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CES 60 is set to go down tomorrow night at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI. The card is pretty interesting and can be seen on Fight Pass Friday at 5 PM PST. The event is being headlined by three title fights and the fifth career fight of John Gotti III. Let’s take a […]
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 ...
Fight Pass News Blitz #1 Introduction: I have been a long-time subscriber, fan, and supporter of the UFC Fight Pass streaming service. Over the past couple of years, I’ve tracked UFC Fight Pass-related news and announcements via my twitter account (@volkstyles). Now, I’m starting a series to trac...
Since its sale to WME-IMG last year, the UFC‘s financial moves have been subject to more coverage than ever. Dozens of front office staff were the first to go, including retired fighters and honorary executives Chuck Liddell and Matt Hughes. Next, walkout music licenses were targeted, with Carla ...
It wouldn’t be right to say the UFC waited too long to bring Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino into the promotion proper. Justino is still a few months away from her 31st birthday and has yet to hit her 20th pro MMA bout (and aside from a kickboxing bout in 2014, she’s taken very little damage in her […]
It is year-end, and you’ll find plenty of MMA sites reviewing the goings-on of 2015. We here at MMA Sucka’s Chicago Desk are more forward-thinking. We know you know what happened in 2015…but what’s going to happen in 2016? What are the big stories to keep an eye on? We’ve got you covered. CAN THE...
Following a successful UFC debut, 19-year-old Sage Northcutt returns to action vs. the always tough Cody Pfister live on Fight Pass. The bout was announced by the promotion on Monday. Northcutt (6-0) is a life-long martial artist who spent a majority of his young professional career in Legacy FC....
UFC 191 was a pay-per-view event for the UFC. UFC 191 was headlined by Demetrious Johnson. Therefore, it’s like that UFC 191 did not do so well on pay-per-view. Now, no one (read: Dave Meltzer) has released any numbers, but it’s not too hard to predict these things with Demetrious Johnson. His la...
“Obviously, you’re going to have access to the library and lots of other programming that’s going to be on the network, but there’s going to be a ridiculous amount of live fights.” – Dana White The UFC announced Fight Pass on December 22, 2013. On January 4, the UFC aired its first live card on […]
UFC FIGHT PASS continues to acquire great mixed martial arts content from around the world. Today, UFC Chief Content Officer Marshall Zelaznik announced the UFC’s digital streaming service has reached an exclusive agreement to live stream all of Titan FC’s events. UFC Fight Pass reaches long-term...
Video: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Season 4 Tryouts As season four of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil commences, UFC matchmakers were bombarded by more than 600 applicants, all in search of the dream to be the next Ultimate Fighter. Watch as fighters go through rigorous tryouts as they compete to be ...
The world’s largest mixed martial arts fight library is going to get a whole lot bigger in 2015. UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC’s digital streaming service, has obtained the rights to the fight archives of Cage Rage, Extreme Challenge MMA, the XFO, UCMMA, Hook N Shoot, TKO, King of the Cage and the Panc...
To celebrate the holiday season, UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC’s digital subscription service, presents an Advent calendar style countdown of the best 25 fights so far in 2014. ‘A Dana White Christmas’ premieres on UFC Fight Pass Dubbed “A Dana White Christmas” every day starting today (December 1) thr...
This past Saturday, another UFC double-header was served to us, as UFC Fight Night 53 & 54 took place on the same day. Two cards that were not stacked, turned out to be decent, but nothing spectacular. The Sweden card that occurred earlier in the day had a lackluster undercard, but the event go...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Invicta Fighting Championships are excited to announce that UFCFIGHTPASS.com, the UFC’s digital streaming service, is now the exclusive digital broadcaster of the world’s leading all-female MMA organization. UFC Fight Pass signs content deal with Invicta FC ...
Fight Pass has been the subject of much debate in the MMA world since launching in December. At this point for $9.99 a month, you can watch just about any MMA event video that is owned by Zuffa as well as every episode of The Ultimate Fighter and much more. However, the real point of […]