This week’s episode features discussion about Ilia Topuria’s refusal to fight unless it’s for the belt, how BKFC became collateral for a $10M convertible note, Turki’s expensive double PPV, GFL’s wild antics behind the scenes, and more. We also address a listener question at the end. Follow along with our outline as you listen:

Ep. 149 Outline

* Ilia Topuri…

This week’s episode features discussion about GFL’s probable demise following an outrageous idea for a “non-profit” card, TKO’s path to getting the Ali Act amended, the consequences that could arise if TKO gets it done, and the possible issues UFC could have for constantly trotting out the Trump cabinet at events We also have a super-duper bonus questio…

This week’s episode is a three-pronged show. The first segment breaks down the GFL’s cancelation of their first two event dates and takes a look at the signs that were there from the start with some troubling details that we found in their fighter bout agreements. The second portion covers the Association of Boxing Commissions inadvertently revealing TK…

This week’s episode covers Conor McGregor’s latest catstrophe—this time a failed meme coin—and whether he may have burned through his generational wealth. We also take a look at new problems arising between Turki Alalsheikh and some prominent boxers, Matchroom’s latest financial filings, how TKO may be doing now that a recession is starting to look like…

This week’s episode covers the bigger business headlines of the last week. We’re discussing the stock market dips and how they could affect UFC/TKO, if PFL is facing a doomsday scenario, the financial statements of Boxxer Limited (3rd largest European boxing promotion), and a host of other topics. Follow along with our outline as you listen:

Ep. 145 Outl…

This week’s hodge-podge mainly focuses on UFC topics, especially around fighter pay and contract situations. We also take a look at a new upstart boxing promotion looking for big seed money and our retro question details the differences in monopoly and monopsony power and why it’s a bad thing for combat sports. Follow along with our outline as you liste…

Dana White’s future is under our microscope in this episode, along with a spate of other topics including the ire that investors have with Ari Emanuel. We also cover just how big George Foreman’s impact on the business of boxing was, and ONE Championship’s problematic PPV from this past weekend. Follow along with our outline as you listen:

Ep. 143 Outline

Today, we’ll be discussing the new reports of TKO’s proposed purses for the upcoming boxing promotion they’re forming with the Saudis. We’ll also be looking at some information about the UFC’s broadcast rights negotiations, and finally, we take a look at some steps that could be made to fix boxing. Follow along with our outline as you listen:

Ep. 142 Out…

Today, we have another hodge-podge list of topics that revolve mostly around UFC’s broadcast deal and the newly formed boxing entity with TKO and Turki Al-Sheikh. We start the episode off by addressing the “Fake News!” claim from PFL’s Donn Davis, which was in response to something from our last episode. We also manage to get in a couple points about th…

Today, we have a hodge-podge list of questions from a wide variety of news stories from the last several days. We cover how successful the UFC is at filling arenas (including the sorcery they use to ensure seats get sold), how important the PR/social media arm is to promotions, Fanmio’s lawsuit against Ryan Garcia, and more. We also have a retro questio…