During the UFC 326 broadcast on Paramount, the promotion announced that the fight between Zhang Weili and Joanna Jedrzejczyk would be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame Fight Week. The event took place in March 2020 and saw one of the best fights of the year. Zhang earned a split decision victory in retaining […]
White House card announced
The UFC announced the long awaited and much-hype White House card taking place at the White House on Sunday, June 14th. Ilia Topuria returns to fight Justin Gaethje as the Spaniard returns to defend his lightweight title. In addition, Alex Pereira takes on Ciryl Gane for the interim heavyweight title. The card is dubbed, “UFC […]
UFC 326 Uniform Promotional Pay
UFC 326 (number of fights) Charles Oliviera (ch) $32,000 (37) Max Holloway (c) $42,000 (32) Caio Barralho* $6,000 (9) Reiner de Ridder $6,000 (6) Rob Font $21,000 (21) Raul Rosa, Jr. * $6,000 (7) Drew Dober $21,000 (27) Michael Johnson $21,000 (32) Gregory Rodrigues*# $11,000 (13) Brunno Ferreira* $6,000 (9) Cody Garbrandt $16,000 (17) Xiao […]
PFL parts ways with Ngannou
The Professional Fighters League issued a statement on Friday indicating that it has parted ways with Francis Ngannou. The deal ends after just one fight and an abundance of promises after signing in 2023. The 39-year-old Ngannou signed with the PFL after a contract dispute with the UFC. Since then, he has had one boxing […]
MVP and ESPN announce partnership to include women’s boxing on Sunday nights
Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions and ESPN announced a long-term partnership on Friday morning which will make women’s boxing a partner of ESPN’s Sunday night schedule. MVP announced the first 3 events events on ESPN which begin April 5th. After losing Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN, the network is pivoting to women’s sports on Sunday […]