In his previous job as an executive with MGM Resorts, George Kliavkoff oversaw T-Mobile Arena and the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, which included staging nearly every major boxing match and UFC card in recent memory.
So, presumably, the man knows about fights.
Or he does now.
Kliavkoff and his new employer, the Pac-12 Conference, are in a scrap right now, its very existence is on the line. They are bloodied, bruised and way behind on the scorecards.
USC and UCLA, the cornerstone programs of the century-plus old league, are bailing for the Big Ten in 2024.