The UFC announced on Wednesday that Meta was the company’s new Official Fan Technology Partner. The multi-year sponsorship deal will include the promotion using Meta’s technology platforms, services and products. The deal includes Meta being the Official AI Glasses Partner of the UFC and will integrate the product at UFC events. It also designates Threads […]
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Dave’s Hot Chicken becomes official UFC sponsor
Dave’s Hot Chicken and the UFC announced a sponsorship deal on Thursday which makes the fast-food restaurant an Official Sponsor of the promotion. The restaurant chain started to appear at UFC events late last year and based on the social media response stating that many saw the ads at promotion events it decided to expand […]
DWCS contestant unhappy with UFC pay
Artem Vakhitov won a UFC contract last October but has not fought in the promotion due to a dispute over the lockstep pay of contestants. Vakhitov, a former kickboxer with a resume that included former UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira, had hoped that the two could fight again, this time in the Octagon. That […]
Two UFC fighters suspended after Krause gambling investigation
The Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended UFC fighter Jeff Molina and former UFC fighter Darrick Minner at disciplinary hearings on Tuesday. The two were a part of the investigation into gambling by coach and former fighter James Krause. The suspension come due to a November 5, 2022 fight in which Minner was set to fight […]
Cain Velasquez sentenced for 2022 shooting
Former UFC heavyweight champion was sentenced to five years in prison by a Santa Clara Court for a February 2022 incident in which he chased after and repeatedly shot at a vehicle that had a man accused of molesting his son. Velasquez wounded the man’s father who was in the vehicle. He was credited with […]
