Zuffa Boxing have signed a long-term broadcast deal with Paramount+

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https://boxeoguide.com/search/promoter/zuffa

this is a good link.

can filter it for weight classes

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[Perkin Warbeck]

Allegedly is suing Turki.

He's probably the most litigious promoter in the sport, so this should be a surprise to no one. He even sued this website at one time.

Turki has been good to him and his fighters, providing the money for big fights that probably would never have happened otherwise. He should be grateful, but instead he sues his benefactor.

[Sendo Takeshi]

He is gonna "fall" out of a window in the next 1-2 weeks, isn't he?

[Controversial]

Reading a few posts that Usyk has signed with them, he recently put a post out about getting ready for something big



.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Rumors are circulating in the boxing world, that Queensberry is in financial trouble without a continued business relationship with Sela and TKO. The loss of those relationships has influenced Queensberry's threat to sue Sela and TKO.

Rumors indicate that their announcement to the media of legal action was timed before their Wardley v Dubois press conference, which took place today, for an event which is struggling to sell tickets.

Queensberry have not been promoting any Riyadh Season fights since last November, and there are no plans for the two sides to work together in the future.

There has been intensified concern among the stable within Queensberry, when it was learned that they were not being used as a promotional entity for Tyson Fury’s big UK comeback in April, and this concern has led to a scenario where a number of their fighters are seeking other promoters.

Turki Alalshikh and Sela were made aware that the rumors of litigation were leaked from Queensberry and this has created an unrepairable rift, due to Queensberry's cordial communications in the open and being volatile behind the scenes.

[joshj909]

He is gonna "fall" out of a window in the next 1-2 weeks, isn't he?

Straight into a suitcase

[joshj909]

Reading a few posts that Usyk has signed with them, he recently put a post out about getting ready for something big

If that's the case I predict Verhoeven, Ruiz and Opetaia as his opponents. A shame really

[Ruthless-RKO]

He is gonna "fall" out of a window in the next 1-2 weeks, isn't he?

Straight into a suitcase

And into the Red Sea.

[gilgamesh]

Reading a few posts that Usyk has signed with them, he recently put a post out about getting ready for something big

If that's the case I predict Verhoeven, Ruiz and Opetaia as his opponents. A shame really

Zuffa is gonna need to make sure he doesn't retire as Champion or they'll lose all of their leverage (assuming they do indeed sign Usyk that is). Thankfully for them Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, Anthony Joshua. All of the biggest Heavyweight names are at the end of the line for their careers, and would likely all be open to talks if you came with a serious offer.

And you'd only need to sign each man for 2 or 3 fights to get the rest of their use out of them.

[Perseus]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

[gilgamesh]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

The UFC kinda got lucky with TV rights deals. The Biggest names were all signed up in Japan before they got their TV deal and approval in the U.S.

Once the UFC became the primary force in MMA. MMA was dead to me. I hope the same fate doesn't befall Boxing.

[Perseus]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

The UFC kinda got lucky with TV rights deals. The Biggest names were all signed up in Japan before they got their TV deal and approval in the U.S.

Once the UFC became the primary force in MMA. MMA was dead to me. I hope the same fate doesn't befall Boxing.

I have mixed feelings on that.
When TUF came along and helped the rapid growth of MMA I was a big fan of Marcus Davis and Chuck Liddel when they faded most of my MMA interest went with them but I have been hoping for boxing to have a dominant promoter like MMA does for many years.
I recognize the downside of one dominant promoter but there is a good part too.

[gilgamesh]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

The UFC kinda got lucky with TV rights deals. The Biggest names were all signed up in Japan before they got their TV deal and approval in the U.S.

Once the UFC became the primary force in MMA. MMA was dead to me. I hope the same fate doesn't befall Boxing.

I have mixed feelings on that.
When TUF came along and helped the rapid growth of MMA I was a big fan of Marcus Davis and Chuck Liddel when they faded most of my MMA interest went with them but I have been hoping for boxing to have a dominant promoter like MMA does for many years.
I recognize the downside of one dominant promoter but there is a good part too.

Ultimately as long as the best fight the best. I don't give a f*ck who's promoting it.

[Perseus]

The UFC kinda got lucky with TV rights deals. The Biggest names were all signed up in Japan before they got their TV deal and approval in the U.S.

Once the UFC became the primary force in MMA. MMA was dead to me. I hope the same fate doesn't befall Boxing.

I have mixed feelings on that.
When TUF came along and helped the rapid growth of MMA I was a big fan of Marcus Davis and Chuck Liddel when they faded most of my MMA interest went with them but I have been hoping for boxing to have a dominant promoter like MMA does for many years.
I recognize the downside of one dominant promoter but there is a good part too.

Ultimately as long as the best fight the best. I don't give a f*ck who's promoting it.

Agree with that but since Top Rank has clearly proven beyond any reasonable doubt that they will always prevent the best from fighting the best for as long as possible they need to be pushed out of the sport.

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[gilgamesh]

So far Jai Opetaia still their top signing.

[Sendo Takeshi]

So far Jai Opetaia still their top signing.

At least in terms of skills.
Don't wanna know what they offered him in comparison to national level Benn.

[Cyclops]

So far Jai Opetaia still their top signing.

Jai is the only fighter I care about on that list and he might have just made himself even more irrelevant than he was already becoming with that signing. Only time will tell.

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[Sendo Takeshi]

This is gonna be fun.

[margaret thatcher]

tom is still a ufc fighter under ufc contract, im sure he's tightly in there.

[zorndeslammes]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

No. Nothing alike. At the time when Dana took over the UFC, he was the manager of two of the biggest draws for the promotion (Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell). The UFC barely even had multi-fight contracts back then and fighters frequently bounced around promotions even when at the UFC level. The unifed rules were already created and they were already pushing for legalization in NJ and NV under the new unified rules. Jeff Blatnick deserves the lions share of the credit but since he died in 2012 he's been quickly forgotten by the new fans (all of whom are basically into UFC as nothing beyond male fashion).

[Sendo Takeshi]

tom is still a ufc fighter under ufc contract, im sure he's tightly in there.

*He is still a UFC fighter, who get's represented by Eddie Hearn.
If the UFC doesn't like him, that could cause alot of issues.
Tom is also not in the best position in the UFC anyway.

[joshj909]

For those old enough to remember:

Does the sequence of events(fighter signings, gaining legal approval, financial backing) seem very, very similar to the early days of Dana and the UFC together?

No. Nothing alike. At the time when Dana took over the UFC, he was the manager of two of the biggest draws for the promotion (Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell). The UFC barely even had multi-fight contracts back then and fighters frequently bounced around promotions even when at the UFC level. The unifed rules were already created and they were already pushing for legalization in NJ and NV under the new unified rules. Jeff Blatnick deserves the lions share of the credit but since he died in 2012 he's been quickly forgotten by the new fans (all of whom are basically into UFC as nothing beyond male fashion).

That's not what he's really asking.

Fighter signings:
Trying to pay comparably big money to bring the biggest names or the most successful guys over from rival organisations and trying to keep them there while being unable to pick up the biggest names over in Pride. Dana signed Carlos Newton, Randy Couture, Ricco Rodriguez, Vitor Belfort, Tim Sylvia and Genki Sudo among others in his first couple of years. Some were bigger names than others but they were also successful over in smaller orgs. Obvious comparisons.

Legal approval:
Lorenzo Fertitta was a NSAC commissioner and voted to make MMA illegal in Vegas before Zuffa bought the UFC which tanked UFC value and nearly wiped it from the face of the earth. Then when the Fertitta's backed Dana to buy the UFC, the vote changed and UFC flourished. Perseus is comparing it to Dana trying to change Ali Act.

Financial backing:
Fertitta's got $2m from their millionaire mafia father to give to their schoolfriend to buy the UFC. He's comparing that to Turki financing Dana's boxing promotion.