This deal comes one week after ESPN cut a deal with another TKO company, WWE, to air all of its premium live events on the network’s new platform.

At UFC on ESPN 72 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Elijah Smith was dealing with pesky arm and leg submission attempts from Toshiomi Kazama in the first round of their fight on the prelims. Then he turned the tables – possibly in an all-time way.

Joe Rogan praises UFC’s Paramount+ deal but hopes the promotion keeps ESPN ties, calling the network vital for attracting new MMA fans.

The meet and greet was at UFC 306 at the Sphere in Las Vegas nearly a year ago. In the luxury box of TKO Holdings, which owns UFC and WWE, were media luminaries: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Disney’s Bob Iger and the future leader of Paramount, David Ellison, CEO of Skydance.

LAS VEGAS – Eric McConico met the media Saturday after his split decision win over Cody Brundage at UFC on ESPN 72. McConico (10-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) took a pair of 29-28 scores from Brundage (11-7-1 MMA, 5-6-1 UFC) to open up the card at the UFC Apex. The dissenting scorecard in Brundage's favor was a 30-27.

The UFC Apex, a state-of-the-art production hub next to the promotion’s headquarters, became a critical venue during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing the UFC to

Robert Whittaker recently fired back at critics of the UFC 319 main eventbetween Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus du Plessis.The post Robert Whittaker Slams Critics of UFC 319 Main Event: ‘You Have to be aCasual’ appeared first on Heavy Sports.

UFC Vegas 109 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.

Strickland believes he’s the only fighter who can push Chimaev on the ground UFC 319 is in the books after a wild night at the United Center in Chicago, and it delivered everything fans expected and then some.

Daniel Cormier Left Speechless as UFC Broadcast Team Trolls Him With Jon Jones Video originally appeared on Athlon Sports.