Dana White announced Thursday afternoon that UFC 249 is postponed as well as other fights the company had planned to go forward starting next Saturday. White indicated he received a call from the “highest level you can go at Disney, and the highest level at ESPN” in halting the plans of the promotion. UFC 249 […]
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ABC reverses course on UFC events
MMA Fighting reports that UFC 249 will be a regulated event per The Association of Boxing Commission and Combative (“ABC”) Sports. The Association of Ringside Physicians (“ARP”) released a statement earlier this week which advised not holding combat sports until further notice. On Tuesday, The MMA Report received a statement from the ABC stating that […]
Details of Dana White sex tape lawsuit
MPO has obtained the lawsuit filed by Joshua Ramos against Dana White and UFC Holdings, LLC. The lawsuit filed in Clark County; Nevada details the sex-tape extortion hush money deal gone bad. As was reported this past weekend, Ramos sued White and the UFC for backing out of a deal in exchange for his silence. […]
Tachi Palace to hold UFC 249
As first reported by Jeff Sherwood, the UFC will hold its April 18th event and the next 4 UFC events at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California. UFC 249 features Tony Ferguson as he fights Justin Gaethje for the interim UFC lightweight title. The event is on tribal land in Central California as the California […]