFC doesn't want salaries open to public, Fighters start asking Q's

Brett Johns: Getting paid my worth is why I switched from UFC to Bellator

Ahead of promotional debut, Brett Johns explains why he left the UFC to join Bellator.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 months

Chael Sonnen @ChaelSonnen the kinda guy to not opt out of the suit, while being a witness for UFC, and end up getting around $500K in the settlement, buys a boat with said 500K and names it the SS Monop O' The Sea.....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

HBO has put up a trailer for documentary Welcome To Chechnya, on the purge and persecution of the gay community there... debuts on June 30... the MMA ties to Chechnya are too innumerable to list....

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@robnashville

7 years

Deshaun Watson out for season with ACL tear? fantasy football owners (including me) all like...

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@robnashville

6 years

When Chael is old and gray, slightly balding with a bit of paunch, he'll have his grandkids on his knee telling them about the times he fought the greatest fighters to ever live, they'll be like "Gramps is telling those tall tales again" ...but he has had one helluva dance card

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

BT Sport likely to rebrand as a DAZN linear channel, assume the BT rights... Fury and UFC both do PPV in UK, DAZN will most definitely be in the PPV biz... DAZN will also have Warren and Eddie Hearn under same umbrella.....

Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Financial Times reporting DAZN super close to deal to buy BT Sport... Would give DAZN broadcast rights to UFC in the UK, Frank Warren's boxing including Tyson Fury, and a package of Premier League games....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 months

"Rogan was one of the best moves that I made early on in building this company...There were a few key people I brought in that helped get us to where we are today, and Rogan is...one of those people." Zuffa Myth alert: Rogan pre-dated Fertitta purchase

Dana White argues Joe Rogan is better combat sports announcer than Howard Cosell

Dana White made the case for why UFC announcer Joe Rogan is superior to the great Howard Cosell when it comes to calling the fight game.

awfulannouncing.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

Also, the fighter crypto bonus was shelved for 're-tooling', but with the dotcom being in deep cost cutting mode I would he surprised to see them return... In fact, the retooling may have just been a cover to do away with them in the first place....

Asa Hiken

@asabhiken

2 years

EXCLUSIVE: laid off WAY more people than was previously reported, and has quietly downsized many of the sponsorship deals it made over the last year Story for @adage , plus a sneak peek 🧵 below

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@robnashville

3 years

Hardy said he got 24K for the GSP title fight and after taxes, manager fees, cost of training camp, etc. ended up $5K to put in his bank account.... that's scandalous...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

UFC didn't want to put together GSP vs Khabib, now they won't release GSP to do the DLH fight. Dana and UFC just seem spiteful in taking food off GSP's plate.. Maybe if GSP had actually stayed committed to organizing fighters he wouldn't be in this spot now...

MMA Fighting

@MMAFighting

3 years

#UFC president Dana White went OFF on the "f*cking idiots" running Triller after #UFC262 : "Stop texting me. Stop calling me... Beat it. Get lost." Watch full video:

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

Which means you will likely be hearing UFC announcers having to do ad reads for the Ngannou v Fury PPV during UFC PPV and UFC ESPN & ESPN+ shows... UFC having to hype Frannie's gimmick fight is just too delicious....

MMA Orbit

@mma_orbit

1 year

🚨| Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou will air on ESPN PPV in the US. [per The MMA Hour]

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@robnashville

2 years

@TheRock @ufc @ProjectRock UFC exploits their fighters, you are only making the problem worse, Rock.....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Keeps his sport out of politics... While going on a media blitz of right wing outlets and inviting DeSantis to a UFC presser....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

Jon Jones immediately put into a title shot... Yet another domestic abuser in the UFC who has bounced back from putting his hands on a woman.....

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@robnashville

2 years

"This is an old and well-defined problem, but it's one that gets worse every day as the UFC finds new ways to keep its fighters away from its revenue."

The UFC's Labor Problem Is Only Getting Worse | Defector

This is an old and well-defined problem, but it's one that gets worse every day as the UFC finds new ways to keep its fighters away from its revenue.

defector.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

Dana says 9 UFC fight cards have done over 1 million buys, & that the main event fighters for those cards made $84 million total or roughly $4.5 million per fighter... Wilder & Fury just made $14 mil & $10 mil, respectively, on 325K buys.....

Wilder and Fury's heavyweight matchup could open the door for a $100 million 'superfight'

The war of words between World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Deontay Wilder and British fighter Tyson Fury has been escalating in the build-up to the fight, with both men putting their perfect win...

www.cnbc.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

7 years

@Sinopoli_Nick that guy at the end "got that wine and cheese crowd up outta here" .....glorious.....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

UFC fights often aren't UFC-level fights.... ESPN sure pays a lot of money for fights that should be on an LFA undercard.... nice racket UFC has going there.....

Martian MMA

@UFO_UFC

3 years

11 of the 26 fighters on #UFC261 have less than 2 UFC fights 5 fighters making their debut 4 fighters going into their 2nd fight 2 fighters in their 3rd fight I guess the main card has a lot of name recognition but these prelims are very underwhelming.

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@robnashville

8 years

In certain stages of the fight, a door opens and gives you an out, an opportunity bail, happened to both guys...both too proud to take it

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@robnashville

3 years

Long read profile on UFC Owner Ari Emanuel... has behind the scenes on UFC to Abu Dhabi for Fight Island deal... Man City CEO Khaldoon Al Mubarak was architect and originator of the idea to use Abu Dhabi during pandemic..

Ari Emanuel Takes on the World

Hollywood’s most tenacious agent tries to remake himself as a mogul.

www.newyorker.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

So now both Kadyrov and Kinahan are officially under sanction from the US govt... Will UFC make any move to have their fighters distance themselves from them, namely the toxic twins in Till and Chimaev?

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@robnashville

1 year

"(Crawford) said the overall lack of business transparency is another reason for creating a union. “The managers, the promoters, the advisors, they sometimes work together and it all works against the fighter,” he said."

Welterweight Champ Crawford Calls For Professional Boxers Union

He sees a need for major-league-style group healthcare insurance and retirement plans.

www.bloomberg.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

"Critics claim that UFC only shares 16% of its revenue with fighters when determining their split for an event. UFC COO Lawrence Epstein disputed that figure" ....no, critics claim UFC shares 16% of total rev, and that number comes from the UFC itself, via the antitrust lawsuit..

Adam Stern

@A_S12

2 years

. @UFC COO Lawrence Epstein believes the fighter pay issue has been caused by three factors: @JakePaul ’s focus; fighters going public with negotiations to gain leverage; and societal shifts in America. 🗯: 'Some of the stuff is completely disingenuous.'

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Sporticodotcom reports: "A price tag of $500 million had been floated as a potential valuation for Bellator, but PFL acquired the promoter for less than $100 million, according to sources"

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@robnashville

2 years

Doesn't say much for Daniel's OSU education that he can't sort out that he made $1.14 million as the b-side on a million selling PPV.... and was still getting screwed.

Daniel Cormier recalls Dana White sending $1 million bonus check after first Jon Jones title fight

UFC president Dana White made Daniel Cormier feel much better after the first loss of his career.

mmajunkie.usatoday.com

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@robnashville

4 months

@KeslerSZN @masiglory Your glory days so old they are in black and white says it all......

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@robnashville

8 years

The UFC assault on Helwani should be a much bigger story but hey, who wants to report on it and make enemies....

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2 years

Dan Hardy: “If UFC decide they’re parting ways with you, they try to damage you in every way possible. Unfortunately, if you’re a fighter and they want to damage you, they can actually physically do it, which is a shame.”

Bloody Elbow - UFC, MMA and Boxing News

Bloody Elbow has been a leading voice in combat sports since formation in 2007 and has earned a global reputation for expert analysis, opinion and news.

bloodyelbow.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 months

You ask yourself how did Hunter Campbell come to prominence? Why him? Well, he was hired by the ufc right after the wme sale but he became a made man because of his role in keeping Dana outta jail and the sale on track during the Spearmint Rhino stripper ordeal...

Tommy Toe Hold

@TommyToeHold

3 months

Since people are just discovering Hunter Campbell’s importance to the UFC this week because of that docuseries, here’s a video I did two years ago about what he does and why he’ll be Dana’s successor.

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DAZN CEO Mayer: "I don’t think it would be smart for DAZN to have a real focus on the U.S. It’s an ultra-competitive market. We’re going to take a pretty light approach to the U.S., that’s not part of our core strategy"

Kevin Mayer Teases Further Acquisitions From Blackstone-Backed Media Firm & Talks Potential DAZN...

Exec also talks DAZN potentially buying the Premier League UK broadcast rights.

deadline.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 months

@Iswhatis1 Boxing is like a nice steak, while mma stand up is a big Ole sloppy cheeseburger...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

8 years

@IzzyStradlin999 ..same story just 25 years later, huh?

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 months

ESPN guru James Andrew Miller reading the Bristol tea leaves and seeing UFC to Netflix as ESPN able to realize savings by letting them walk....

Jimmy Traina

@JimmyTraina

3 months

SI MEDIA PODCAST with @JimMiller - Fallout from WBD/Turner losing NBA - Charles Barkley's future - The Pat McAfee-ESPN marriage - Could Stephen A. leave ESPN - UFC to Netflix? Apple: Spotify: YouTube:

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@robnashville

3 years

"The UFC's new sponsorship has led to an interesting state of affairs. The fighters make no additional money. The fans stand to lose money if they engage. And the UFC executives continue raking in record profits while laughing about it."

Sherdog

@sherdogdotcom

3 years

Opinion: The UFC and Crypto, An Embarrassing New Low

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

Gotta love boxing... You're the b side, getting a bad split and you still make 30 mil on 1.2 million buys.... Conor didn't make that much as the a side on 2.2 million buys (Khabib fight).....

Michael Benson

@MichaelBensonn

1 year

Oscar De La Hoya has stated that Ryan Garcia made $30million+ for the Gervonta Davis fight. [ @MMAFighting ]

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Sportico did a pie chart breaking down the estimated revenue for UFC in 2021 & drivers of revenue: Core Content Rights USA $447M Core Content Rights INTL $109M Sponsorship Lic Consum Products $184M Live Events USA $57M Live Events INTL $15M PPV Sales $59M Fight Pass Subs $59M

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 months

WWE tv under Kevin Dunn: 30 edits in 10 seconds WWE under this new guy: Scorsese Goodfellas 'Henry and Karen enter club thru kitchen' one camera Stedicam shot that last minutes....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

"ESPN+’s subscriber growth helped offset lower income from a drop in pay-per-view buys on UFC events." ....you notice there haven't been any leaked PPV numbers from SBJ's Ourand for most of the year, that's because the numbers have been down...

ESPN+ Rises But Disney Misses Revenue Expectations

Disney brought in $20.15 billion in its fiscal fourth quarter. The company saw strong growth in streaming, particularly ESPN+.

frontofficesports.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

“There’s a Miller-Ayala act that says an active agent is not allowed to compete in the same sport as the person you’re representing....I would ask my management if he [McGregor] was the owner of the company. They kept straight up lying to me"

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

Financial Times reporting DAZN super close to deal to buy BT Sport... Would give DAZN broadcast rights to UFC in the UK, Frank Warren's boxing including Tyson Fury, and a package of Premier League games....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

UFC gets nine figures, fighters get no figures.....

Adam Stern

@A_S12

2 years

Blockchain logistics company @VeChainOfficial has signed with @UFC as a new global sponsor, and the term is about $100 million over five years. 🔲 Assets include branding in the Octagon, broadcast/social media integrations, and sponsoring UFC's fighter rankings.

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 month

@dinodoodeTV

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 months

The billion dollar showdown, the cacophony of monopsony, the war to settle the score is on... Le et al vs Zuffa LLC has an official date on the docket....

John S. Nash

@heynottheface

6 months

On the schedule.

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

I've found that folks that toss around the phrase "only god can judge me" are huge assholes that use the phrase as carte blanche to be total pieces of shit....

Conor McGregor

@TheNotoriousMMA

6 years

Ireland’s caged animal only god can judge me.

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

9 years

Joe Rogan talking to production truck: "Jose looks soft, deflated...I don't want to jump to conclusions"

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

MMA legend Mark Coleman to be featured in Ohio State sexual abuse documentary coming to HBO & HBO Max.... Courageous of Mark to be at the forefront of this case seeking justice...

A George Clooney-produced documentary on the Ohio State sexual abuse scandal is coming to HBO

SI previously announced a partnership with George Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures for an Ohio State scandal doc. That's now coming to HBO.

awfulannouncing.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

ALJO ethers Mike Chandler and spits so many facts that I can't quote them all here, go read the whole article...

Aljamain Sterling reveals $400k purse in response to Michael Chandler on fighter pay

Aljamain Sterling

www.mmafighting.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

5 years

MMA media space would be in sad shape without Nash, Gift and Cruz delving into all this stuff.... just think, instead of actual red meat like this, we'd only have Brendan Schaub stand-up and UFC executive chef articles to peruse.....

John S. Nash

@heynottheface

5 years

UFC lawsuit docs reveal Joe Silva’s negotiation tactics with Nick Diaz, Roy Nelson, and Hector Lombard via @BloodyElbow

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

Hope the UFC get their head outta their ass about jacking the tourism board for all that $$$ because Max deserves to have a card over in Hawaii and get a reception like Macfarlane just got....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

3 years

per @TheWrap , WME lost $625.3 million last year, along with a net loss of $530.7 million for 2019, bringing its two-year loss to $1.156 billion.... maybe @heynottheface can tell me, but WME probably loses a billion last year w/o the UFC piggybank...

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

There are actual websites that transcribe what Chael says and post it to their site..... without clearly labeling anything and everything that comes out of his mouth as a pure work of fiction.

@jedigoodman

1 year

Chael and Ariel talks Zuckerberg/Musk #TheMMAHour

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

"Clearly, having a champion of the weight class was a massive priority for the UFC.....The UFC doesn’t care particularly if the best fighter in the weight class is its champion. The best of 2 fighters on any given night the promotion needs a championship fight will do just fine"

New York Post

@nypost

2 years

UFC got its champion, but Jamahal Hill has work left to be true No. 1

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

Funny, his mom's book said they fought like this all the time, that Dana came back from their honeymoon with a black eye from her so bad that his mom thought he might lose the eye.... The mom also alleged that Dana slept with his wife's sister...

Talen Guzman

@TalenGuzman

2 years

“Nothing like this has ever happened before", Dana White said. Fascinating how the first time we see something like this, it's always THE first time.🤔 #MMATwitter #MMA

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

Dana White acted like a big baby when asked a simple question on ESPN

Dana White thinks wimps cover his sport. Well today, he acted like a baby.

ftw.usatoday.com

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

Man, fuck Joe Rogan.... Fighters, he is not your friend...just another mouthpiece to disseminate UFC propaganda....

MMA Mania

@mmamania

4 years

. @JoeRogan blames pandemic, WME finances for paltry UFC #fighter pay — ‘It’s not a monopoly’

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

What Dana really meant: We took your right to audit the PPV numbers out of your contract, you'll literally have no idea how much money you should've made....

@jedigoodman

1 year

Sean O'Malley tells TMZ when Dana White was wrapping the belt around him at #UFC292 he said: Kid, you have no idea how much money you're gonna make.

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

JP:Do the UFC treat fighters fair? FN: For myself, No... because I stand for something.... my relationship with Dana at first was good, then I said something about negotiating after every fight.. it is a business built on holding, controlling people....then it went south...

Robert Joyner

@robnashville

2 years

Francis Ngannou talks with sports biz guru Joe Pompliano, they discuss the story behind his first UFC contract, how he became World Champion, his fight for higher pay and better benefits across the sport, his business ventures outside of the UFC, and more

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

6 years

All the breathless talking heads, asking "What did Danis say to set off Khabib?" little clue for you here.. IT DOESN'T FUCKING MATTER!!!! Dillon could have been reading aloud The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie, doesn't matter, there is no justification for Khabib's actions

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

4 years

@cbrennansports @usatodaysports the cheating is almost beside the point, christine.... his destroying of people's lives, careers, businesses to defend that doping is what truly marks him as a nasty and loathsome character....

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

1 year

Amy Kaplan is officially a 🤡

Scott Fontana

@Scott_Fontana

1 year

Media friends, I'm not crazy, right?

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Robert Joyner

@robnashville

5 years

Bob Arum to LATimes: "“The cable & Satellite people are now scared after the UFC has taken its PPV's [starting with Saturday’s card] to ESPN Plus …So we threatened to do the same, reminding them their way of doing business and just collecting a % is no longer sustainable."

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