Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Round-Up: Football salary cap proposed, India-Sri Lanka tour decision delay, UFC on Bilibili, and more
The president of the German football federation and the chairman of Bayern Munich are proposing a salary cap for professional football in Europe
Roundup: LPGA cancels Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
The Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour has cancelled the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational for 2020. The team-based competition was scheduled to be held on July 15-18 at Midland Country Club, Michigan
TV3 lands UFC rights in Baltic markets
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed an exclusive, multi-year rights deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to provide coverage of the mixed martial arts promotion in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia
Dana White hails UFC’s return despite three positive Covid-19 tests
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White said the mixed martial arts organization's high-profile return to action over the weekend was a huge success despite the fact that there were three positive…
Dana White announces UFC fight card in Las Vegas on May 23
Ahead of the Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to action in Florida this week, the organization's president Dana White has announced a fight card for Las Vegas on May 23
Endeavor needs the UFC to make money, but at what cost?
Endeavor's financial difficulties are pushing the UFC to stage events, which could risk severe damage to the promotion's hard-won reputation.
UFC announces three fight cards without fans in Florida in May
The Ultimate Fighting Championship remains determined to quickly return to live action amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, announcing three live fight cards to be held in Florida in an eight-day period…
Endeavor cutbacks to hit one-third of staff
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor is poised to make further cutbacks in response to the Covid-19 downturn
S&P downgrades Endeavor credit rating
Credit ratings agency S&P Global this week downgraded Endeavor, owner of the IMG sports marketing agency and the Ultimate Fighting Championship, from "highly speculative" to "substantial risk"
UFC planning May 9 return with UFC 250
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White is continuing his plan to quickly resume the mixed martial arts property by ramping up efforts to stage UFC 250 on May 9 at an unconfirmed location
Trump names group of US sports executives to government committee
US President follows up on conference call with leading sports commissioners earlier this month
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