BREAKING: ESPN and UFC reach streaming deal.
One piece of the UFC’s rights puzzle ha been solved. According to a release on their website, the UFC has reached a deal with ESPN that includes ESPN’s newly launches ESPN+ streaming service airing 15 […]
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REPORT: ESPN and FOX Sports teaming up in bid for UFC television rights
The answer to the question, “Who will be the UFC’s new television partner?” might be a complicated one. According to a report by Variety, ESPN and Fox Sports have teamed up to make the UFC […]
ROB M V’s VLOG: Why Rousey brought this on herself
Did Ronda Rousey cause herself undue scrutiny over the past few days? Robert Vallejos explains how this all could have been avoided years ago. Ronda Rousey sure knows how to rile up the fan base […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 3/27/18: Things get weird in ESPN interview with Ronda Rousey
Just because Ronda Rousey’s getting ready to make her WWE debut at WrestleMania 34, don’t expect her to say that she’s for sure retired from MMA. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion quickly went to […]
TUESDAY NEWS DIGEST 7/18: Conor McGregor’s father defends son against racism accusations, Anderson Silva challenge, more (w/Hiscoe’s Analysis)
With much of the hype surrounding the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing match moving away from the fight and towards controversial comments made by both men, McGregor’s father, Tony McGregor, spoke on his […]
5 YRS AGO: PENICK’S TAKE – Looking at Lorenzo Fertitta’s full ESPN interview on fighter pay, perceived UFC monopoly, Bellator, and more
In putting together a story regarding fighter pay in the UFC, ESPN conducted an interview with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta. As they had spoken with several fighters on the UFC’s roster who would not allow […]
Dana White tells ESPN SportsCenter he’s aiming to have MMA added as Olympic sport
Dana White, President of UFC, says he wants to see MMA added as a sport in the Olympics. “We’ve probably been working on that for like three or four or five years,” he said on ESPN […]
UFC Champ Conor McGregor to appear in ESPN The Magazine’s annual “Body Issue” this July
Conor McGregor will become the sixth MMA fighter to appear in ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue, coming out this July. McGregor’s bare-all appearance in the magazine was announced on Monday, while the full list […]
ESPN’s Darren Rovell, UFC President Dana White comment on report of UFC sale talks on Dan Patrick Show
The potential sale of the UFC was the main topic this morning on The Dan Patrick Show on NBCSN, with ESPN reporter Darren Rovell defending a Tuesday report that the UFC’s owners were in “advanced […]
UFC Champ Ronda Rousey to become first female athlete to guest anchor ESPN’s Sportscenter on Wednesday
UFC Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey will be making a number of appearances this week in advance of next month’s UFC 193 event in Australia, including a spot on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on […]