During the press functions leading up to UFC 184 this Saturday, MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani interviewed Josh Koscheck. He indicated that there should be a fighter’s union. “There’s no 401K at the end of the day,” said Koscheck during the interview. Koscheck, recognizing the end of his fight career is near, gave his perspective on […]
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WWE-Lesnar contract negotiations stall
Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting reports that Brock Lesnar and the WWE have stalled in negotiations on a new contract. The former UFC heavyweight champ could be heading back to MMA with either Bellator or the UFC. Lesnar was advertised to appear on this week’s WWE Raw on Monday but never appeared despite being at […]
UFC-DraftKings announce sponsorship deal
The Sports Business Daily reports that fantasy sports operator DraftKings has signed an exclusive partnership with the UFC. The deal, which was rumored to occur earlier this month now makes DraftKings an official sponsor of the UFC. The deal will include “offline and online branding assets for DraftKings” including “in-octagon signage” (which we’ve already seen) […]
Due to Reebok deal, James Krause states he’ll lose $20K in sponsor money
UFC Fight Night 61 draws 1.2M viewers, Prelims 813K
UFC Fight Night 61 airing on FS1 Sunday night drew an average viewership of 1.2 million viewers in initial overnight ratings according to Nielsen. It’s the second straight year that a February Fight Night from Brazil has exceeded expectations. Last February, UFC Fight Night 36 drew 1.4 million viewers on FS1. Last year’s event featured […]