ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first reported that Daniel Cormier will headline UFC 230 defending his Heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis. In addition, it appears that the Valentina Shevchenko fight against Sijara Eubanks has been cancelled. Shevchenko will now face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Toronto this December. First, the Cormier-Lewis matchup was a surprise to the Black Beast […]
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UFC 229: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time it was one of the biggest events in company history with UFC 229 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Khabib submits Conor, brawl ensues You’ve likely read all about the post-fight brawl. Despite MMA fan that like to downplay the incident, this was not how […]
Factual misstatements, omissions cited by Smith in dismissal letter as she appeals NLRB decision
MMA Junkie reports that Leslie Smith will file an appeal of her dismissal of her NLRB labor complaint. In a two-page decision dated September 18, 2018, the NLRB cited that after an investigation Smith’s complaint lacks merit. “[t]here is insufficient evidence to establish that the UFC’s failure to renew her contract in April 2018 was […]
UFC 229 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 229 set an attendance and gate record for MMA events in Nevada on Saturday night. The event which was marred by a post-fight melee involving Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmogomedov had some great fights too. The event was a sell-out at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The co-main event of Tony Ferguson-Anthony Pettis […]
Chickens came home to roost at UFC 229
Tonight’s UFC 229 was marred by a melee after Khabib Nurmogomedov defeated Conor McGregor in the main event. Khabib went after Conor’s corner, namely Dilon Danis, and chaos ensued. A member of Khabib’s corner climbed the cage and took a shot at Conor. During the post-fight show on FS1 Dana White stated that 3 of […]