Jorge Masvidal is negotiating with the UFC about filling in the slot of Gilbert Burns to face Kamaru Usman in the UFC 251 main event. Masvidal’s agents posted social media of what appears to be Masvidal negotiating with the UFC and taking a COVID-19 test. According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, negotiations for the fight are […]
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Gilbert Burns tests positive for COVID-19, title fight with Usman off for UFC 251
Gilbert Burns tested positive for COVID-19 and his fight with Kamaru Usman next Saturday at UFC 251 has been canceled. It is not known as of this date whether Usman will fight on the card. Burns was pulled from the fight after traveling from Florida where he had been training to Las Vegas which the […]
Ahead of Fight Island, UFC fighter tests positive for COVID-19
UFC fighter Anderson dos Santos has tested positive for COVID-19 and his bout with Jack Shore scheduled for Fight Island on July 15th has been scrapped per MMA Fighting. Dos Santos had been quarantined in a hotel along with other Brazilian fighters in Sao Paulo prior to traveling to Abu Dhabi. Notably, UFC fighter Paulian […]
UFC on ESPN 12 main card and prelims 1st and 2nd in overall cable ratings Saturday
UFC on ESPN 12 took place on Saturday night in Las Vegas and drew 1.070 million viewers for the main card and 635,000 for the prelim card both on ESPN. It placed first and second in overall cable ratings on Saturday. The telecast featuring Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker in the main event averaged 552,000 […]
Poirier tops UFC on ESPN 12 salaries
The Nevada State Athletic Commission disclosed the payouts from this past Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 12 event at The Apex in Las Vegas. Dustin Poirier topped the salary payouts making a reported $300,000. Poirier made $150,000 plus another $150,000 for his Fight of the Year potential fight with Dan Hooker. Hooker made $110,000 for his […]