The University of Iowa Athletics Department and multimedia rightsholder LEARFIELD’s Hawkeye Sports Properties announced that the UFC will serve as a sponsor of the men’s and women’s wrestling programs. It is the first time that the UFC has sponsored a college sports program. The sponsorship encompasses signage inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, as well as exposure during […]
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UFC 282 attendance, gate and bonuses
The last PPV event of the year took place on Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena with UFC 282. In the spirit if the holiday season, Dana White awarded 10 Performance Bonuses for finishes as well as a Fight of the Night. All 10 finishes on the 12 card fight received $50,000 bonuses: Cameron Saaiman, TJ […]
UFC Fight Night Orlando draws 1.014M viewers Saturday
UFC Fight Night 42 took place on Saturday night at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The event drew 1.014M viewers on ESPN and was first overall in cable viewing. The prelims were 3rd overall and drew 877,000 viewers. The telecast for the main card aired later than most on the network with a 10pm […]
Krause and his fighters banned from UFC pending investigation results
Ontario bans bets on UFC fights
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario will no longer take bets on the Ultimate Fighting Championships “due to concerns about non-compliance with AGCO’s betting integrity requirements” according to a news release. A portion of the news release reads: The Registrar’s Standards include rules to safeguard against odds manipulation, match-fixing and other sports betting integrity […]