"We try our best to respect the game and showcase and display it in a fashion that might be a little bit more appetizing for a different group of people that are watching alongside the best play commentators on Earth."
The Arena Group is now refusing to hand over the Sports Illustrated website and select social channels, a day after it seemed like Arena was ready to move on.
The Arena Group will cease publishing all content under the Sports Illustrated umbrella and any content produced by the tech company will fall under a new banner — Athlon Sports.
Futurism reports that "Sports Illustrated" and other publications from The Arena Group have been attributing AI-generated articles to fabricated human authors.
"We look forward to honoring the content that moved audiences in 2026 and continuing the Gracies’ long-standing investment in the people who will shape what comes next.”