The UFC has announced a partnership with AirAsia making it the company’s first “Official Airline” of the UFC. The partnership encompasses Asia and Australia and starts Saturday at UFC 217. AirAsia is Asia’s leading low cost carrier. “AirAsia is an innovative and fast-growing brand, we thank them for the support and we’re looking forward to […]
EA releases official trailer, cover for UFC 3
EA Sports unveiled the cover and release date for EA UFC 3 on Friday. Conor McGregor graces the cover of UFC 3 holding his Featherweight and Lightweight titles. The game will release February 2, 2018. A Champions Edition of the game will allow consumers to get the game up to 3 days earlier. There several […]
UFC 217 ticket sales have dropped on secondary market but average resale price is still $538
Ticket sales are going well for Saturday’s UFC 217 but pale in comparison to last year’s debut in New York. According to SeatGeek, as of Thursday afternoon the average resale price is $538 and the cheapest ticket on the resale market is $169 at Madison Square Garden. According to SeatGeek, prices have dropped considerably over […]
Congressional Hearing on MMA set for next week
There will be a Congressional Hearing on Mixed Martial Arts on Thursday, November 9th. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection will hear testimony from Randy Couture, the UFC’s Marc Ratner and the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Athletic Commission Greg Sirb. Entitled, “Perspectives on Mixed Martial Arts,” it appears the hearing will discuss […]
TUF 26 Episode 8 draws record low of 197,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 26 episode 8 drew a record low 197,000 viewers on Wednesday night on FS1 per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. Game 7 of the World Series was one of the factors for the low ratings. It was the coach’s challenge on the latest episode of TUF as coaches Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje […]