The Washington Post featured former UFC and current WSOF fighter John Howard in a piece about fighter pay in telling the news that an Oklahoma congressman is scheduled to sponsor a bill to amend the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act (“Ali Act”) to include mixed martial artists. Markwayne Mullin, a Republican representative from Oklahoma was […]
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UFC 197 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 197. The event featured the return of Jon Jones as he took on Ovince St. Pierre. The MGM Grand Garden Arena drew 11,352 fans for a gate of $2.3 million. Bonuses were awarded to Demetrious Johnson, Yair Rodriguez, Dannyl Roberts and Dominique Steele. Each earned […]
Conor McGregor is not retired
Conor McGregor is not retired. Despite a McGregor tweet earlier this week, he sent a Facebook post proclaiming he was not retired. It all appears to be an impasse between the current Featherweight Champion and the UFC. The impasse centers around the amount of promotion he was to do for UFC 200. In the post, […]
UFC removes McGregor from UFC 200
Dana White announced on ESPN Tuesday that Conor McGregor has been removed from UFC 200. The news comes hours after McGregor announced his retirement via twitter. White indicated that McGregor was removed from the card after he indicated he would not participate in promotional activities. White has done something like this before. When Nick Diaz […]
Conor McGregor tweets he’s retiring
The UFC and MMA fans have been thrown for a loop as Conor McGregor sent out a tweet stating that he was retiring. McGregor was scheduled to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 200. I have decided to retire young. Thanks for the cheese. Catch ya’s later. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) April […]