MMA Fighting reports that Deiveson Figueriredo will be receiving a PPV upside starting in 2021. The flyweight champion was the headliner on the last two UFC PPVs of 2020. Figueriredo defeated Alex Perez in the main event of UFC 255 in November at The Apex in Las Vegas. He stayed in Vegas to make his […]
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ABC to telecast full UFC Fight Night main card Jan 16
Hernandez tests positive for COVID-19, Jan. 16th fight off
The UFC has its first COVID-19 case which will delay a fight. Anthony Hernandez announced that he tested positive and his middleweight tilt with Rodolfo Vieira is off. Hernandez, (8-2MMA, 1-2 UFC), a former LFA Middleweight champion and Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series participant last fought this past May in a TKO loss to […]
2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 1 COVID-19 halts all sports and the return of events during a pandemic
2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 2 Judge grants class certification in UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit has been dormant in 2020 partly due to the pandemic but mainly the parties waited in anticipation of a ruling from last year’s evidentiary hearing and the class action certification. In December, Judge Richard Boulware granted the plaintiffs a major victory by certifying the class of athletes affected per the claims […]