The Professional Fighters League is joining forces with Draft Kings to offer a fantasy sports component and eventually gaming according to a press release sent out on Friday. The announcement comes ahead of its first year of the promotion’s new format which will award $1 million to the winners of each of its weight divisions. […]
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One last motion before the Class Cert-Summary Judgment hearing in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit
In light of Friday’s big hearing in the Zuffa Antitrust lawsuit in Federal court in Nevada, the parties have filed a joint motion to stipulate how they will deal with references to trade secret or confidential information. The joint motion was filed on Thursday and is agreed to by the parties. It’s unlikely that the […]
UFC 231: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 231 taking place from Toronto, Ontario, Canada where Max Holloway reminded people he is still one of the greatest in the UFC today. Holloway forces doctor stoppage Returning to form, Max Holloway successfully defended his Featherweight title by stopping Brian […]
UFC cancels January PPV event in Anaheim
The UFC has canceled its January PPV originally scheduled for Anaheim on January 26th due to lack of a main event. The event was to be held on the same night as Bellator’s card in Los Angeles. When news hit of the cancellation, Bellator Scott Coker took to twitter: pic.twitter.com/2MWVAa3AFj — Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) December […]
UFC 231 Prelims draw 786,000 viewers on FS1
The UFC 231 Prelims on FS1 drew 786,000 viewers on Saturday night. The event featured the strawweight matchup between Nina Ansaroff and Claudia Gadelha with Ansaroff pulling off the upset victory. The event drew 394,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo and a 0.46 share per ShowBuzz Daily. The UFC 231 prefight show drew 211,000 viewers […]