Wrestling

5/24/2023 |  Bain’s Steve Pagliuca Tries Mixed Martial Arts as Investor Interest Grows (Bloomberg) As mixed martial arts continue to attract interest from investors, some of them are even trying it out. Stephen Pagliuca, co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics and former co-chairman of Bain Capital, started practicing mixed martial arts this year, he said in an interview.

5/23/2023 |  Indian wrestlers hold candlelight march demanding arrest of sports official for sexual abuse (Associated Press (AP)) NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top female wrestlers led a candlelight march of nearly 1,000 protesters in the capital on Tuesday demanding the resignation and arrest of the president of the wrestling federation for allegedly sexually harassing young athletes, one of whom was a minor.

5/22/2023 |  Dana White, tuning out critics, bullish on social potential of Power Slap (Morning Consult Sports) White is convinced he can grow the controversial property without traditional television by streaming on sites such Rumble — a conservative-leaning platform with backing from Peter Thiel that recently added Nitro Rallycross and Street League Skateboarding — and by harnessing the power of social media.

5/17/2023 |  Raine bags $65mn fee advising WWE on Endeavor takeover (Morning Consult Sports) US investment bank, which is leading the sale of Manchester United, is set for one of its biggest ever paydays.

5/16/2023 |  The combined WWE and UFC will be called TKO Group (CNBC Sports) UFC owner Endeavor and WWE aim to create a sports entertainment giant valued at more than $20 billion.