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On Saturday, April 13, UFC 236 goes down and it is one for the ages. Not only because the card features two title fights, but also because it is the first pay-per-view that will be broadcast on ESPN+. ESPN+ will be the exclusive provider of UFC pay-per-view events for U.S. fans. In addition to gi...
Ever wonder how your favorite mixed martial arts promotions turn a profit? Want to know how the UFC got a $4 billion dollar valuation and became part of the largest franchise sale in sports history? Don’t understand why the UFC is throwing out interim titles left and right like they’re on sale? W...
Ever wonder how your favorite mixed martial arts promotions turn a profit? Want to know how the UFC got a $4 billion dollar valuation and became part of the largest franchise sale in sports history? Don’t understand why the UFC is throwing out interim titles left and right like they’re on sale? T...
The Professional Fighters League continues to make important business moves to compete with the UFC Modelo isn’t the only beer in MMA. On Monday the Professional Fighters League (PFL) announced that it had signed a multi-year global rights deal with Anheuser-Busch InBev (ABI). While no financial ...
The Professional Fighters League will be returning for their second season, which will begin on May 9th, 2019. After a successful first season, PFL recently announced a broadcast deal with ESPN. ESPN released the first batch of PFL fighter announcements for season two, and the welterweight divisi...
The Professional Fighter’s League scores big by partnering up with the worldwide leader in broadcast sports. It seems the UFC isn’t the only MMA promotion that ESPN is interested in. The Professional Fighter’s League announced today that it has inked an exclusive multi-year media rights deal with...
With traditional revenue models on the decline, over-the-top streaming might just be the future of Sports Entertainment. Nearly eight months after the announcement that the UFC and ESPN reached a five-year $1.5 billion media rights agreement, the largest MMA promotion in the world made its debut ...
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2: Preview UFC Fortaleza Main Event: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 The rematch. These two men took part in a close encounter in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 212. Raphael Assunção took the first fight via split decision, handing Marlon Moraes a loss in his UFC debut. They meet again at U...
The ESPN era is underway with UFC on ESPN+ 1, and what better way to start it off then with a champion vs. champion match-up. The event takes place at the Barclay’s Arena in Brooklyn, New York as the UFC flyweight champion, Henry Cejudo, will look to defend his belt for the first time as bantamwe...
The UFC will debut a new UFC belt. The UFC is continuing to revamp as much as possible ahead of the new ESPN era. There were several reports about new championship belts coming out prior to UFC 232, but it was postponed for internal reasons. Some believe it had to do with the controversy surround...
It seems two fan-favorites are ready to get back inside the Octagon. Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal will square off in welterweight action at UFC Fight Night on March 16. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, it appears as though it is official. A fight between two elite welterweights has been confi...
The UFC’s decision to relocate UFC 232 is certainly driven by money, but for different reasons than many think. The main event for UFC 232 at the T-Mobile Arena was thrown into jeopardy Sunday. An announcement stated a ‘very small amount‘ of the steroid commonly known as turinabol was found in h...
Josh Jauncey vs. Elvis Gashi Added to GLORY 43 on Friday, July 14 GLORY 43 New York fight card finalized, Tickets on sale now at theateratmsg.com DENVER – The GLORY 43 New York fight card is now complete with the addition of Elvis “Super” Gashi (18-0, 9 KO, fighting out of the United States), who...
The September 16, 2013 edition of ESPN the Magazine had a feature entitled “MMA Confidential” which asked 38 mixed martial arts fighters about a variety of hot topics from wanting a union to worrying about a fighter dying inside the cage. Video: ESPN asked MMA fighters about variety of hot topics...
As mentioned last month, Miesha Tate will be featured in this months issue of ESPN the Magazine’s ‘The Body Issue’. Tate will be amongst 21 athletes who will shed their clothes for the fifth installment on ‘The Body Issue’. Miesha Tate ESPN the Magazine ‘The Body Issue’ photo released “Cupcake” i...
There is always somebody cracking jokes about MMA, whether it’s fighters, writers or fans. Some of them are even pretty funny, and we’re going to share with you the three best tweets of the day from fighters, fans, and the media. Today we’ve got Josh Gross of ESPN acting Canadian with a passive-a...