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UFC heads to Azerbaijan in June

April 11, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The UFC announced that it will hold an event for the first time in the country of Azerbaijan. The event will feature Jamahal Hill taking on a Khalil Rountree in the main event. The event will be held June 21st at the Baku Crystal Hall. It will be the second straight year that the promotion […]

As exclusive negotiating window closes, ESPN bullish on UFC return

April 11, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Sports Business Journal reports that ESPN is not concerned that its exclusive window to secure a new deal with the UFC ends on Tuesday. In an interview with Jimmy Pitaro, he stated not to read too much into the end of the period. After April 15th, the UFC is free to negotiate a new media […]

GFL cancels LA events

April 10, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

The upstart Global Fight League which was to have its inaugural events in Los Angeles at the end of May has canceled both cards and the league is in jeopardy. The bottom line is that an investor that was tied to funding the league missed a deadline and as a result the organizer have canceled […]

UFC 314 sponsors will be…

April 9, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Ahead of UFC 314, the Sports Business Journal announced the sponsors that will be seen during the broadcast and during in-event ads during Saturday night’s telecast. Papa Johns is the latest QSR brand to commit to the UFC and will be presented in the Octagon and during the UFC broadcast. While this is just a […]

Papa Johns latest QSR sponsor for UFC

April 9, 2025 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

UFC 314 will be flush with new sponsor. The latest in the Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR for short) category is Papa Johns. The Atlanta, Georgia-based company will have Octagon branding, ads during telecast and social media support for UFC 314. It will be Papa Johns’ first time in the Octagon at UFC 314 taking place […]