ESPN confirmed today what was reported by MMA Junkie that the UFC’s FIGHT NIGHT on January 16 will take air on ABC. According to the network’s press release, the event will be simulcast on ABC and ESPN+. The telecast on ABC will air at 3pm ET, 12pm PT as it appears that the entire main […]
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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 […]