DAZN will go head to head with the UFC with their broadcast of Canelo-Kovalev
DAZN is bringing the heat in November.
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Campbell McLaren on Combate Americas: “Our goal is to be the number-two sport in the world for Hispanic sports fans.”
"If you had $1 billion, that is probably not enough money to compete with the UFC; they're so established and they're so good at what they do. I didn't want to recreate that. Combate, my feeling is very different; I think it's reinventing MMA."
Daniel Cormier will host five UFC-themed episodes of ‘Detail’ on ESPN+
Daniel Cormier follows Kobe Bryant -- the series founder -- and Peyton Manning to host Detail, which features in-depth film analysis.
Combate Americas Friday on Univision averaged more viewers than UFC prelims on ESPN and Bellator event on Paramount Saturday
Combate Americas pulled in an impressive audience of 416,000 Friday.
The Athletic has now launched MMA coverage, featuring alums from MMA Junkie, ESPN, MMA Fighting, and Bleacher Report
The Athletic's MMA coverage has launched with an incredible roster of writers.
You will now need an ESPN+ subscription to buy UFC PPVs
UFC PPVs will now be exclusively on ESPN+.
Demi Lovato knocks out Jay Glazer’s front tooth in MMA training session
Don't be on the opposite end of a Lovato beatdown.
Derek Carr asks Dana White to set up a fight against “clowns on TV,” Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman respond
First Take criticisms of Derek Carr led to Carr shooting back, and to Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman shooting back again, and to the hot take cycle continuing...
The UFC’s ESPN+ debut spurred half a million new subscriptions
Half a million subscribers is one hell of a thing...but how many will stick around past the free trial?
Dan Le Batard calls MMA “the damn sewer,” says “now we’re telling you the violence is okay” while interviewing Ariel Helwani
"Now, what has happened is Disney sees 'Oh, there's money to be made in MMA,' and Disney's buying everything, and ESPN's buying everything, and now we're telling you that the violence is okay. It wasn't okay before, but now the violence is okay, and now we sell it to you with ESPN+."
Jon Jones ducks reporter’s question about multiple drug test failures, telling her ‘you suck’
To say that MMA fighter Jon Jones owes someone an explanation for why he continues to mar UFC...
Turner Sports is entering the MMA scene, inking a three-year agreement with Singapore’s ONE Championship
Turner Sports, welcome to the MMA world.
Greg Hardy’s UFC debut will come on the promotion’s first ESPN card alongside Rachael Ostovich, whose husband allegedly broke her orbital bone in...
This is some incredibly poor scheduling on the UFC's part.
UFC debuting ‘Combatant In Chief’ documentary on Donald Trump’s influence on the company and MMA
This is one of 25 documentaries the UFC is making for its 25th anniversary, and it will be available on UFC Fight Pass.
