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TKO takeover presented by Vechain x Kansas City advertisement

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Kansas City, MO. – TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO) It announced it today UFCThe most critical mixed martial arts organization in the world, WWEA global leader in the field of sports entertainment i PBR (Professional Bull Riders), the most critical riding organization in the world, will take over the T-Mobile Center for a series of main events with April 24-28.

Starting from PBR ON Thursday, April 24, continuation UFC Fight Night ON Saturday, April 26and the culmination of the flagship WWE program Strict ON Monday, April 28Fans will have the opportunity to experience non-stop of each of these electrifying sports and entertainment real estate.

Through a contract facilitated by Kansas City Sports Commission, T-Mobile Center in the center of Kansas City will become the first place where the Gość Who Takeover presented by VechainPresenting subsequent events of PBR, UFC and WWE in one weekend in the same city.

Vechain, a global leader in blockchain solutions, was UFC Official partner of Blockchain From 2022 and now he has expanded his commitment to become the inaugural partner presenting the first “TKO Theadover” who contains UFC, WWE and PBB.

“Kansas City has organized dozens of UFC, WWE and PBR events for years and has become the most critical place for each of these relevant promotions,” he said Peter Dropick, Vice President of Events and Operations for TKO. “This is a unique opportunity to present these three most critical real estate in one city at the same time for fans and visitors to this area. Thank you Kansas City Sports Commission and the Management Board at T-Mobile Center for being possible. ”

“Kansas City has a great history of a world-class organization of events and we are glad that we can continue this tradition, working with the three biggest brands in the world of sport and entertainment,” he said Kathy Nelson, president and general director of Kansas City Sports Commission and visit the KC. “These events will cause a significant economic impact for our hotels and local companies, and also distinguished in Kansas City by transmitting programming and social media.”

“Our long-term relationship with UFC, WWE and PBR caused some of the most memorable T-Mobile Center events,” he said Jay Cooper, General Director, T-Mobile Center. “All three together in one week full of action will be an electrifying opportunity for our guests to experience the best in sport. We are honored that TKO chose T-Mobile Center as the first location of this world-class package of events. “

The exclusive ticket package for one of them includes all three of these electrifying events, will go on sale Monday, March 3 at 10 am CST ON Axs.com

VIP Experience will also be available soon via location. These exclusive packages offer premium seats, access to VIP events, all inclusive hospitality, meeting with athletes and more. For additional information, visit Onlocationexp.com To display the packet details.

Additional details about UFC athletes, WWE Superstars and PBR Bull Riders planned to participate in their events in Kansas City will be announced in the coming weeks.

UFC and WWE are part of the TKO, a company dealing in premium sports and entertainment. TKO is in the process of obtaining PBR and on the spot.

For more information about the first Who Takeover presented by Vechainplease visit pbr.com/tkotakeover.

In total, UFC, WWE and PBR have brought over 60 events to Kansas City in the last 20 years, with each organization has its own history in the city.

In the case of PBR, Kansas City Outlaws, champions of the regular season 2024 at PBR Teams League, which was founded in 2022, compete in the annual household at the T-Mobile Center. In cooperation with Cordish Companies, PBR also runs PBR Substantial Sky Bar in the Power & Featherlight district.

Among the more significant UFC athletes who competed in Kansas City, it is a group emphasized by the former featherweight master Max Holloway, former Master of Fly Libra Demetrous Johnson, former middleweight master Robert Whittaker and former champion in the weight of Saint Rose Namajunas.

The luxurious history of WWE events in Kansas City includes hosting Money at the bank in 2010, and two Strict AND Smackdown Events every year. Several of the biggest names in WWE competed in Kansas City, including the legend of WWE John Cena and the current undisputed WWE Cody Rhodes champion.

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Dan Hooker explains why he's taken a 'risk' by fighting against Salahdine Parnasse

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Dan Hooker explains why he's taken a 'risk' by fighting against Salahdine Parnasse

UFC veteran Dan Hooker has explained why he's open to taking risky fights ahead of his UFC Paris main event against Salahdine Parnasse.

This weekend at UFC Paris, Dan Hooker will attempt to make a real statement when he welcomes newcomer Salahdine Parnasse to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ‘Hangman' has been in there against some of the best of his generation, and now he's ready to try to prove that he still belongs near the top of the lightweight division.

RELATED: Dan Hooker details ‘death threats' received from Salahdine Parnasse's fans since UFC Paris announcement

Parnasse, of course, will view a Dan Hooker fight as an excellent way to immediately announce himself as a legitimate contender at 155 pounds. Whether or not that happens, though, depends entirely on how he can handle the pressure of the spotlight.

In a recent interview, Hooker spoke about his thought process behind taking risky fights.

Dan Hooker talks taking risky fights

“It's the same thing as when I fought Chandler. It's the same thing with this Parnasse guy,†Hooker told Submission Radio. “It'll be the same thing with Usman. No one else will take the fight. … You think Ilia Topuria's going to take that risk of fighting an unranked non-UFC fighter? No one else wants to take the risk.

“It's the same reason why I was the guy to fight Chandler. It's the same reason why they're paying me money to fight Parnasse is because none of these other guys in the division want to risk it for the biscuit. So they call up Dan Hooker, they offer him a bit of danger money, and he welcomes these boys to the big leagues.â€

Hooker then specifically spoke about a possible showdown with Usman Nurmagomedov.

“That would be the exciting thing for me with that fight is you would get another chance to step in there and go up against a legacy,†Hooker said. “Going to a guy's hometown and ruining his debut, that puts a little fuzzy feeling in my stomach.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

What is your favorite memory from Dan Hooker's mixed martial arts career thus far? Let us know in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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Vitor Petrino fires back at Valter Walker: ‘That guy is a clown’

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Vitor Petrino fires back at Valter Walker: ‘That guy is a clown’
Vitor
Petrino isn't letting Valter
Walker’s latest jab go unanswered.

Petrino (15-2) extended his win streak to four with a unanimous
decision over Serghei
Spivac on Aug. 22 to further ascend the heavyweight rankings.
Walker (16-1), who's also among the top-ranked heavyweights in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship, took a shot at Petrino on
social media by posting a photo from his recent fight, labeling it
boring.

Petrino has now fired back.

Vitor Petrino says he has repeatedly asked the UFC to book
Valter Walker

In a recent interview with Sherdog’s Marcelo Alonso, Petrino
responded to Walker's comments about his fight with Spivac,
claiming that he's campaigned for a matchup against the grappling
specialist many times, to no avail.

“That guy is a clown. Nobody respects him. I don't even want to
talk about him much,†Petrino said. “I've asked for that fight
several times and I don't know why the UFC hasn't made it
happen.â€

Petrino’s interest in the matchup isn't new. His coach, Cristiano
Marcello,
previously told Sherdog that Petrino had accepted a challenge
from Walker.

“Unlike him, who has already said he's not interested in fighting
the top guys, I like challenging myself,†Petrino said, taking
another shot at his countryman. “I'll fight anyone in the Top 10. I
love to challenge myself.â€

Walker is on a five-fight win streak, with all five wins coming via
leg-based submissions, including four heel hooks.

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BKFC president David Feldman reacts to Mike Perry’s injury in loss and his future in bare-knuckle fighting

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BKFC president David Feldman reacts to Mike Perry’s injury in loss and his future in bare-knuckle fighting

Mike Perry had a bad weekend.

There's no way to sugarcoat what was supposed to be a huge moment for Perry after he booked a fight against the always outspoken Dillon Danis at the Duel Arena show in Orland this past Saturday night. Sadly, Danis failed to show up and dropped out of the fight, but rather than cancel his own appearance, Perry decided to take on late replacement Brandon Jenkins instead.

Early in the opening round, Perry dislocated his shoulder and ultimately suffered a TKO loss when he got blasted by a body kick and finished with punches just seconds later. There's no word on the full extent of his injuries, but Perry is likely looking at a lengthy layoff while he recovers and it's impossible to know right now when he might fight again.

BKFC president David Feldman, who has championed Perry ever since he became a crossover superstar in the bare-knuckle promotion, watched how everything unfolded after his historic event at Fenway Park in Boston this past weekend came to a close.

“Unfortunate for him,†Feldman said about Perry when speaking to MMA Fighting. “I do like Mike. It's not that I don't like Mike. I just don't like some of the things panned out, but I definitely like Mike. The problem with taking a last-minute fight like that, the other guy Brandon Jenkins, had nothing to lose at all. Nothing. So it didn't matter. Mike's shoulder popped out unfortunately for him and then he got kicked and then he got hit a few times and unfortunately he couldn't defend himself.

“Very, very risky. When you're at the top of the game like that, I don't know if I was managing him, I would have done it. But it is what it is.â€

Feldman has repeatedly stated in the past that he wants Perry to return to BKFC, but the two sides haven't reached an agreement on a future fight. In the meantime, Perry scored a huge win over Nate Diaz in the first MVP MMA card back in May before booking his fight in August.

With this new shoulder injury, Perry could potentially be looking at a long layoff and that obviously delays his return to action in any sport including bare-knuckle fighting.

“We'll see what happens with him,†Feldman said. “I don't know the injury, I didn't talk to them yet. I will talk to his team tomorrow and find out what that looks like. Maybe they don't know yet.

“But unfortunate for him, because he's trying to build a great life for his family and unfortunate that he had to take a couple of backward steps. I don't know that I would have done it but they did.â€

As far as booking Perry again after suffering a loss in MMA, Feldman isn't putting much stock in that hurting the promotion behind a potential showdown against somebody like Darren Till.

In fact, Feldman believes Perry can make everybody forget about what just happened if he comes home to BKFC where he's still the reigning “King of Violence.â€

“It's a loss but do people consider he got his ass kicked? I don't think so,†Feldman said. “I don't think it has that much effect on it. It definitely, probably decreases his value a little bit, and we're going to have to talk about it. Who's knocking on his door? It really depends. The whole negotiation's going to go around who else is knocking on his door?

“I think with a good Darren Till performance, we can get the world very [excited]. Here's what [Mike Perry] has to do ‘I'm back where I belong. I'm not doing it anymore. My MMA career was good, but it wasn't great. I'm back where I'm the f*cking king. Let me be the king.' Then if something like that happens, I think we can promote that fight.â€

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