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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Report: A Wild Name Emerges As A Potential Buyer For TNA Wrestling
TNA Wrestling is deep in negotiations to secure a new media rights deal for iMPACT. And if rumors are to be believed, a potential new owner as well. Earlier today, it was reported that TNA was deep in negotiations for a new media rights deal for iMPACT with the expectation to finalize the deal by October. It was also revealed that WWE has seemingly had a hand in these negotiations to help TNA land on one of their already-affiliated networks. This led many to speculate that this all could eventually lead to WWE purchasing TNA outright. However, a wild name has recently emerged as a potential buyer for the company. According to Fightful's Sean Ross Sapp (via Fightful Select), former UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta's name has emerged from meetings this week as a potential buyer of TNA Wrestling. As the former owner of UFC, Fertitta obviously has ties to TKO, which now owns WWE. Fertitta and White worked together decades before selling his majority stake of UFC in 2016. Sapp stresses that none of this has been confirmed. However, this news was about to emerge anyway, so he felt it was best to get out in front of it and provide some much-needed context. Stay tuned to WrestleZone for more information as it becomes available. READ MORE: Report: WWE's Mindset Behind Placing Main Roster PLEs Against AEW PPVs What do you make of this report? Could you see Lorenzo Fertitta purchasing TNA Wrestling? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below. The post Report: A Wild Name Emerges As A Potential Buyer For TNA Wrestling appeared first on Wrestlezone.
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
VICE TV's 'Dark Side of the Cage' preview: Dana White convinces Spike TV to air MMA
VICE TV's MMA-themed documentary series continues this week. 'Dark Side of the Cage' continues Wednesday (VICE TV, 10 p.m. ET) with an episode about UFC CEO Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta attempting to overcome pushback from Spike TV to broadcast MMA fights. The series aims to 'cut through the glamour and glory of the MMA spectacle to reveal the never-before-told stories behind its most iconic competitors and delves into the controversial and infamous events along the path to the sport's dominance.' The show already has featured episodes on Kimbo Slice, Evan Tanner and 'The Ultimate Fighter 1' winner Diego Sanchez. In the exclusive preview clip above, Spike TV's Kevin Kay recalls a conversation with White, in which he told him the UFC would be 'bigger than the NFL.' New episodes of 'Dark Side of the Cage,' featuring 'never-before-told stories about MMA's most iconic fighters,' air Wednesdays on VICE TV.
