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What to be thankful for in MMA this year? It’s certainly a fair question to ask at this time, given that a wild year of fights only has one month left in it before 2025 is sent to the history file. This Thanksgiving weekend is a rarity on the MMA schedule. After several years of […]
The current UFC on ESPN era is nearing its conclusion. UFC action has called ESPN and ESPN+ home inside the United States of America for seven years. Flashback to 2018: Former UFC rightsholder FOX acquires the rights to WWE SmackDown! in a Friday evening timeslot under the FOX Sports banner in a...
Top Rank Boxing headed into the 2020 calendar year rolling along with a number of anticipated fights scheduled. By the time the calendar turned to the month of March, Bob Arum’s promotion had been slated to head to The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City on the night of March 14. It...
UFC president Dana White has provided an update on the potential future of the organization’s streaming destination going forward. Dana White Talks About What Could Be Next in Media Rights Following the conclusion of the blockbuster UFC 314 card, Dana White was present at the post-fight press co...
Ready or not, 2025 is now in full swing. Now that we’re about three days into this journey that we call a new year, there are still a few more projections from the fabled crystal ball that have to be given out. Earlier this week, we celebrated New Year’s Day with the first half of […]
August is just about over. Summer days have trickled down to a precious few in advance of the autumnal equinox next month, but MMA action is only continuing to heat up. This Saturday night, the sport’s top promotion, the UFC returns to its Las Vegas homebase for its final event of the eighth mont...
It’s back. After awarding 46 UFC contracts over its 10 episodes in 2023, the eighth season of Dana White’s Contender Series is just hours away from kicking off. Later this evening, the first crop of 10 MMA prospects step into the UFC Apex’s Octagon in an effort to win a deal in the sport’s top pr...
It’s the middle of August and that means one thing: The playoff intensity is heating up. Make no mistake, however: This is not a baseball post, though a number of MLB’s teams have October on their minds as the summer wains, except for the Chicago White Sox, who have already started thinking about...
The second event of the month of August in MMA‘s top promotion is about to commence. Tonight, the UFC Apex facility plays host to another edition of UFC Fight Night: UFC on ESPN 61. Live coverage of this UFC event begins at 5 pm ET/ 2 pm PT on ESPN and ESPN+. Due to several […]
The dog days of summer are winding down, but the UFC is just heating up. This Saturday, one week away from UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, Dana White‘s promotion sets up shop in its Las Vegas homebase for UFC on ESPN 61 from the UFC Apex facility. Live coverage of this event begins at a […]
If it’s August, it must be time to start thinking about the playoffs. While the boys of summer in Major League Baseball are still swinging away in hopes of playing ball on a brisk night in October as the stretch run on the diamond begins (if your favorite ballclub hasn’t conceded this season as a...
The month of July is a light one for the UFC. With the promotion already having held a bye week over the weekend of the Fourth of July inside the United States, only three events were on the schedule this seventh month of the year. By and large, MMA‘s top promotion put on a wonderful […]
It’s another stacked Saturday in the world of combat sports. While the UFC is on the road in Denver for another UFC Fight Night card, the promotion’s home city once again plays host to a Saturday night of championship boxing. Bob Arum‘s Top Rank sets up shop inside Palms Casino Resort in Las Vega...
While MMA’s top promotion is dark tonight, ESPN‘s still got fights to show on a rare UFC-free Saturday. Tonight, the squared circle of boxing heads to Newark, NJ for a full evening of pugilism from Bob Arum‘s Top Rank. Live coverage begins at 6:10 pm ET/ 3:10 pm PT on ESPN+ from Prudential Center...
On any other Saturday night throughout a given calendar year, combat sports promotions across the world would be competing for your viewership. This extended holiday weekend to commemorate the Fourth of July inside the United States sees MMA‘s top promotion, the UFC, take a hiatus after UFC 303 a...
On a weekend where the United States celebrates its independence, there’s not much in the way of MMA going on, aside from ONE Championship and the LFA. Largely, Saturday night is going to be dominated by the sweet science of boxing. Bob Arum‘s itinerary is full this weekend, with Top Rank heading...