Conor McGregor is returning to the Octagon to face Khabib Nurmogomedov on October 3rd in Las Vegas as announced on Friday during a UFC press conference which ran down the fall events for the company. McGregor and Nurmogomedov were not present. Nate Diaz was present and was not happy about the announcement. I’m not fighting […]
ESPN and Top Rank Boxing extend media deal
ESPN and Top Rank have extended their agreement through 2025 which will have 54 boxing events across ESPN outlets. According to multiple reports, shoulder programming was key to the extension which started last summer. The hope was that the additional should programming would help raise the profile of the boxers. Dan Rafael of ESPN notes […]
Nate Diaz set to return to octagon in November
Trifecta Nutrition becomes UFC’s “Official Meal Delivery Partner”
The UFC announced that it has entered into a new, multi-year marketing partnership with Trifecta Nutrition. According to the press release sent out on Thursday, Trifecta Nutrition is the “Official Meal Delivery Partner” of the UFC. According to Forbes, the deal is said to be worth close to $10 million dollars and includes an option […]
Garcia-Easter fight draws 680K on Showtime Saturday night
The Mikey Garcia-Robert Easter fight on Showtime Saturday night drew 680,000 viewers. The fight peaked at 725,000 viewers. The first fight of the evening saw Mario Barrios face Jose Roman. The fight averaged 462,000 viewers and peaked at 530,000. Barrios defeated Roman via TKO in the 9th round. The second fight of the night saw […]