Khabib Nurmagomedov has signed a new contract with the UFC and his first fight under the new deal is against Dustin Poirier on September 7th in Abu Dhabi. The fight to unite the UFC lightweight titles will happen at a yet to be named venue in Abu Dhabi. In addition, Khabib’s new contract will include […]
Archives for June 2019
Ruiz camp in talks with Snickers about sponsorship after Joshua upset
The Sports Business Daily (via NY Post) reports that Andy Ruiz, Jr. is in talks with Snickers about a potential sponsorship deal for the newly crowned heavyweight champion. Ruiz stated his penchant for snacking on Snickers before big fights and the legend grew after his upset victory against Anthony Joshua Saturday night at Madison Square […]
Ruiz upset of Joshua helps heavyweight division
The biggest upset in boxing this year, and perhaps in several years, occurred at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night as Andy Ruiz, Jr. stopped Anthony Joshua in the seventh round. The upset victory put a damper on the first appearance in the United States for one of the best in the world in the […]
UFC on ESPN +11 draws 14,319 for gate of $2M, Smith leads bonus winners
UFC on ESPN + 11 took place on Saturday in Stockholm Sweden with the hopes of watching Alexander Gustafsson get back in the win column versus Anthony Smith. However, the fans saw Gustafsson retire in the ring in a surprise of events. The Performance Bonuses went to Smith, Aleksandar Rakic, Makwan Amirkhani and Leonard Santos. […]