Ahead of his fight against Jon Jones in Houston next week, Dominick Reyes told reporters that he would like to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey during fight week. However, the UFC will have to consider the request since NBA jerseys are made by Nike and the promotion has a contract for […]
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Masvidal-Usman involved in Super Bowl row verbal altercation
Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman got into a verbal confrontation at Super Bowl radio row on Wednesday. Ariel Helwani posted footage via Josh Appel and Fanatics View. Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman just got into a verbal confrontation at Super Bowl radio row. (🎥 @JoshAppel) pic.twitter.com/K6kqTnpXyC — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 29, 2020 The welterweights […]
UFC Fight Night Raleigh attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night Raleigh took place Saturday night on ESPN+. The event drew 14,533 for a live gate of $1.3 million. UFC on ESPN 24 took place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. The feature bout saw Curtis Blaydes continue forward in the heavyweight division with a TKO of Junior dos Santos. The […]
Bellator 238 disclosed pay: Budd tops roster with $350K
ESPN’s Marc Raimondi reported the main event card payouts from Bellator 238. Julia Budd received the highest payout on the roster with a disclosed $350,000. According to multiple reports, Cris Cyborg will receive more than the reported $250,000 that the California State Athletic Commission has disclosed if she defeat’s Budd for the Featherweight title. In […]
UFC 246 Prelims draw 1.767M viewers
The UFC 246 Prelims on ESPN drew an astronomical 1.767 million viewers on Saturday night and 949,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It was the promotion’s best showing on the network and was the number one telecast on cable for Saturday. UFC 246 saw the return of Conor McGregor and […]