The return of Conor McGregor brought out a lot of PPV purchases as Dana White stated prior to the event that it was trending toward 1.5M buys. But, there were issues with the transmission of the PPV as many that purchased the PPV saw outages through the main card. UFC 257 was the first night […]
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UFC 257 bonuses
UFC 257 took place on Saturday night and featured the return of Conor McGregor. However, Dustin Poirier came to fight and earned a $50K bonus for his 2nd round KO of the former two-division champion. Poirier dropped McGregor in the second round of the main event on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. In addition, Michael […]
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Azaitar cut by UFC after breach of security protocol
The UFC cut Ottman Azaitar one day before his fight against Matt Frevola due to violating safety protocols on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi. The details as told by Dana White to MMA Junkie’s Farah Hannoun paint a suspicious activity one day before weigh-ins. The UFC announced that Azaitar’s fight was off due to a […]
Covington title belt among Trump’s final gifts as POTUS
As the Donald Trump presidency ended on Wednesday, he filed one last financial disclosure which included a gift from UFC fighter Colby Covington. The gift, listed value at $650, was a title belt which the MAGA fan presented to Trump. It was not the only gift listed by the 45th President of the United States. […]