MMA Junkie reports an 8 city press tour to promote the July 11th fight between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. The tour is one of a kind considering it features the company’s 145 pound fighters. The UFC is heavily investing in Conor McGregor once again as he challenges Jose Aldo for the Featherweight title at […]
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UFC 185 attendance, gate and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for UFC 185. Once again there were four Performance of the Night bonuses but no Fight of the Night bonuses. The bonuses went to Rafael dos Anjos, Joanna Jedrzejcyk, Ross Pearson and Beneil Dariush. Each stopped their opponents and received $50,000 bonuses. It was the second straight […]
Can Showtime keep UFC’s PPV momentum going?
As we get ready for UFC 185, we take a look at whether Anthony Pettis can be a future PPV draw for the company. This will be the first event where Pettis will be the advertised main draw for a PPV. For UFC 181 this past December, Pettis co-headlined with Johny Hendricks-Robbie Lawler II as the last fight […]
Edgar and Faber state little info given on Reebok deal
According to a recent Bloody Elbow report, it appears that many UFC contracted fighters may be still in the dark on the Reebok deal. During a press event to promote their upcoming fight in the Philippines Frankie Edgar and Urijah Faber indicated they knew little more about the new uniform policy set for July. Although […]
Mayweather-Pacquiao agree to USADA testing
The LA Times is reporting that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have agreed to enhanced drug testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). While in previous negotiations for this fight, the parties stalled on the issue, this time around the Olympic-style drug testing was quickly accepted. One of the reasons why the camps for […]