UFC 261 took place on Saturday night from the VyStar arena in Jacksonville, Florida. The Performances bonuses went to Kamaru Usman and Rose Namajunas while the Fight of the Night went to Jeffrey Molina and Qileng Aori. Usman knocked out Jorge Masvidal in the second round of his welterweight title defense while Namajunas won the […]
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Face coverings, check-ins part of safe return to crowds at upcoming UFC events
The UFC announced earlier this week that O2 Industries will provide face coverings to fans attending UFC 261 and 262. The events will be the first to have capacity crowds in the arena. The masks will be free of charge. This is in addition to the company partnering with Clear for use at this Saturday’s […]
PFL announces DraftKings as official sportsbook and DFS partner
The Professional Fighters League announced that DraftKings would be the official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner of the PFL per company press release. The deal is for multi-years that will make DraftKings the “Official Sportsbook and Daily Fantasy Partner of the PFL.” Notably, DraftKings was named the “Official Sportsbook and Daily Fantasy Partner” of the […]
UFC on ESPN 22 draws 953K, Prelims 879K
UFC on ESPN 22 drew 953,000 viewers overall and 463,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims scored 879,000 viewers and 394,000 in the A18-49 demo. The main card and prelims placed 2nd and 3rd overall in cable ratings on Saturday. The event featured Kevin Gastelum versus Robert Whittaker during […]
Klose-Stephens dustup could have legal implications
The Drakkar Klose-Jeremy Stephens fight this past weekend was scrapped after Klose was injured during their pre-fight faceoff on Friday. Klose suffered a whiplash injury according to his social media account. pic.twitter.com/QoI9TOTe3f — Drakkar Klose (@drakkarklose) April 17, 2021 ESPN’s Ariel Helwani also reported that he suffered a cervical sprain of the neck per a […]