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01/04/2024

TKO MERGES UFC® AND WWE® GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS TEAMS TO CREATE SPORTS MARKETING POWERHOUSE

Combined Unit to Offer Blue-Chip Brands Unprecedented Integration within Two of the World’s Most Iconic Sports and Entertainment Properties

NEW YORK, Jan. 04, 2024 – KO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company, today announced that it has combined the UFC and WWE global partnerships teams into one unit, providing brands with access to one of the most formidable sports marketing portfolios in the world.

UFC and WWE, which collectively serve more than one billion young and diverse fans in 170 countries, provide brand partners unparalleled scale and reach across multiple platforms, including premium live events, original content, and digital media. Further powered and enhanced by the Endeavor flywheel, the company’s global infrastructure that also includes IMG’s dynamic sales teams around the world, UFC and WWE together can offer marketers significantly expanded inventory, vastly increased brand visibility, extensive international reach, and unique integration opportunities across UFC and WWE premier content.

Grant Norris-Jones, who has played a key role in driving UFC’s global partnerships to six consecutive years of record revenue, has been elevated to lead the integrated unit as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Partnerships for TKO, which includes the entirety of UFC and WWE properties. Norris-Jones will work alongside Lou Koskovolis, who is also taking on an expanded role as TKO’s Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships. Together, they will focus on delivering unique, authentic integrations for TKO’s corporate partners. This new joint effort will further benefit from additional support and collaboration with the Endeavor Partnerships team to maximize value for brands across the entire Endeavor portfolio of assets.

With partnership sales, activations, and operations teams in New York, Las Vegas, Stamford, Conn., London, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Shanghai, and Toronto, the newly combined unit will focus on creating new revenue opportunities and brand integrations across UFC’s and WWE’s must-watch live and original content.

“Since Endeavor acquired UFC in 2016, UFC’s global partnerships business has become a significant growth area,” said Andrew Schleimer, Chief Financial Officer, TKO, “and we believe WWE’s partnerships business has similar potential. Together, UFC and WWE create a sports marketing powerhouse, with hundreds of live events per year and a reach that’s equal to, or better than, the world’s biggest sports properties. The newly integrated global partnerships team will offer premium brands the opportunity to integrate and activate within UFC’s and WWE’s extraordinarily popular content to engage their massive fan bases around the world.”

In recent years, UFC has partnered with brands that are consumer product and category leaders, including Anheuser-Busch, Crypto.com, DraftKings, Jose Cuervo, Monster Energy, PRIME Hydration, Timex, and VeChain.-

In addition, WWE has worked with dozens of blue-chip brands across its roster of promotional assets. Over the last year, WWE has activated with Applebee’s, General Mills, Mattel, Netflix, PepsiCo, Pizza Hut, Slim Jim, and Snickers.

About TKO
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company that comprises UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, and WWE, an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. Together, our organizations reach more than 1 billion TV households in approximately 170 countries, and we organize more than 350 live events year-round, attracting over one million fans. TKO is majority owned by Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EDR), a global sports and entertainment company.

About UFC®
UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 243 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world while broadcasting to over 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok: @UFC.

About WWE®
WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), is an integrated media organization and the recognized global leader in sports entertainment. The company consists of a portfolio of businesses that create and deliver original content 52 weeks a year to a global audience. WWE is committed to family-friendly entertainment on its television programming, premium live events, digital media, and publishing platforms. WWE’s TV-PG programming can be seen in more than 1 billion homes worldwide in 25 languages through world-class distribution partners including NBCUniversal, FOX Sports, TNT Sport, Sony India and Rogers. The award-winning WWE Network includes all premium live events, scheduled programming and a massive video-on-demand library and is currently available in more than 180 countries. In the United States, NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock, is the exclusive home to WWE Network. Additional information on WWE can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com.

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Media Man Int Blog: "Sports Marketing Powerhouse" official; WWE and UFC combo

The UFC and WWE global partnerships teams have officially become one in its pitch to provide brands with access to “one of the most formidable sports marketing portfolios in the world”.

Sports and entertainment company, TKO Group, announced the news this after the MMA (mixed martial arts) promotion and the professional wrestling based Goliath merged under the new company late last year.

Per media statement TKO said the move to join the teams will offer marketers expanded inventory, increased brand visibility and international reach.

Grant Norris-Jones will lead the new unit as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Partnerships for TKO (including all UFC and WWE entities), while Lou Koskovolis will take on the expanded role as TKO’s Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships.

“Since Endeavor acquired UFC in 2016, UFC’s global partnerships business has become a significant growth area,” TKO’s chief financial officer, Andrew Schleimer, said.

“And we believe WWE’s partnerships business has similar potential. Together, UFC and WWE create a sports marketing powerhouse, with hundreds of live events per year and a reach that’s equal to, or better than, the world’s biggest sports properties.

“The newly integrated global partnerships team will offer premium brands the opportunity to integrate and activate within UFC’s and WWE’s extraordinarily popular content to engage their massive fan bases around the world.”

The UFC is currently preparing for its highly anticipated, pub and cafe talk fodder UFC 300 event in Vegas in April, while the WWE’s February premium live event, Elimination Chamber, is set to go ahead at Perth’s Optus Stadium on 24 February.

WrestleMania Season has come early for many fans around the world. 2024 may end up being the biggest year in history for the WWE in most boxes including the bottom line, as well as excitement, perhaps equal to the very first WrestleMania back in 1985. This is cinema!

TKO

Combat Sports Week

aka Fight Week

July 2026

WWE
@WWE
RAW
July 20
Detroit, Michigan
Road To SummerSlam
Saturday Night's Main Event fallout
Oba Femi vs JD McDonagh
The Vision vs Je’Von Evans & Dragon Lee
Alpha Academy
Jacob Fatu vs LA Knight
Rusev & Ethan Page vs Chad Gable & Penta
Dominik Mysterio vs vs Joe Hendry
LA Knight
Maxxine Dupri
Danhausen
IYO SKY
Royce Keys
Jimmy Uso
Jacob Fatu
Solo Sikoa
Lyra Valkyria
and much more!

WWE NXT
@WWENXT

July 21
Orlando, Florida
Road To NXT Heatwave
The Vanity Project
Sean Legacy
Dorian Van Dux
Zaria
Lola Vice
Kelani Jordan
Kali Armstrong
Naraku
Tate Wilder
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill
Niko Vance
Kendal Grey
Nattie
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Izzi Dame
Lizzy Rain
Thea Hail
Arianna Grace
Mason Rook
Kendal Grey
Jordan
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
July 24
Okland, California
Road To SummerSlam
Saturday Night's Main Event fallout
Charlotte Flair vs Nia Jax
CM Punk
Cody Rhodes
Gunther
SmackDown GM Nick Aldis
RAW GM Adam Pearce
Sami Zayn
Baron Corbin
Trick Williams
Carmelo Hayes
Tiffany Stratton
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
@luchalibreaaa

July 25
Verano de Escandalo commences
Mexico
Hiedra and Kid vs Vice and Mr. Iguana
El Grande Americano
Perros del Mal - Dogs Of War
La Hiedra
Laredo Kid
Joaquin Wilde
Faby Apache
Damian Priest
The Eye
Rey Mysterio
Psycho Clowns
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

UFC
@ufc
Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov
(aka UFC Fight Night 282)
July 25
Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Main Card:

Light Heavyweight
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov

Flyweight
Steve Erceg vs. Ramazan Temirov

Welterweight
Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman

Lightweight
Magomed Zaynukov vs. Damian Rzepecki

Heavyweight
Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune

Lightweight
Ismael Bonfim vs. Axel Sola

Preliminary card:

Heavyweight
Valter Walker vs. Thomas Petersen

Welterweight
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs.Sam Patterson

Light Heavyweight
Magomed Tuchalov vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Lightweight
Nurullo Aliev vs. Mike Davis

Zuffa Boxing
@Zuffa_Boxing

Z09
July 26
Berlanga vs Butler
Infosys Theater
Madison Square Garden
New York

Mains Card:

Main Event
Super Middleweight - 10 Rounds:
Edgar Berlanga vs Steven Butler

Co-Main Event
Welterweight - 12 Rounds:
Richardson Hitchins vs Ricardo Salas

Middleweight - 10 Rounds:
Jalil Hackett vs Sergiy Derevyanchenko

Prelims:

Heavyweight - 10 Rounds:
Otto Wallin vs Vladyslav Sirenko

Welterweight - 8 Rounds:
Emiliano Moreno vs Arnold Gonzalez

Heavyweight - 8 Rounds:
Kashaun Davis vs Mihai Nistor
Featherweight - 8 Rounds:
Troy Nash vs Ethan Perez

Super Featherweight - 8 Rounds:
Dominique Francis vs Andres Sosa

and more!

*more details of TKO events for July pending

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

WWE RAW
July 13
Dallas, Texas
Road To SummerSlam
Road To Saturday Night's Main Event
Confronation: Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
Confrontation: Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi
Confrontation: The Vision and Alpha Academy
Paul Heyman
WWE Intercontinental Title Number 1 Contenders Gauntlet match:
Dominik Mysterio vs Joe Hendry vs Je’Von Evans vs Dragon Lee vs Rusev vs Ethan Page vs Chad Gable
LA Knight
Maxxine Dupri
IYO SKY vs Roxanne Perez
Chad Gable Appears!
Royce Keys vs Jimmy Uso
Jacob Fatu
Solo Sikoa
Confrontation: Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
and much more!

WWE NXT
July 14
Orlando, Florida
Road To NXT Heatwave
The Vanity Project vs Sean Legacy and Dorian Van Dux - NXT Tag Team Title
Zaria to defend NXT Women's North American Title
Lola Vice vs Kelani Jordan vs Kali Armstrong - Triple Threat
Naraku vs Tate Wilder
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill
Niko Vance
Kendal Grey
Nattie
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Izzi Dame
Lizzy Rain
Thea Hail
Arianna Grace
Mason Rook
Naraku
Lola Vice
Kendal Grey
Jordan
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
July 17
Albany, New York
Road To SummerSlam
Road To Saturday Night's Main Event
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther
SmackDown GM Nick Aldis
RAW GM Adam Pearce
Sami Zayn
Baron Corbin
Trick Williams
Carmelo Hayes
Tiffany Stratton
Charlotte Flair
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
July 18
Madison Square Garden
New York City
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes vs Gunther and Sami Zayn
Bayley vs Lyra Valkyria
Brie Bella and Paige vs Fatal Influence - Women’s Tag Team Title
Danhausen vs JD McDonagh - No DQ Match

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
July 18
Mexico
Recep: El Grande Americano-Perros del Mal confrontation
Dogs Of War
La Hiedra and Laredo Kid vs Joaquin Wilde and Faby Apache
Damian Priest
The Eye
Rey Mysterio
Psycho Clowns
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

UFC Fight Night
du Plessis vs. Usman (aka UFC Fight Night 281)
July 18
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Main Card:

Middleweight
Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman

Middleweight
Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan

Lightweight
Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez

Featherweight
Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto Montes

Preliminary card:

Women's Strawweight
Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline

Featherweight
Austin Bashi vs. Jose Miguel Delgado

Welterweight
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Ko Seok-hyeon

Light Heavyweight
Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco

Flyweight
Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll

Heavyweight
RJ Harris vs. Alvin Hines

Women's Flyweight
Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa

*more details of TKO events for July pending

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

WWE RAW
July 6
Chicago, Illinois
Road To SummerSlam
Sami Zayn vs CM Punk - WWE Title
Seth Rollins
Oba Femi
The Vision vs The Street Profits - WWE Tag Team Title
Paul Heyman
Sol Ruca vs Raquel Rodriguez - WWE I/C Women's Title
Gunther
Cody Rhodes
Ethan Page and Rusev vs Chad Gable and Dragon Lee
LA Knight
Maxxine Dupri
IYO SKY
Chad Gable Appears!
Saturday Night's Main Event preview
and much more!

WWE NXT
July 7
Orlando, Florida
Fallout: Great American Bash
Road To NXT Heatwave
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill vs Niko Vance
Kendal Grey vs Nattie - NXT Women's Title
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Men's Fatal 4-Way
Izzi Dame vs Lizzy Rain vs Thea Hail vs Lala Diggs
Izzi Dame
Arianna Grace
Mason Rook
Naraku
Lola Vice
Kendal Grey
Jordan
Grey
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
July 10
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Road To SummerSlam
Road To Saturday Night's Main Event
Cody Rhodes
Gunther
Nick Aldis
Adam Pearce
Sami Zayn
Sol Ruca
Tiffany Stratton
Charlotte Flair
Royce Keys
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
July 11
Mexico
El Grande Americano-Perros del Mal confrontation
Dogs Of War
Damian Priest
The Eye
Rey Mysterio
Psycho Clowns
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

PBR
@PBR

Professional Bull Riding
Bulls & Beats
10-12 July
Fort Collins, Colorado

UFC 329
July 11
Las Vegas, Nevada
McGregor vs. Holloway

Main Card:

Welterweight
Conor McGregor vs. Max Holloway

Lightweight
Benoît Saint Denis vs. Paddy Pimblett

Bantamweight
Cory Sandhagen vs. Mario Bautista

Flyweight
Brandon Royval vs .Lone'er Kavanagh

Lightweight
King Green vs. Terrance McKinney

Preliminary card:

Light Heavyweight
Robert Whittaker vs. Nikita Krylov

Heavyweight
Gable Steveson vs. Elisha Ellison

Bantamweight
Cody Garbrandt vs. Adrian Yañez

Featherweight
Luke Riley vs. Kai Kamaka III

Pprelims:

Women's Flyweight
Tracy Cortez vs Wang Cong

Middleweight
Damian Pinas vs. César Almeida

Bantamweight
Farid Basharat vs. John Garza

Middleweight
Ryan Gandra v Zachary Reese

Flyweight
Alessandro Costa vs Cody Durden

*more details of TKO events for July pending

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

Combat Sports Week

aka Fight Week

June and July 2026

WWE RAW
June 29
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Fallout: Night of Champions/King And Queen Of The Ring
Road To SummerSlam
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Brock Lesnar
Oba Femi
IYO SKY
Rey Mysterio vs Ethan Page
Chad Gable vs JD McDonagh
Joe Hendry vs Austin Theory
Jimmy Uso vs LA Knight
Raquel Rodriguez vs Maxxine Dupri
Chad Gable Appears!
King of the Ring recap
Queen of the Ring recap
Usos
Paul Heyman
The Vision
and much more!

WWE NXT
June 30
Orlando, Florida
Fallout: Great American Bash
Road To NXT Heatwave
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Izzi Dame
Arianna Grace
Mason Rook
Naraku
Lola Vice
Kendal Grey
Jordan
Grey
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
July 3 (live taping: 29th June)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Road To SummerSlam
Road To Saturday Night's Main Event
Fallout: King And Queen Of The Ring/Night Of Champions/Recap
Cody Rhodes
Gunther
Sami Zayn
Sol Ruca
Charlotte Flair
Royce Keys
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
July 4
Lady Shani vs Lady Flammer
Dogs Of War
The Eye
Rey Mysterio
Psycho Clowns
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

*more details of TKO events for July pending

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

June 2026

WWE RAW
June 22
London, UK
Road To Night of Champions/King And Queen Of The Ring
Oba Femi To Appear!
Chad Gable Appears!
King of the Ring recap
Queen of the Ring recap
The Vision vs Street Profits - WWE Tag Team Title
Paige and Brie Bella defending vs Lyra Valkyria and Bayley - WWE Women's Tag Team Title
Ethan Page vs Dragón Lee
Usos
The Vision
and much more!

WWE NXT
June 23
Orlando, Florida
Road To The Great American Bash
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Izzi Dame vs Arianna Grace - NXT Womens' Speed Tournament
Kit Wilson
Mason Rook
Naraku Contract Signing
Lola Vice and Kendal Grey Contract Signing
Jordan
Grey
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
June 26 (live taping: 23rd June)
London, UK
Road To King And Queen Of The Ring/Night Of Champions/Recap
Cody Rhodes
Gunther
Sami Zayn
Sol Ruca
Charlotte Flair
Royce Keys
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

WWE Night Of Champions
June 27
Kingdom Arena
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Undisputed WWE Title
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther vs Sami Zayn

Steel Cage Mtch
Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker

Women’s United States Title
Tiffany Stratton vs Jade Cargill

United States Title
Trick Williams vs Ricky Saints

King of the Ring
Oba Femi vs Jey Uso

Queen of the Ring
IYO SKY vs Liv Morgan

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

UFC Fight Night
Fiziev vs Torres
(aka UFC Fight Night 280)
June 27
National Gymnastics Arena
Baku, Azerbaijan

Mains:

Lightweight
Rafael Fiziev vs Manuel Torres

Middleweight
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michel Pereira

Lightweight
Nazim Sadykhov v Matheus Camilo

FlyweightAsu Almabayev vs Charles Johnson

Middleweight
Ikram Aliskerov vs Brunno Ferreira

Middleweight
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs Michal Oleksiejczuk

Prelims:

Welterweight
Farman Hasanov vs Eric Nolan

Light Heavyweight
Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev vs Julius Walker

Middleweight
Nursulton Ruziboev vs Andrey Pulyaev

Featherweight
Kaan Ofli vs Javier Reyes

Welterweight
Daniil Donchenko vs Theodor Berggren

Bantamweight
Bekzat Almakhan vs Jean Matsumoto

Welterweight
Tahir Abdullayev vs Jefferson Nascimento

and much more!

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

WWE NXT
Great American Bash
Orlando, Florida
June 28

Lola Vice vs Kendal Grey NXT Women's Title

Tony D'Angelo vs Naraku - NXT Title

Myles Borne vs Tavion Heights NXT North American Title

Wren Sinclair vs Arianna Grace or Izzi Dame - Singles WWE Women's Speed Title

Saquon Shugars vs Dion Lennox

and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
June 27
Mérida, Yuc, Mexico
GM Rey Mysterio
Domimik Mysterio
Perros del Mal (Dogs Of War)
Bronco Nima
Carmen Petrovitch and more in faction
Recap: El Grande Americano
Rey Fenix
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

Zuffa Boxing
Z08
De Los Santos vs Valenzuela
June 28
The Cosmopolitan
Las Vegas, Nevada

MAIN CARD:
MAIN EVENT - LIGHTWEIGHT – 10 ROUNDS: EDWIN DE LOS SANTOS vs JOSE VALENZUELA

CO-MAIN EVENT - FEATHERWEIGHT – 10 ROUNDS: OMAR TRINIDAD vs JERWIN ANCAJAS

WELTERWEIGHT – 10 ROUNDS: CAIN SANDOVAL vs BRANDUN LEE

PRELIMS
BANTAMWEIGHT – 10 ROUNDS: FLOYD DIAZ vs ANDRES TERAN

LIGHTWEIGHT – 8 ROUNDS: TONY HIRSCH JR. vs JAYBRIO PE BENITO

WELTERWEIGHT – 8 ROUNDS: DAMONI CATO-CAIN vs VERNON BROWN

LIGHTWEIGHT – 6 ROUNDS: BRADY OCHOA vs ADRIAN SERRANO

HEAVYWEIGHT – 6 ROUNDS: JAKHONGIR ZOKIROV vs ZACHARY SPILLER

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

WWE RAW
June 15
Baltimore, Maryland
Road To Night of Champions/King And Queen Of The Ring
Oba Femi To Appear!
Chad Gable Appears!
King of the Ring Tournament
Queen of the Ring Tournament
Usos
The Vision
and much more!

WWE NXT
June 16
Orlando, Florida
Road To The Great American Bash
Mr. NXT: Shiloh Hill
Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Kit Wilson
Mason Rook
Naraku
Jordan
Grey
Tatum Paxley
Zaria
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
June 19
Kansas City, Missouri
Road To King And Queen Of The Ring/Night Of Champions
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther: Special ref: Sami Zayn
Sol Ruca
Charlotte Flair
Royce Keys
Finn Balor
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

UFC Fight Night
Kape vs. Horiguchi (aka UFC Fight Night 279 / UFC Vegas 119)
June 20
Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada

Flyweight
Manel Kape vs Kyoji Horiguch

Light Heavyweight
Ion Cu?elaba vs Navajo Stirling

Featherweight
Andre Fili v Vinicius Oliveira

Featherweight
Hyder Amil v Christian Rodriguez

Flyweight
André Lima vs Kevin Borjas

Featherweight
Melsik Baghdasaryan vs Murtazali Magomedov

and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
June 20
Mérida, Yuc, Mexico
GM Rey Mysterio
Domimik Mysterio
El Grande Americano
Rey Fenix
Lola Vice
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

PBR
Professional Bull Riders
June 20
Space Cowboys
Colorado Springs, Colorado

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

Combat Sports Week

aka Fight Week

WWE RAW
June 8
Paris, France
Road To Night of Champions/King And Queen Of The Ring
Oba Femi To Appear!
Chad Gable Appears!
King of the Ring Tournament:
Seth Rollins vs J'Von Evans vs Ricky Saints vs Talla Tonga
Queen of the Ring Tournament:
Lynch vs Morgan vs Bliss vs Green: Can Green turn Gold?!
Penta vs Rey Mysterio - WWE I/C Title
Sol Ruca vs Lyra Valkyria - WWE Women's U.S Title
Usos
The Vision
and much more!

WWE NXT
June 9
Orlando, Florida
Mr. NXT Pageant
Shiloh Hill vs Tristan Angels
GM Robert Stone
Shawn Michaels
Kit Wilson
Mason Rook vs Naraku - Number One Contenders Match For NXT Title
Jordan vs Grey - Number One Contenders Match For NXT Women's Title
Tatum Paxley vs Zaria - NXT Women's North American Title
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
June 12
Providence, Rhode Island
Road To King And Queen Of The Ring/Night Of Champions
Gunther
Cody Rhodes
Rhea Ripley
Sol Ruca
Charlotte Flair
Royce Keys
Finn Balor
Sami Zayn
Jade Cargill
Danhausen
and much more!

Lucha LIbre AAA Worldwide
June 13
Mexico
Noche de los Grandes: Fallout from the historic event
GM Rey Mysterio
Rey Fenix
Lola Vice
Lince Dorado
and much more!
Broadcast worldwide via Official WWE YouTube Channel
English Broadcast Announcers Team: Corey Graves and JBL

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

UFC Freedom 250
June 14
South Lawn
White House
Washington, D.C

Lightweight
Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje

Heavyweight
Alex Pereira vs Ciryl Gane

Bantamweight
Sean O'Malley vs Aiemann Zahabi

Heavyweight
Josh Hokit vs Derrick Lewis

Lightweight
Maurício Ruffy vs Michael Chandler

Middleweight
Bo Nickal vs Kyle Daukaus

Featherweight
Diego Lopes vs Steve Garcia

and much more!

*card/s subject to change
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

Combat Sports Week

aka Fight Week

June 2026

WWE RAW
June 1
Turnin, Italy
Road To Night of Champions/King And Queen Of The Ring
Roman Reigns Acknowledge Ceremony - Jacob Fatu
Penta vs Oba Femi vs Solo Sikoa vs Carmelo Hayes -King of the Ring tournament
Rey Mysterio & Dragon Lee vs. Ethan Page & Rusev
IYO SKY vs Roxanne Perez vs Giulia vs Lash Legend - Queen of the Ring tournament
and much more!

WWE NXT
June 2
Orlando, Florida
Tony D’Angelo vs Kam Hendrix - NXT Title
Jackson Drake vs. Tate Wilder
Lexis King vs Romeo Moreno - Speed Title
Zaria vs Lizzy Rain
Myles Borne and Tavion Heights vs DarkState
Shawn Michaels
Robert Stone
Naraku
Mason Rook
Lizzie Rain
Tristan Angels
Shiloh Hill
and much more!

UFC BJJ
@ufcbjj

June 4
Mason Fowler and Devhonte Johnson -
Light Heavyweight Title
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
June 5
Bologna, Italy
Cody Rhodes
Gunther
Rhea Ripley
Jade Cargill
Trick Williams
Sami Zayn
Danhausen
and much more!

Zuffa Boxing
Z07
June 6
Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Mains:

Main Event - 10 Rounds Cruiserweight Bout:
Chris Billam-Smith vs Ryan Rozicki

Co-Main Event - 10 Rounds Cruiserweight Bout:
Jack Massey vs Chev Clarke

10 Rounds Middleweight Bout:
Lee Cutler vs Aaron Sutton

8 Round Middleweight Bout:
Stevie McKenna vs Casey Streeter

6 Rounds Middleweight Bout:
Sam Hickey vs Todd Tompkins

Prelims:

10 Rounds Heavyweight Bout:
Harvey Dykes vs Ivan Dychko

6 Round Light Heavyweight Bout:
Leon Hughes vs Mario Vergiev

6 Round Middleweight Bout:
Alex MacMillan vs Tyler Rivers

UFC Fight Night
Muhammad vs. Bonfim (aka UFC Fight Night 278 / UFC Vegas 118)
June 6
Meta Apex
Enterprise, Nevada

Main Card:

Welterweight
Belal Muhammad vs Gabriel Bonfim

Middleweight
Brendan Allen vs Edmen Shahbazyan

Lightweight
Farès Ziam vs Tom Nolan

Bantamweight
Bryce Mitchell vs Santiago Luna

Light Heavyweight
Iwo Baraniewski v Junior Tafa

Preliminary card:

Catchweight (130 lb)
Matt Schnell vs Alessandro Costa

Bantamweight
Marcus McGhee vs John Yannis

Flyweight
Bruno Gustavo da Silva vs Édgar Cháirez

Women's Bantamweight
Priscila Cachoeira vs Chelsea Chandler

Featherweight
Jordan Leavitt vs Joanderson Brito

Women's Flyweight
Jeisla Chaves vs Yuneisy Duben

Women's Strawweight
Ketlen Souza vs Ariane Carnelossi

*card subject to change

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Noche de Los Grandes
Week 2
June 6
Monterrey, Mexico
Bayley, La Catalina, and Lola Vice vs Las Tóxicas (Flammer, La Hiedra, and Maravilla)
Lucha de Relevos Australianos match
Cruz Del Toro vs. Joaquin Wilde vs Lince Dorado vs Mini Vikingo vs. Octagón Jr - Fatal five-way match
and much more!

*card/s subject to change
*card may not be final
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

News

The Lead Up (for reference, historical and educational purposes)

TKO Combat Sports Week

aka Fight Week

WWE RAW
May 25
Columbus, Ohio
Penta vs Evans - WWE I/C Title
Seth Rollins vs Montez Ford
Judgement Day vs Lyra Valkria and Bayley
Roman Reigns
Jacob Fatu
Oba Femi
Paul Heyman
Seth Rollins
LA Knight
The Street Profits
and much more!

WWE NXT
May 26
Orlando, Florida
Mason Rook
Naraku (FKA EVIL)
Layla Diggs vs Jaida Parker
The Culling vs OTM
Lola Vice (c) vs Izzi Dame - NXT Women's Title
Wren Sinclair vs Kelani Jordan
Shiloh Hill vs Charlie Dempsey
Dorian Van Dux vs Sean Legacy
Kendal Grey
Kelani Jordan
Zaria
Nikkita Lyons
Tatum Paxley
Lizzy Rain
Birthright
and much more!

WWE SmackDown
May 29
Barcelona, Spain
Rhea Ripley
Cody Rhodes
Jade Cargill
Drew McIntyre
Tiffany Stratton
and much more!

UFC Fight Night
May 30
Macau, China
Song Yadong vs Deiveson Figueiredo
Zhang Mingyang vs Alonzo Menifield
Sergei Pavlovich vs Tallison Teixeira
Kai Asakura vs Cameron Smotherman
Jake Matthews vs Carlston Harris
Alex Perez vs Sumudaerji
and much more!

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Noche de Los Grandes
Week 1
May 30
Monterrey, Mexico
Original El Grande Americano vs El Grande Americano - Mask vs Mask!
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. vs El Hijo del Vikingo - AAA Latin American Title
Laredo Kid vs Rey Fenix - AAA World Cruiserweight Title
Pagano & Psycho Clown vs War Raiders - AAA World Tag Team Title
and much more
*2 week event
*2nd part of show on June 6
*card may not be final
*Worldwide broadcast via WWE YouTube Live/Streams and Facebook
*card/s subject to change
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

WWE Clash in Italy
May 31
Turin, Italy
Cody Rhodes vs Gunther - Undisputed WWE Title
Rhea Ripley vs Jade Cargill - WWE Women’s Title
Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu - Tribal Combat - WWE World Heavyweight Title
Becky Lynch vs Sol Ruca - WWE Women’s Intercontinental Title
Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar
and much more!

*card/s subject to change
*correct at time of publication to best of knowledge

Media Man

WWE PLE's 2024

WWE Royal Rumble

January 27.

Tropicana Field

St. Petersburg, Florida

WWE Elimination Chamber: Perth

February 24.

Optus Stadium

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

WWE WrestleMania 40

April 6, April 7.

Lincoln Financial Field

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

WWE Backlash: France

May 4.

LDLC Arena

Décines-Charpieu, Greater Lyon, France

WWE Money in the Bank

July 6.

Scotiabank Arena

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

WWE Bash in Berlin

August 31.

Mercedes-Benz Arena

Berlin, Germany

Media Man

Pro Wrestling News

Wrestling Observer Covers WWE and Japanese Pro Wrestling Connection - April 2024

Paul Levesque and perhaps Nick Khan are looking at Japanese allies going forward with the step one with All Japan this week and are looking for a women’s group ally as well. Obviously there is an All Japan/NXT alliance with Charlie Dempsey going there this week and Katsuhiko Nakajima, whose style is the farthest thing from what WWE does, talking about defending the Triple Crown here. There has been talk internally of them trying to make another go with New Japan, now that Hiroshi Tanahashi is president. With AEW having Forbidden Door which has been a major success for both sides the past two years, that would be a key factor in play for continuing the relationship with AEW, plus AEW allows its top stars to go to major New Japan events both in the U.S. and Japan.