Miami Hurricanes football players could see a lucrative opportunity to capitalize on the change in NIL laws soon. Dan Lambert, avid and faithful fan of Miami football and owner of American Top Team, has offered each scholarship player on Miami’s football roster a monthly payment of $500 this year to advertise his MMA gyms on […]
World champion Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and rising UFC contender Mackenzie Dern has signed with Paradigm Sports, the leading name in representation for combat sports athletes. Mackenzie Dern is currently ranked #6 in the UFC’s Strawweight division after defeating the previously ranked #5 contender, Nina Nunes, in early April this year. Her latest victory came via […]
Former UFC Lightweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones has hired Richard Schaefer as his advisor. The hire comes after the news of Jones severing his relationship with his longtime representation, First Round Management. The Malki Kawa-owned management service represented Jones for 11 years and through numerous controversies both in and out of the Octagon. The new relationship […]
VaynerSports has signed rising UFC star Sean O’Malley for full representation. The talent agency co-founded by brothers Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk has been particularly active since bursting into the MMA management circle last July. Lloyd Pierson heads the management’s MMA division which has already contracted former and current champions and Hall of Famers, including Stipe […]
Paradigm Sports has announced the signing of UFC fighter Michel Pereira for full-service representation. Pereira has a professional record of 25-11 and rolls into 2021 on a two-fight win streak. Known primarily as a striker, Michel’s record includes ten wins by KO/TKO and seven wins via submission. The Brazilian competitor is currently ranked #27 in […]
Just over a month after expanding into the world of Mixed Martial Arts, VaynerSports announced the signing of UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic. “So happy about @stipemiocic joining us @vaynersports. This is a big deal”, tweeted Gary Vaynerchuk, Co-Founder of VaynerSports. ‘A big deal’ might be one of the understatements of the year as this […]
In what is slowly becoming a weekly tradition, VaynerSports has made yet another announced as the dynamic agency has expanded into the world of Mixed Martial Arts and broader, combat and action sports. VaynerSports has acquired the clientele of Lloyd Pierson, formerly of Ballengee Group, and Pierson will join the VaynerSports family and run its […]
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, Hollywood powerhouse Endeavor is one of the talent agencies struggling to financially meet is obligations to its employees, clients and investors. As recently reported by the New York Post, Endeavor is looking to raise $250 million to offset some of the financial windfall suffered from the agency’s entertainment-business properties, including the […]
Last month, the National Labor Relations Board planned to dismiss the complaint filed by former UFC bantamweight Leslie Smith. The former fighter claims that the mixed martial arts promotional company has misclassified fighters as independent contractors and the decision to forgo renewing her contract was retaliation for her involvement in Project Spearhead. Project Spearhead was […]
Eddie Alvarez has finally had his wish granted by making it into the UFC after he was released from Bellator in order to enter free agency. The lightweight had been attempting to secure a move to the UFC for years, but a series of contract disputes with former Bellator president Bjorn Rebney stopped Alvarez from […]