For unknown reasons, the UFC Fight Night that was set for Shanghai on December 9th has now been switched to Las Vegas. Fight manager Shu Hirata first noted the change on X, formerly known as Twitter. MMA Junkie also received confirmation of the switch to the UFC Apex. The move postpones four Road to UFC […]
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UFC 295 Payout Perspective
Welcome to another Payout Perspective! This time we take a look at UFC 295 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Two new champs crowned While this event was to be headlined by Jon Jones taking on Stipe Miocic, the event still came through with action from the top two fights. Tom Aspinall earned […]
White announces UFC event at The Sphere
Dana White announced at the post-UFC295 event press conference that he has secured the rights to hold an event at The Sphere in Las Vegas Mexican Independence Day weekend. Presumably, it will be the first sporting event to be held at the venue. Image via Sphere on X The Sphere, located near the Venetian east […]
UFC switches Canadian television partners
The UFC announced this week that it will be returning to Sportsnet and TVA in Canada starting in 2024. Via the UFC press release: Sportsnet will be Canada’s English-language home for UFC Fight Night cards and Pay-Per-View prelims across its channels and live streaming on Sportsnet+, while TVA Sports will serve French-Canadians nationwide. Both Sportsnet […]
UFC Fight Night 231 bonuses
UFC Fight Night 231 took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil yesterday with four fighters taking home the $50K bonuses. Nicholas Dalby, Gabriel Bonfim, Elves Brener and Vitor Petrino all earned bonuses. Dalby and Bonfim earned Fight of the Night with Dalby winning via 2nd round TKO after Bonfim looked to control the first. Elves Brener […]