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McGregor-Faber to coach The Ultimate Fighter 22

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During Sunday’s TUF 21 Finale, Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber were announced for Season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter which will air this fall on FS1.  The two are not scheduled to fight as is the usual protocol at the end of the show. As many noticed during the weigh-in show, the two had an […]

TUF 21 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses

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MMA Junkie reports the TUF 21 Finale attendance, gate and bonuses announced at the post-fight press conference.  Stephen Thompson and Kamara Usman topped the Performance of the Night bonuses. Thompson executed a perfect spinning head kick to end the night for Jake Ellenberger.  Usman earned a second-round submission of Hayder Hassan with a head an […]

UFC 200 to open new MGM Arena

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The UFC announced plans for next year’s UFC International Fight Week main card as it plans to hold UFC 200 at the new MGM Arena set to open early next year.  The announcement was made at the beginning of this year’s Fan Expo. UFC 200 will take place at the new MGM Arena on Saturday, […]

UFC 189 attendance, gate and bonuses

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UFC 189 set a record for attendance and gate at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event drew 16,019 for a gate of $7.2 million. In addition, Conor McGregor, Thomas Almeida, Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald earned the performance bonuses. The numbers were announced post-fight by Dana White during its press conference. […]

Will UFC 189 produce a PPV hit?

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Based on the MGM Friday, the crowd for Saturday’s UFC 189 should be amazing.  The question as we always like to speculate is how well will it do on PPV? Jose Aldo pulling out of the fight had to hurt some of the momentum the event promotion had gained from the initial world tour this […]