The Athletic reports that Saturday’s UFC 251 PPV drew 1.3 million viewers making it the best drawing pay-per-view since UFC 229 which featured the showdown between Khabib Nurmagemdov and Conor McGregor. UFC 251 featured Kamaru Usman taking on last-minute replacement Jorge Masvidal. It also featured two other championship title fights in Petr Yan claiming the […]
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Rose-Jessica 2 earns FOTN at UFC 251
Rose Namajunas earned a hard-fought victory over Jessica Andrade in their rematch in which Thug Rose lost her strawweight title. This time around Namajunas was victorious. In addition, Jiri Prochazka and Davey Grant earned Performance Bonuses. Prochazka earned his $50K with a KO over light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir. Grant earned his with KO in the first […]
UFC 251: The Payout Pick
We are less than 24 hours away and a negative COVID-19 test from one of the most anticipated fights of 2020 as Jorge Masvidal takes on Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title. Masvidal is the underdog taking this fight on short notice but the line as an underdog has shrunk this past week. Gamebred […]
Venum chosen as new UFC outfitting and apparel partner
Venum will be the next exclusive global outfitting and apparel partner of the UFC according to the company. The announcement was made Friday morning ahead of UFC 251 faceoffs by Zuffa’s Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein. The UFC will debut the Venum fight kits in April 2021. According to Epstein, the change in clothing sponsors […]
Abu Dhabi paying for logistics of UFC Fight Island
In an interview with Sports Business, UFC COO Lawrence Epstein stated that the Abu Dhabi government is paying for the logistics of the four events being held on Fight Island including transport, testing, accommodation, training facilities and catering. It also may be paying a “hosting fee” to the UFC on top of that which makes […]