Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Dana White bows to intense pressure, calls off UFC 249
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has revealed he was pressured by the most senior executives at both the Walt Disney Company and ESPN to call off UFC 249, which was scheduled for April…
UFC has secured private island to host events, claims White
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White claims he has secured a private island for the mixed martial arts organization to continue to stage events amid the Covid-19 shutdown
Trump hopeful of sports resumption after call with commissioners
US president holds conference call with representatives of most major US sports properties, but remains non-committal about a potential date to restart games
UFC relents on coronavirus events strategy
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has performed an about-turn to fall in line with other major sports organisations in postponing upcoming events amid the coronavirus outbreak, although president…
Show goes on for UFC as White criticises ‘panicking’ sports bodies
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has pledged it will continue to stage events amid the coronavirus, with president Dana White claiming sports organisations are “panicking” by enacting rafts of …
UFC seeks PPV uplift from Facebook, Tricolor secures UFC TV carriage
Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed a fresh content agreement with social media platform Facebook designed to showcase its pay-per-view broadcasts
Nent extends UFC rights in Nordic territories
Media company Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has agreed a multi-year extension to its rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the Endeavor-owned mixed martial arts promotion
UFC signs Snapchat content agreement
The UFC mixed martial arts series has signed a new deal with social media platform Snapchat to deliver worldwide content to fans
IMG Arena to market UFC’s first live betting data service
IMG Arena, the sports betting unit of the IMG agency, has added another high-profile property to the list of sports events to which it distributes live scoring data to by announcing the launch of the UFC…
UFC extends with long-running PPV partner Joe Hand Promotions
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts organisation has signed a multi-year extension to its pay-per-view distribution agreement with Joe Hand Promotions
UFC ‘launches $465m leveraged loan’
The UFC mixed martial arts promotion has reportedly launched a new leveraged loan worth $465m (€423m) on the back of its recent rights agreement with sports broadcaster ESPN.
Dana White reasserts interest in purchasing NFL team
UFC president tells industry audience that he retains keen interest in NFL ownership along with Fertitta brothers
UFC hails recognition of MMA in France
Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship has welcomed a decision by France’s Ministry of Sports to officially recognise MMA as a sport.
UFC opens world’s largest MMA training facility in Shanghai
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the mixed martial arts promoter, opened a 93,000-square-foot "Performance Institute" for Asian athletes in Jing'An, Shanghai on Thursday
UFC opens state-of-the-art production centre in Las Vegas
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has opened a new state-of-the-art 130,000 square-foot production facility in Las Vegas, known as "UFC Apex
UFC names Shenzhen as new host city
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has announced that Shenzhen will host its third event in China on August 31
UFC returns to Abu Dhabi with long-term deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will return to Abu Dhabi for the first time since 2014 after a five-year hosting rights deal was announced today (Monday)
Conor McGregor sponsor says retirement announcement is a “piece of entertainment”
Sergey Portnov, chief executive of Parimatch, the international betting firm which recently signed a two-year endorsement deal with Conor McGregor, has questioned the fighter’s retirement from mixed m…