The UFC announced on Saturday that the 2015 fight between Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald will be introduced into the fight wing of the UFC Hall of Fame. The fight, which took place at UFC 189, was the co-main event which featured Conor McGregor fighting Chad Mendes. It was a classic fight which saw the […]
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UFC 289 heads to Vancouver, Canada
Dana White announced on Friday that June’s UFC PPV event will be at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. The last time the UFC went to Vancouver was in September 2019 as it hosted a Fight Night featuring Justin Gaethje and Donald Cerrone. Although no main event has been announced for the June 10th PPV, […]
WWE-UFC combine for NewCo
A night after the WWE’s biggest event, the company announced that it would be acquired by the UFC’s parent company Endeavor. The WWE and UFC will merge into a publicly traded company with the moniker TKO. The acquisition is an all-stock transaction that list the enterprise value of WWE at $9.3 billion. In comparison, the […]
UFC on ESPN 43 draws 976K viewers
UFC on ESPN 43 took place this past Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. The telecast on ESPN drew 976,000 viewers per Nielsen why the prelims drew 640,000. The main card which featured Marlon Vera taking on Cory Sandhagen. The telecast drew 439,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo while the prelims scored 279,000 viewers in the […]
UFC on ESPN 43 bonuses
UFC on ESPN 43 took place Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas. The UFC awarded bonuses for 4 fighters. Daniel Pineda submitted Tucker Lutz via guillotine choke in the second round of their fight. Pineda was the biggest underdog on the card but earned a $50K bonus for his performance. Nate Landwehr picked up a […]