Ronda Rousey did not hold back on the UFC during a press conference today promoting her May fight on Netflix against Gina Carano. She did not mince words when it came to the current state of the UFC. “The UFC is one of the worst places to go,” Rousey told the assembled media in attendance. […]
UFC 326 on Paramount draws big audience
UFC 326 appeared on network television for the first time as part of the Paramount media deal and drew big ratings. The press release indicates it averaged 2.809 million viewers. Programming Insider notes that it had the second-highest viewership share in the Men 18-49 division only to the World Baseball Classic featuring the US taking […]
Jones requests UFC release
Jon Jones took to social media to request his release from the UFC. His announcement comes after Dana White dismissed questions that Jones was a possibility for The White House card on June 14th. White took questions about The White House card which was revealed on Saturday during UFC 326. In the post-fight press conference, […]
Ngannou set to face Lins on Rousey-Carano undercard
After the public exit of Francis Ngannou from the PFL, he has signed on to fight Philippe Lins as part of the Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano card on Netflix. #NgannouVsLins joins #RouseyVsCarano on @Netflix May 16th!How’s THAT for a bamf laden double headliner? That’s what happens when you put fighters and fans ahead of shareholders @MostVpromotions […]
UFC 326 bonuses
UFC 326 took place on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The company handed out 4 bonuses with no Fight of the Night for the evening. The $100,000 Performance Bonuses went to Rodolfo Bellato who stopped Luke Fernandez, Alberto Montes who tapped out Ricky Turcios and then Gregory Rodrigues with a KO of Brunno Ferreira.