During the UFC 314 PPV, the promotion announced that former UFC bantamweight and featherweight champion Amanda Nunes will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. The Lioness, 36, retired in 2023 but is likely to return to the Octagon and face the winner of the Kayla Harrison-Julianna Pena fight this June at UFC 316. […]
TKO looking to amend Ali Act
ESPN reports that the TKO Group is soliciting support to amend the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. The federal law was put into place in 2000 to protect the health and safety of boxers. The news of the Ali Act amendment comes several weeks after TKO announced that it would start a new boxing promotion […]
White appointed Official Advisor to VeChain Blockchain
Official UFC sponsor, VeChain, has appointed Dana White as an Official Advisor to consult on the use of Blockchain technology. The UFC press release states that Dana will join “Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir Konstantin Novoselov on VeChain’s advisory board to create a team focused on driving real-world blockchain adoption through complementary expertise in mass marketing […]
UFC 314 attendance, gate, and bonuses
UFC 314 took place on Saturday night in Miami, Florida at the Kaseya Center. The promotion awarded 4 $50K bonuses. The Fight of the Night was the main event with Alexander Volkanovski taking back the vacant Featherweight title by defeating Diego Lopes. Jean Silva, who predicted a victory over Bryce Mitchell, earned a bonus with […]