UFC 224 announced the attendance and bonuses for Saturday night’s event from Brazil. The $50,000 bonuses went to Kelvin Gastelum and Jacare Souza for Fight of the Night. The Performance bonuses went to Lyoto Machida and Oleksiy Oliynyk. Machida used a front kick to score the KO victory over Vitor Belfort. The kick was eerily […]
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PFL announces uniform policy for upcoming season
The Professional Fighters League has announced a uniform policy which will begin at the start with its first event this June. Unlike the UFC’s uniform policy, it will allow up to 2 sponsors in designated areas of the uniform. MMA Fighting first reported the news of the uniform policy. Sponsors will be allowed to be […]
Yair Rodriguez dropped by UFC
The LA Times reports that Yair Rodriguez has been cut by the UFC for refusing to take a fight against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 227 this August in Los Angeles. Rodriguez has an 11-2 record and is the number 11-ranked featherweight. He was a rising superstar until he was stopped by Frankie Edgar in May […]
TUF 27 Episode 4 draws 207,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 27 Episode 4 on FS1 drew 207,000 viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 0.10 in the A18-49 demo. The fight of the show featured Bryce Mitchell as he took on Jay Cucciniello. Mitchell defeated Cucciniello by unanimous decision. Also on the show, the cameras followed Luis Pena as […]
UFC announces new digital deal with Disney’s ESPN+
The UFC has announced a media rights deal with the new direct-to-consumer ESPN+ platform. According to the Sports Business Journal, ESPN will pay $150 million per year over 5 years. The deal is limited to the UFC’s digital package and begins in 2019. Notably, Amazon Prime recently announced a deal with the UFC to carry […]