Quote from: uray on April 03, 2023, 11:31:23 PM

Quote from: Slow death on April 03, 2023, 06:29:13 PM

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It's funny that someone from the UFC goes to Boxing instead of retiring, I wonder why these guys who make a lot of money and keep getting hurt for years still want to keep fighting, they even created exhibition fights to keep fighting even when they're done. they are old

MMA is taxing to your body and age will catch up to combine all the techniques while boxing is sweet science, no kicks, no wrestling and for an experience MMA fighter, it is much less taxing for their body and overall they are all competitors and earn their living sacrificing their body and hence some of the fighters are returning even after well past their fighting days.

Quote from: ChiBitCTy on April 03, 2023, 11:16:46 PM

Some big news today with the UFC merging with WWE. WWE (formerly WWF) was awesome back in the day, of course now that I'm older I've outgrown it a bit, but they just don't have the wrestlers like they once did..so this is probably a good thing for both the UFC and WWE.

Are they merging or the company that purchased UFC (Endeavor ) is purchasing WWE but they will be in the background and things will continue like usual. Vince will carry on with the creative role

It looks like this is the breakdown now..

"WWE and UFC, which is owned by Endeavor, are merging to form a $21 billion "global live sports and entertainment company." With the transaction, UFC was valued at $12.1 billion, and WWE had a valuation of $9.3 billion.

"Together, we will be a $21-plus billion live sports and entertainment powerhouse with a collective fanbase of more than a billion people and an exciting growth opportunity," WWE executive chairman Vince McMahon said. "The new company will be well positioned to maximize the value of our combined media rights, enhance sponsorship monetization, develop new forms of content and pursue other strategic mergers and acquisitions to further bolster our strong stable of brands.

Endeavor will have a 51 percent controlling interest, with the remaining 49 percent spread across WWE's shareholders

After retiring from his positions as WWE chairman, CEO and head of creative in July 2022, McMahon returned to the company in January 2023 as part of the board of directors, which fueled rumors of a potential sale".

There's a good bit more of that info here- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10061347-vince-mcmahon-agrees-to-sell-wwe-to-endeavor-to-form-21b-live-sports-brand-with-ufc#:~:text=After%20roughly%2070%20years%20of,Endeavor%20Group%20Holdings%20on%20Monday.