The UFC announced that Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this July. Rousey will be the first women given the honor. Per UFC press release: UFC® today announced that former UFC and Strikeforce® women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Modern Wing’ as a member […]
Augusto Mendes is released by UFC, signs with ACB despite pending anti-doping violation
The UFC has granted Augusto Mendes his release according to MMA Fighting. Mendes was flagged back in March for a potential UFC anti-doping violation. Mendes has signed with Absolute Championship Berkut of Russia. Mendes claimed that he would appeal the drug test administered by USADA. However, with one fight left on his UFC deal, he […]
TUF 27 Episode 8 draws 248,000
TUF 27 Episode 8 drew 248,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The episode went up against the NBA Finals on ABC. The fight of the episode saw Dulani Perry take on Tyler Diamond. Diamond submitted Perry with a guillotine in the second round. The Team Cormier member moves into the Featherweight semifinals against Jay […]
PFL kicks off season Thursday night with a lot on the line
The Professional Fighters League kicks off on Thursday on NBC Sports Network and Facebook Watch as it seeks to reinvent itself with a season-like year culminating in a bracket-style playoff and $10 million pool of prize money for the champions for each respective weight division. The PFL will hold its “regular season” events this summer […]
Mayweather on top of Forbes highest-paid list
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. earned a reported $285 million last year for his August fight with Conor McGregor which propelled him to the top of Forbes’ highest-paid athletes. McGregor drew $99 million for his part in The Money Fight. Other combat sports athletes include Canelo Alvarez at #15 earning $44.5 million in 2017. The man he […]