Legacy Fighting Alliance has sued AXS TV and Anthem Sports & Entertainment in Dallas County District Court for alleged breach of contract for killing the promotion’s MMA broadcasts on the network. The network went over a revamp this past September in which the longtime-MMA promotion was yanked from the station. The introduction to the lawsuit […]
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UFC 246 draws 1M PPV buys, helps in building ESPN+ subscriber base
The UFC’s relationship with the Walt Disney Company-owned ESPN has been fruitful for both entities. According to Disney’s Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, it was revealed that the return of Conor McGregor brought in “about a million pay-per-view purchases and a half a million new subscribers” per CEO Robert Iger. The PPV benchmark would […]
Novitzky tweets in support of Jones as anticipated questions loom
As we head into another Jon Jones fight week, the UFC Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance for the UFC, Jeff Novitzky sent a tweet out which may be seen as a preventative measure to ease tensions regarding drug testing the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. In 2019, @JonnyBones was subject to 42 no-notice […]
Knees to face and dirt slams: Darrion Caldwell and Adam Borics predict early ending to their encounter
Adam Borics is a confident fighter. The undefeated 26-year-old predicts that his opponent Saturday night, Darrion Caldwell, will meet his knee to end the fight. In an interview with MPO, the Hungarian-fighter did not shy away from fight predictions as he meets the former Bellator lightweight champion in the quarterfinals of the 155 pound featherweight […]
UFC 246 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we look at the return of Conor McGregor at UFC 246 in Las Vegas, Nevada. McGregor handles Cowboy in 40 seconds The return of Conor McGregor lasted just 40 seconds after he decimated Donald Cerrone with a flurry of shoulder strikes that stunned the Cowboy in […]