Chris Russo bashes ‘not sports’ UFC and its fans, hilariously ignoring ESPN’s massive UFC partnership
"You sit there on Saturday night and pluck your $50 down to watch that?! Three rounds of kicking? You gotta be kidding me! That’s not sports!"
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UFC ESPN+ PPV prices are rising from $69.99 to $74.99, a long way from the $59.99 they were in 2018
The UFC on ESPN+ prices are rising again.
TikTok influencer Addison Rae implies new role as UFC live reporter, prompting backlash (updated)
Rae's tweet of "I studied broadcast journalism in college for 3 whole months to prepare for this moment" took backlash. But she reportedly was never hired by the UFC.
ESPN reportedly offered Ariel Helwani a pay cut to stay
Why would ESPN not go higher? Well, it's complicated.
Megan Olivi ‘genuinely was so hurt’ after being left out of Stephen A. Smith’s praise for ESPN’s UFC coverage
“It’s, unfortunately, something the women in this room have dealt with before and will have to continue to deal with."
Dana White’s shot at Ariel Helwani over Gina Carano’s antisemitic posts drew pushback from many, including Dan Le Batard
"I love how Ariel Helwani made it all about him. It was all about him. Such a douche."
UFC (finally) postpones next three events
Two days ago, Dana White said that the UFC fights would continue "unless there's a total shutdown out of the country."
UFC 246 broadcast totally ignores Baker Mayfield while going through NFL personalities in attendance
UFC 246 is in Las Vegas on Saturday night, with Conor McGregor and Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone set for...
Jon Anik and Joe Rogan react to Kevin Lee’s hellacious knockout on Gregor Gillespie
UFC won't show the actual KO but you can see the reaction from the announcers.
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.
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...
