Giga Chikadze has withdrawn from his fight with Alex Caceres due to a positive coronavirus test. He was scheduled to fight Saturday at UFC Vegas 8. The featherweight was pulled from the bout due to a positive COVID-19 test. Caceres will now meet Austin Springer on Saturday night. Kevin Croom was the original replacement for […]
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White lobbies for Trump re-election
Dana White gave pre-recorded comments in support of Donald Trump’s re-election for President of the United States at the Republican National Convention. White gave a partisan, biting speech that lobbied for the re-election of Trump. He referred to major issues that the Republican party hopes to impress upon for November’s election. This included the notion […]
AEW on TNT Saturday night drew 755,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 0.31 in the A18-49 demo, 0.19 in F18-49, 0.44 in M18-49, 0.21 in P18-34, 0.13 F12-34, 0.25M12-34, 0.35 P25-54, 0.25 in the over 50 demo. AEW aired on Saturday due to the NBA Playoffs airing in its usual […]
UFC buys more land for hotel for athletes, staff
Dana White indicated that the UFC plans on adding a hotel on the property next to its corporate headquarters, the UFC Performance Institute and the UFC Apex. White made the comments Tuesday night after his Contender Series 30 event at the UFC Apex. Zuffa Landco, LLC, an affiliate of UFC parent Zuffa LLC paid $7.8 […]
UFC on ESPN 15 draws 869,000 viewers
UFC on ESPN 15 drew 869,000 viewers on Saturday night per Nielsen media research via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings were the 4th best overall on Saturday following the NBA Playoff games on ESPN and TNT that day. UFC on ESPN 15 featured Frankie Edgar facing Pedro Munhoz with Edgar winning his debut at bantamweight. The […]