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To say that the UFC business and revenue model thrives on rivalries is obvious. The rivalry between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov produced one of the most hyped UFC fights in history. UFC 229 in 2018 stands as MMA’s highest-grossing event ever due to massive pay-per-view sales and gate r...
Here is the Monday edition of MMA Rumors. With fight announcements, the odd piece of breaking news and more, we figured we’d change it up and throw some rumours at you. Today’s MMA rumours feature Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov 2, the Brian Ortega incident, and UFC 248 PPV buys from China...
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 ...
According to research analysis firm Applied Analysis, UFC 229 generated a whopping $86.4 million in revenue for the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The event which was headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor was guaranteed to garner success, but no one expected that much. “During the bui...
It was announced last August prior to UFC 229 that Conor McGregor had officially signed a five-fight contract with the UFC. Following what ended in a one-sided defeat by the hands of current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, the Irishman now has four fights remaining on that contract....
UFC 229 has come and gone, but the effect of the event on the sport isn’t going anywhere. When Conor McGregor returned to the octagon, attempting to regain his lightweight title, a record number of fans watched. Things didn’t go his way, as he was dominated by the undefeated Dagestani champion Kh...
Count Rafael dos Anjos in. The former UFC lightweight champion responded to Bellator fighter Dillon Danis’ Twitter challenge on Thursday. He offered to travel to Danis’ gym, or to host Danis at his own where the two would each put up $100,000 and then jump into the cage. With no time limit, dos A...
Khabib Nurmagomedov has gave the UFC an ultimatum. He says he will leave the promotion if his teammate, Zubaira Tukhugov, is cut from the UFC after his role in the aftermath following the UFC 229 main event. Nurmagomedov, who successfully defended his lightweight title, issued a statement on Thur...
The historic event that was UFC 229 took place in Las Vegas this past Saturday with a main event for the ages. The lightweight title was to be defended for the first time in nearly two years. Lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov put his title on the line against the former two-division champ...
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What are the top five fights to make after #UFC229: Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor?
UFC 229 was an event marred in controversy. Sport and controversy can’t be separated, yet at UFC 229 the sport did not harbor the controversy. Saturday’s card brought the long overdue return of mixed martial arts love child, Conor McGregor. Although the beloved the Irishmen made his return upon a...
The UFC 229 Brawl will be talked about for a long time, and for good reason. It was an absolutely crazy ending to a night full of crazy fights. There have only been a few situations similar to this one in the history of MMA. There could be a champion fined, suspended, and/or stripped. A […]
At UFC 229, Khabib Nurmagomedov successfully defended his lightweight title by submitting Conor McGregor via rear-naked choke in the fourth round. But we were disappointed by the aftermath as the night left us with more questions than answers. A night which could have ended at Nurmagomedov earnin...
Fists were thrown. Cages were jumped. Lines were crossed. The MMA world is still processing the madness that took place immediately following Khabib Nurmagomedov finishing Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The post-fight brawl in and around the cage has gone mainstream, hitting the front page of popular...
Among the fighters tweeting about last night’s mayhem at UFC 229 was former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. And he took special aim at Conor McGregor’s friend and teammate, Dillon Danis. “This guy Dillan Dennis [sic] he is nobody,” dos Anjos tweeted Sunday afternoon. “He just suck Cono...