The UFC officially announced the February 1st Saudi Arabia card headliners. Israel Adesanya will face Nassourdine Imavov in the main event and Shara Magomedov challenges Michael Page. It will be the second time that the promotion has visited Saudi Arabia. This past June, the promotion impressed the Kingdom with a matchup of Robert Whitaker and […]
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UFC Tampa attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Tampa took place on Saturday night and was the last event of the year for the promotion. Four fighters received the $50K bonuses. Cub Swanson earned a Fight of the Night bonus with his KO of Billy Quarantillo. The Fight was a back-and-forth fight which saw Quarantillo having his moments during the fight. But […]
UFC 310 Prelims drew 588K viewers
The UFC 310 PPV Prelims on ESPN2 drew 588,000 viewers per Programming Insider. The telecast drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo. UFC 310 took place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The feature fight of the night saw Dominick Reyes continue his return to activity with a second round stoppage of Anthony Smith. […]
White offers no opinion on McGregor verdict
Dana White offered his first public response to the Irish jury verdict finding Conor McGregor guilty of sexual assault. However, he gave a brusque response without offering any substantive comment on the manner. At the post-UFC 311 press conference White was asked about a jury finding Conor McGregor liable for sexual assault in Ireland. “If […]