Taking place today is what many consider to be UFC’s biggest event in almost a year. UFC 168: Silva vs Weidman took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in December of 2013, the same venue where UFC 182 is being held. Surprisingly enough, this event was not a sell out and there were […]
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Cannonier’s quest to fund training camp for UFC 182
As we all settle in for UFC 182 Saturday night, one item that gained my attention at the weigh-ins on Friday night was the story the commentators told of Heavyweight Jared Cannonier’s quest to fund his training camp. Cannonier utilized crowdfunding site GoFundMe to help pay for his training camp preparing for Shawn Jordan. Cannonier, […]
UFC announces addition of several promotions to Fight Pass
At a press conference Saturday afternoon prior to UFC 182, the UFC announced the acquisition of libraries of several promotions of the past including CageRage, ExtremeChallengeMMA, XFO, UCMMA, Hook&Shoot & TKO, King of the Cage and Pancrase. With the announcement, came the assurance that there would be no increase in price. The addition will bring […]
UFC sponsor Fram signs Cerrone, Hendricks
Donald Cerrone and Johny Hendricks have signed sponsorship deals with official UFC sponsor Fram according to a Fram press release. Cerrone will don the Fram logo at Saturday’s UFC 182. The deal should help with Cerrone’s training camp costs. Cerrone indicated after an open workout this week that he spent $20,000 on his training camp […]
UFC Increases PPV price for announced 2015 events
According to UFC.TV and multiple PPV providers such as DirecTV and Time Warner, the UFC will charge consumers an estimated $59.99 HD/$49.99 SD for all PPVs scheduled in 2015 so far, which include UFC 182: Jones vs Cormier, UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz and UFC 184: Weidman vs Belfort. Payout Perspective: UFC President Dana […]