The UFC announced that the UFC Fight Pass would live stream coverage of Wednesday’s Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing on Wednesday starting at 10am PT. Among other things, the Commission will hear Vitor Belfort’s request for a license and hear the disciplinary complaint of Chael Sonnen. There are 35 new business items on the agenda […]
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The New Yorker features Rousey
Ronda Rousey is featured in the current issue of The New Yorker. The piece entitled, “Mean Girl: Why the world’s best female fighter loves to be hated” doesn’t break new ground but gives the UFC bantamweight champ more mainstream exposure. The piece written by Kalefa Sanneh gives non-MMA fans a long-form profile of Rousey. It […]
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 46 biggest event on Fight Pass
MMA Junkie reports that Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 46 was the ‘biggest’ event on UFC Fight Pass. Dana White stated this in the post-fight press conference after Conor McGregor’s successful stoppage in the main event. The UFC does not release digital network numbers for viewership or the number of its subscribers but White stated Saturday’s […]
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McGregor’s performance tops UFC Fight Night 46 bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the bonuses from UFC Fight Night 46 taking place from Dublin, Ireland. Connor McGregor led the list of fight-night bonuses. As mentioned, McGregor won a Performance bonus for his first round stoppage of Diego Brandao. Gunnar Nelson also won a “Performance of the Night” for his work against Zak Cummings. Fight of […]