Archive - The MMA Draw Newsletter

September 2025

Larry Ellison's wild Paramount and UFC Big Tech bet

The UAE & Saudi ties with Oracle, Tiktok, Electronic Arts, and Silver Lake.

Sep 30 •

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Paramount signs Zuffa Boxing. Dana White insists he has one more big run.

CBS has new UFC myths for viewers not listening to Mark Shapiro's sales pitch.

Sep 29 •

TKO’s Rights War: Shapiro’s Rush to Paramount and the Price of Lost Leverage

TKO's rush to grab guaranteed cash changed ESPN's fortunes. What's next?

Sep 27 •

Blake “Axe” Avignon

Dana White needs a win to keep up at TKO Hollywood

Everyone else is 'talking their book' but Dana only has UFC White House and promises of Zuffa Boxing.

Sep 25 •

Who's paying for the UFC White House show?

Could an America250 scandal derail Trump's taxpayer gift to Dana White?

Sep 23 •

Cronyism at the Crossroads: Anthem’s Multi-Million Dollar Gamble on Carlos Silva

In an era where sports executives are hired less for vision than for connections, TNA Wrestling’s fate now hangs on a leader chosen by friendship, not…

Sep 20 •

Blake “Axe” Avignon

TKO and Turki: Today, Tom Brady; tomorrow, the NFL

A round up of what the TKO top brass has been up to and it's a lot

Sep 19 •

Netflix ratings are a mixed bag for Canelo-Crawford

A look under the hood shows mild success for a major prize fight.

Sep 17 •

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