Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmogomedov escalated their war on social media yesterday which required the UFC to step in which may have spurred an “moving forward” mea culpa by the former double champion. The social media sparring began with McGregor posting a batch of pictures depicting a beaten Pauli Malignaggi after he had sparred the […]
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UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 draws 828,000 viewers, Prelims draw 480,000
UFC Fight Night on ESPN 2 drew 828,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which also aired on ESPN drew 480,000 viewers. The main card saw Justin Gaethje KO Edson Barboza in the first round of the main event. The event from Philadelphia drew 330,000 in the A18-49 demo and a 0.53 […]
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Lifetime ban issued to UFC heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov
USADA announced its first lifetime ban as a result of violations of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy as UFC heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov was issued the sanction for his second and third violations. The 32-year old was 3-0 in the UFC but his last fight was in October 2015 as he posted a unanimous decision win […]
Report: Endeavor to file IPO by the end of the year
The Wall Street Journal reports that Endeavor, the owner of the UFC, is planning for an IPO by the end of the year. According to the report, the IPO will be used to broaden Endeavor’s businesses beyond film and television. Endeavor purchased the UFC in 2016 for $4 billion. It also acquired sports marketing agency […]