Dana White appears on the cover of Time this week as the UFC elevates its national profile with the UFC White House event on the president’s birthday. The article profile’s White and although he proclaims he no longer is involved in matchmaking, is still the face of the company. Despite the company being synonymous with […]
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Construction begins on UFC White House event
The UFC released video and images of the UFC White House event taking place Sunday, June 14th. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UFC on Paramount+ (@ufconparamount) The photos are similar to the renderings released by the company several weeks back. The construction includes a star-spangled arch over the cage in front […]
Scott Coker returns to MMA
The Hollywood Reporter was one of the first to report that Scott Coker is launching a new global MMA brand with $60 million in financial backing. Coker will be the co-founder and CEO of the company which is yet to provide a name. The investment comes from “investment firm Creator Sports Capital and participation from […]
Rousey-Carano payouts
The California State Athletic Commission released the payouts for Saturdays MVP card at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Ronda Rousey was the highest earner on the card earning $2.2 million. In addition, Rousey revealed that she was receiving a payout as a promoter in addition as being the main event. Mike Perry earned $400K […]
Rousey-Carano produce huge viewership numbers
Netflix revealed that 17 million global viewers tuned in Saturday to watch the return of Ronda Rousey as she defeated Gina Carano on Netflix. According to the streaming company, the event averaged 12.4 million viewers across the 3 main event figths. 17 million global viewers tuned in to watch Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano on […]