A day after releasing the statement that Bellator would be no more, the PFL announced its new 2025 World Tournament featuring eight weight classes, each with eight world-class fighters to claim the title of PFL Champion. According to the press release, the tournament starts in April, with semi-finals in June, and finals in August. All […]
UFC secures Verizon’s Total Wireless as latest sponsor
This past weekend at UFC Vegas you may have seen a Total Wireless logo on the Octagon map. This was foreshadowing for the announcement on Wednesday that is now the Official Wireless Provider of the UFC. Total Wireless is the prepaid cell service of Verizon. The deal is for one year, plus options. Official activation […]
Bellator no more, PFL announces end of brand
PFL head Donn Davis announced on Tuesday that all events going forward would be Professional Fighters League branded. This brings an end to the Bellator brand which was acquired by the PFL in November 2023. ALL fighters now integrated and connected in one powerful roster One Brand 👊@PFLMMA 👊One Roster Professional Fighters League #PFLMMA pic.twitter.com/JcylkqFQSA […]
UFC announces deal with UK’s Drip
Perhaps hidden among holiday cheer was a new global sponsorship deal between the UFC and the United Kingdom’s canned water brand, Drip. The sponsor made its debut appearance on the UFC mat this past Saturday at UFC Vegas 101 at The Apex. The press release announcing the sponsorship occurred in November so I am late […]
UFC Fight Night Vegas 101 Promotional Guideline Payouts
See below for UFC Fight Night Vegas 101 Promotional Payouts Notably, Santiago Ponzinibbio had the most UFC fights on the card with 19. There were 17 fighters that started with Dana White Contender Series on the card. Four fighters were making their promotional debut with the company. UFC Fight Night Vegas 101 1-3 bouts $4,000 […]