On Thursday, the UFC announced a five-year extension of its continued support for the Cleveland Clinc which would fund research for the study of head impacts on long-term brain health. The announcement via press release also announced a $1 million contribution to the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The UFC joined […]
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UFC 257 hits the drive-in
Without a capacity crowd or closed-circuit television for the company’s first PPV of 2021, the company is partnering with Encore Drive-In Nights to air UFC 257 in drive-in theatres. With the pandemic keeping people from attending live events in person, the UFC is pivoting to drive-ins which are allowed as a way of social distancing. […]
Flyweight Champ gets a PPV upside starting in 2021
MMA Fighting reports that Deiveson Figueriredo will be receiving a PPV upside starting in 2021. The flyweight champion was the headliner on the last two UFC PPVs of 2020. Figueriredo defeated Alex Perez in the main event of UFC 255 in November at The Apex in Las Vegas. He stayed in Vegas to make his […]
ABC to telecast full UFC Fight Night main card Jan 16
Hernandez tests positive for COVID-19, Jan. 16th fight off
The UFC has its first COVID-19 case which will delay a fight. Anthony Hernandez announced that he tested positive and his middleweight tilt with Rodolfo Vieira is off. Hernandez, (8-2MMA, 1-2 UFC), a former LFA Middleweight champion and Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series participant last fought this past May in a TKO loss to […]