Anthony “Showtime” Pettis announced via social media that he was going to explore free agency options ending his 12 years with the WEC and Zuffa. 10 years to the month that Pettis showed up on the scene with the “Showtime” kick of Benson Henderson on the very last World Extreme Cagefighting show of the promotion, […]
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UFC Fight Night Prelims draw 413K
UFC Fight Night 183 Prelims on ESPN drew 413K viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The main card appeared on ESPN+ only. The Prelims featured Anthony Pettis as he defeated Alex Morono in the feature bout on the undercard. The main card featured Stephen Thompson as he defeated Geoff Neal via Unanimous Decision. UFC Fight […]
UFC on Vegas 17 bonuses
Four performance bonuses were handed out on Saturday night at the UFC’s final event of 2020. The performance bonuses went to Stephen Thompson, Marcin Tybura, Rob Font and Jimmy Flick. All received $50,000 for their work Saturday. Thompson earned a bonus for his main event win against Geoff Neal. Tybura stopped Greg Hardy in their […]
Three fights at UFC Fight Night 183 scrapped due to COVID-19
Three fights have been scrapped due to COVID-19 at UFC Fight Night 183 this Saturday night. The latest being Karl Roberson and Dalcha Lungiambula which was cancelled this morning prior to the weigh-ins. Lungiambula still showed up on Friday to weigh-in and made the middleweight mark at 185.5 pounds. Roberson tested positive for COVID-19. He […]