Khabib Nurmagomedov has given the UFC an ultimatum. Keep his teammates in the UFC, or lose him. The Eagle made this statement on Instagram after Saturday night’s post-fight brawl which included UFC featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov. It was Tukhugov who threw a punch at Conor McGregor in the Octagon after Nurmagomedov left the cage to go […]
UFC 229 Prelims draws 1.3M viewers on FS1
The UFC 229 Prelims drew 1.3 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prefight show drew 373,000 viewers on FS1 preceding the Prelims. The Prelims featured Sergio Pettis taking on Jussier Formiga. Formiga won via unanimous decision. The event drew 754,000 in the A18-49 demo. The prefight show drew […]
UFC 230 gets Cormier-Lewis for Heavyweight title, pushes back women’s flyweight fight
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first reported that Daniel Cormier will headline UFC 230 defending his Heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis. In addition, it appears that the Valentina Shevchenko fight against Sijara Eubanks has been cancelled. Shevchenko will now face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Toronto this December. First, the Cormier-Lewis matchup was a surprise to the Black Beast […]
UFC 229: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time it was one of the biggest events in company history with UFC 229 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khabib submits Conor, brawl ensues You’ve likely read all about the post-fight brawl. Despite MMA fan that like to downplay the incident, this was not how […]
Factual misstatements, omissions cited by Smith in dismissal letter as she appeals NLRB decision
MMA Junkie reports that Leslie Smith will file an appeal of her dismissal of her NLRB labor complaint. In a two-page decision dated September 18, 2018, the NLRB cited that after an investigation Smith’s complaint lacks merit. “[t]here is insufficient evidence to establish that the UFC’s failure to renew her contract in April 2018 was […]