Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson will be inducted into the UFC’s Modern Wing of its Hall of Fame this summer. The announcement came during the UFC Seattle Fight Night broadcast of which Johnson was in attendance. Per the UFC release: “Demetrious Johnson is the greatest flyweight of all-time,” said UFC President & CEO Dana White. “Demetrious was a […]
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TKO-backed Ali Act passes House
On Tuesday afternoon, the US House of Representatives passed the Muhammad Ali American Boxing Revival Act. The new legislation will go on to be voted on in the Senate and when it passes that hurdle will move along to the President for signature. Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) delivered remarks on the […]
GSP gets biopic on life
Georges St-Pierre will get a film biography according to a story from Variety on Tuesday. Quebec director Thomas Soto is attached to the project which will highlight the upbringing of the former The film will chronicle the life of GSP growing up in Saint-Isidore, Quebec and his foray in martial arts and into the UFC. […]
MVP rounds out May 16th MMA card on Netflix
Most Valuable Promotions announced more fights for the May 16th Ronda Rousey-Gina Carano Netflix card. There were a lot of names that many MMA fans will remember. Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos will fight Karate Combat champion Rogelis Despaigne. Also, undefeated flyweight Muhammad Mokaev (former UFC fighter) takes on former ONE champion Adriano […]
UFC London attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC London took place on Saturday at the O2 Arena. Despite social media reports of a smallish crowd, Dana White reported a sellout. During the post-fight press conference White stated that18,000 people attended for a gate of $4.5M. Last year’s UFC London event drew slightly more per a report from Jed I Goodman. Thus far, […]