The Nevada Athletic Commission has disclosed the payouts for UFC 226 tomorrow. Stipe Miocic is making $750,000 for his title defense against Daniel Cormier. The UFC Light Heavyweight Champion is making $500,000 for his part in the main event. The rest of the payouts via MMA Junkie: Champ Stipe Miocic: $750,000 (no win bonus) Champ […]
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Max Hollway out of UFC 226
Max Holloway has been pulled from his title fight defense against Brian Ortega at UFC 226. Holloway’s team noticed Holloway was experiencing “concussion-like symptoms” and his fight has been taken off of the card. Holloway’s management team released a statement to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani: Breaking: Max Holloway is out of UFC 226. Here is a […]
UFC welterweight flagged by USADA
Bradley Scott was placed on provisional suspension by USADA after an in-competition sample was flagged on May 27, 2018. Scott lost to Carlo Pedrsoli, Jr. at UFC Fight Night 130 on the same date. Scott has been with the UFC since 2012 and has gone 3-5 during his stint with the company. The UFC issued […]
UFC 226 ticket demand as good as UFC 205
UFC 226 is looking to be one of the hottest tickets for the company this year. According to SeatGeek, it’s the hottest ticket on the secondary market for the UFC since New York’s UFC 205. UFC 226 this Saturday is the big happening for the company’s annual International Fight Week in Las Vegas. The card […]
Bellator 201 draws 466,000 viewers
Bellator 201 drew 466,000 viewers on Friday night on The Paramount Network according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings were an increase over Bellator 200. The main event featured two women as Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defended her flyweight title against Alejandra Lara. Macfarlane got Lara to tap to an armbar in the third round. In […]