UFC 259 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The $50K bonuses went to athletes on the prelims. The Fight of the Night went to Kennedy Nzechukwu and Carlos Ulberg. A heavy underdog, Nzechukwu earned a 2nd round stoppage for the victory. Uros Medic and Kai Kara-France earned the Performance Bonuses […]
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UFC-DraftKings broker 5-year deal estimated at $350M annually
Sports Business Journal reports that the UFC has signed a 5-year deal with Draft Kings for $350 million per year although broken down there is $100M in cash for the rights fee and another $250 million in media/marketing obligations. The deal makes the Boston-based company the exclusive sportsbook and DFS sponsor in the U.S. and […]
Report: JDS, Overeem let go by UFC
Heavyweight Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem have been let go by the UFC. Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie first reported Overeem’s departure while JDS posted his goodbye to the company via IG. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Junior Cigano Dos Santos 🅾️➕ (@juniorcigano) Junior dos Santos, captured the UFC Heavyweight […]
UFC Vegas 20 bonuses
UFC Fight Night Vegas 20 took place Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The Fight of the Night featured a bantamweight matchup between Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. The back-and-forth action-packed night salvaged a night of decisions save for one. Munhoz and Rivera delivered a hard-hitting fight with Munhoz destroying Rivera’s calf with […]
NZ Silver Fern center of trademark issue between City Kickboxing, UFC and Rugby team
Prior to Israel Adesanya’s return to the Octagon on March 6th, a potential trademark issue is percolating between his gym, City Kickboxing and New Zealand Rugby over a silver fern logo on the City’s uniforms. According to a report from ESPN, the UFC was contacted by New Zealand Rugby about the use of the silver […]