Matchroom revenue down, but is that the whole story? | Ep. 242

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heynottheface.substack.com SUPPORT EXPANDING THE ALI ACTIn today’s episode, we’re looking at the latest filings for Matchroom’s finances, UFC’s rough night at the Miami gate, and POTUS’ UFC pep rallies. We also discuss Dana White being the face of MAGA in sports, the gambling skullduggery that continues to happen around UFC events, and Conor Benn’s free agency. There’s a lot more, so make sure to follow along with our outline as you listen:*We urge you to pick up a paid subscription, as it helps us keep the show going* Episode 242 Outline* Are there any updates to the UFC antitrust cases?* Judge Boulware has been staying busy, though. What else has he been up to?* What did you think of Trump and Marco Rubio’s presence at UFC 327 and Dana White’s comments that he’s not political?* What did you think of the announcements regarding the White House card?* Do you think Ilia might be reconsidering headlining the White House card since Trump and Rubio made threats to Spain?* Ilia Topuria’s promotion, WOW, is doing big numbers in Spain. Do you see UFC possibly trying to buy it from him?* UFC 327 went down as the worst card at the gate in their history in Miami. What do you make of that?* There was quite a bit of betting hijinx that went on around UFC 327 including Kalshi changing their rules on the fly to avoid paying out bettors and UFC changing the result of a fight 30 minutes after the initial result which led to all the betting issues, and also saw a bettor make $250K off a $500 bet. Are we possibly going to see some blowback from all this?* Conor Benn fought out his Zuffa Boxing contract. Is there anything we should take away from that?* You got some new filings on Matchroom’s finances. What did you learn from them?* What are your thoughts on a possible Fury-Joshua match?* We talked about Floyd Mayweather’s money problems a couple weeks back. Now it’s been reported he owes the IRS $7.3M in back taxes. Could this jeopardize his purse from the Pacquiao fight, assuming it happens?*Matchroom finances*