UFC 224 announced the attendance and bonuses for Saturday night’s event from Brazil. The $50,000 bonuses went to Kelvin Gastelum and Jacare Souza for Fight of the Night. The Performance bonuses went to Lyoto Machida and Oleksiy Oliynyk. Machida used a front kick to score the KO victory over Vitor Belfort. The kick was eerily […]
PFL announces uniform policy for upcoming season
The Professional Fighters League has announced a uniform policy which will begin at the start with its first event this June. Unlike the UFC’s uniform policy, it will allow up to 2 sponsors in designated areas of the uniform. MMA Fighting first reported the news of the uniform policy. Sponsors will be allowed to be […]
Yair Rodriguez dropped by UFC
The LA Times reports that Yair Rodriguez has been cut by the UFC for refusing to take a fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 227 this August in Los Angeles. Rodriguez has an 11-2 record and is the number 11-ranked featherweight. He was a rising superstar until he was stopped by Frankie Edgar in May […]
TUF 27 Episode 4 draws 207,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 27 Episode 4 on FS1 drew 207,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 0.10 in the A18-49 demo. The fight of the show featured Bryce Mitchell as he took on Jay Cucciniello. Mitchell defeated Cucciniello by unanimous decision. Also on the show, the cameras followed Luis Pena as […]
Court issues final order in Wilder-Povetkin but appeal likely
The Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin case may be heading to an appeal if you believe the parties. The Court has issued a final judgment and order in the case and indicated that money held in escrow be sent to World of Boxing. Order May 10th by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd Final Judgment by JASONCRUZ206 on Scribd The […]