Harley Davidson has renewed its sponsorship deal with the UFC according to the Sports Business Journal (subscription required). While no terms were disclosed, the agreement is being reported as being a multi-year deal. The motorcycle maker has been a mainstay with the UFC since 2007 and it is the third time that Harley Davidson has renewed […]
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UFC Fight Night 84 attendance, gate and bonuses
Michael Bisping, Anderson Silva, Scott Ashkam and Teemu Packalen received the $50,000 fight-night bonuses at UFC Fight Night 84 from London. In addition, the attendance and gate were announced for the event taking place at The O2 Arena in London. Bisping and Silva won for Fight of the Night while Ashkam and Packalen earned Performance […]
UFC conducted investigation on newcomer East’s criminal history
UFC newcomer Cody East was investigated extensively regarding his criminal history. East, a 12-1 fighter from New Mexico, was charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual behavior in September 2005 when he was a 17-year-old in high school. This was only one of several crimes involving the heavyweight prospect. East was charged with 10 […]
McGregor on SI cover next week
Conor McGregor will be on the February 29th cover of Sports Illustrated. McGregor is the third UFC fighter to make the cover of Sports Illustrated. In addition, SI featured McGregor in a video short which promotes him and includes the background on the news of Rafael dos Anjos pulling out of the March 5, 206 fight […]
Diaz replaces RDA at UFC 196, Edgar upset
Dana White announced on ESPN’s SportsCenter Tuesday night that Nate Diaz would face Conor McGregor in the main event of UFC 196. The fight will be contested at the welterweight limit of 170 pounds due to the short notice for Diaz. White indicated that it would be the most exciting fight that they could make. […]