In Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 89 post-fight press conference, Donald Cerrone sent a not-so-subtle jab about his pay. In response to a question which listed his accolades, Cerrone stated, “According to my pay, I don’t mean sh*t to the UFC. But we’ll see. Maybe I’ll talk to [UFC president] Dana [White] after this and […]
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Muhammad Ali Expansion Act revealed
The initial draft language for the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act was made public last week. The language, while likely not the final version, amends the existing act which protects boxers. The UFC opposes federal regulation of its sport. Lawrence Epstein, the company’s Chief Operating Officer told ESPN, “We continue to believe the federal government would […]
TUF 29 Episode 9 draws 409,000 viewers
The 9th episode of The Ultimate Fighter season 23 drew 409,000 viewers Wednesday night on FS1 according to Sports TV Ratings. The ratings reflect a slight increase from Episode 8. In the fight of the show, Kate Jackson defeated Ashley Yoder via unanimous decision securing another win for Team Claudia. She now owns a 7-1 […]
Zuffa close to sale of UFC
MMA Fighting reports that Zuffa, LLC is close to selling the UFC. An ESPN report states that the UFC has received two bids in the range of $4.1 billion. According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the two groups with the highest bids are WME-IMG in conjunction with Dalian Wanda Group and China Media Capital. Per Rovell, […]