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Oliveira tops list of UFC 289 bonuses

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UFC 289 took place Saturday night at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. Co-main event winner Charles Oliveira earned one of the $50K Performance Bonuses for his first round stoppage of Beneil Dariush. Oliveira needed less than a round to stop Dariush. His stoppage via punches sets him back in contention for another shot at […]

Protein popcorn company, Kudo, announces partnership with UFC

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Earlier this week, Kudo Protein Popcorn announced, “an extensive strategic partnership with UFC.”  The company’s logo adorned the UFC mat for the first time at UFC 289 in Vancouver. The company offers Protein Popcorn as well as gummies. The Utah-based company focuses on healthy snacks. Via the announcement this past Monday: KUDO’s  collaboration with UFC […]

UFC on ESPN 46 draws 845K viewers

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UFC on ESPN 46 took place on Saturday on ESPN and drew 845,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily.  The telecast was second overall in cable next to the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on TNT.  The telecast started late on ESPN due to an overrun for softball but the 145 minutes on the network drew […]

UFC on ESPN 45 bonuses

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UFC on ESPN 45 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas.  The ageless Jim Miller led the bonus winners with a KO of Jesse Butler in under 25 seconds in the first round. Miller took the fight on just two days’ notice after Jared Gordon dropped out.  Unfortunately for Jesse Butler, Miller […]