UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold indicated that he will not fight Chris Weidman until he has a new contract. The rumored rematch between the two was set for one of the big events this fall at UFC 230 in New York but Rockhold is making a stand for better pay. Rockhold spoke with reporters at an […]
UFC official sponsor, BodyArmor receives big investment from Coca Cola
UFC official sponsor BodyArmor is receiving an influx of case thanks to soft drink maker Coca Cola. It is buying a stake in BodyArmor making it the second-biggest stakeholder in the company. The deal, according to the Wall Street Journal, allows Coca-Cola to take a full ownership of the startup company which lists Kobe Bryant […]
UFC 226 draws near 300K PPV buys according to report
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 227 is estimated to have done 300,000 PPV buys. The event was headline by two title fights in the Flyweight and Bantamweight divisions. According to the report by Dave Meltzer, the PPV buys are in the same range as the April 7th PPV featuring Khabib Nurmagomedov and Al Iaquinta. The […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit Oppose Sealing of Documents by Zuffa in latest legal filing
Plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit have filed an opposition to Zuffa’s request for a Motion to Seal documents in its Motion for Summary Judgment. Plaintiffs argue that the documents requested by Zuffa to seal from public view do not contain trade secrets, commercially sensitive information, are of public knowledge and are too old to […]
With USADA suspension almost over, UFC releases Tom Lawlor
The UFC has released Tom Lawlor from his UFC contract. Lawlor, who is serving a 2-year UFC Anti-Doping Policy drug suspension is currently working as a pro wrestler. Lawlor accepted a 2-year suspension after he failed a test for Ostarine on October 10, 2016. Despite an exhaustive look into what may have caused the test, […]