MMA Weekly reports that Facebook streams of UFC fights have received as many as 140,000 viewers on its web page. This information comes from Dana White after the UFC 146 press conference this week. In speaking with the press, White offered up a number of viewers to its Facebook streams which have aired prior to […]
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Have lunch with Anderson Silva before UFC 142
Burger King is taking advantage of its sponsorship of Anderson Silva with a contest in anticipation of UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In anticipation of Silva’s twitter following reaching 1 million, a follower will have a chance to travel to Rio to see UFC 142 and have lunch with Silva at a Burger […]
Torres back after twitter termination
MMA Fighting reported last week, Dana White reinstated Miguel Torres after he was let go 20 days prior for an inappropriate tweet. Torres had sent a quote from FX television show, “Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” which caught the ire of White. Via MMA Fighting: A soft-spoken Torres said he visited five different rape crisis […]
11 for 11: No. 7 Twitter bonuses for UFC fighters
Where would the world of sports, and sports reporting without twitter? The UFC has been on the cutting edge of social media at made twitter a requirement for its fighters. Starting in June, the UFC announced quarterly bonuses for fighters using twitter. As part of its Fighter Summit held in May, the UFC held a […]