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Latest 10 UFC fight announcements, today's in bold
•Gian Villante vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night 145 on 2/23 in Prague
•Randa Markos vs. Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night 148 on 3/23 in Nashville
•Maycee Barber vs. JJ Aldrich at UFC Fight Night 148 on 3/23 in Nashville
•Alexis Davis vs. Jennifer Maia at UFC Fight Night 148 on 3/23 in Nashville
•Rustam Khabilov vs. Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 145 on 2/23 in Prague
•Jussier Formiga vs. Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC Fight Night 148 on 3/23 in Nashville
•Jorge Masvidal vs. Darren Till headlines UFC on ESPN+ 5 in London on 3/16
•Leon Edwards vs. Gunnar Nelson co-headlines UFC on ESPN+ 5 in London on 3/16
•Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis at UFC Fight Night 148 on 3/23 in Nashville
•Edson Barboza vs. Justin Gaethje is in the works for UFC on ESPN+ 6 on 3/23 or UFC on ESPN 2 on 3/30
UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ debut breaks records
Last night’s UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ debut led to a record-setting night with 568,000 new subscribers for ESPN+ on Friday and Saturday combined – over 525,000 Saturday alone. It marks the largest event and subscription catalyst for ESPN+ thus far. The Prelims card aired on ESPN and averaged a 1.4 metered market rating, making it the highest-rated UFC Fight Night Prelims on cable since at least 2013. On Saturday, there were also more than 1.8 million unique visitors to MMA-related digital content across ESPN digital platforms (ESPN App, ESPN.com, etc.), which was the most-trafficked Saturday for MMA content on record. This was the first fight card of the five-year media deal between UFC, The Walt Disney Company’s Direct-To-Consumer & International segment and ESPN. h/t ESPN Media • ESPN+ (Free 7-Day Trial) is available through iTunes, Google Play, and your web browser.
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T.J. Dillashaw breaks down his ink
Glover Teixeira wants to fight Shogun Rua next
“Fighting in Brazil is my goal, especially if it could be the main event. … And I’d love to have that fight with [Mauricio Rua]. If ‘Shogun’ accepts that fight, I’d love to take that fight. The way he fights, the way I fight – you know, we’re going to go in there and brawl. ‘Shogun,’ he’s a legend. We’re in this sport for this. We want to fight those guys. We want to fight the legend like Shogun. Dangerous, experienced guys. Everything, everything. He’s a legend, man. Who doesn’t want to fight ‘Shogun’?”
Dana White: Conor McGregor wants Nurmagomedov rematch, but will fight anybody
“When a guy starts to make crazy money, life-changing money, and he’s in one of those positions where he’s not just making it from the fights – he’s making it in other businesses that he has going on right now – you find out what people are all about, how passionate they are about what they do, when the money comes. Conor and I still communicate regularly and he’s very fired up about coming back and becoming a world champion again. ... He’ll fight anybody. Obviously he would love the rematch with Khabib, but he’ll fight anybody.” h/t MMAjunkie
Jessica Eye gets next shot at UFC flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko
Jessica Eye went 1-5 with 1 NC at bantamweight, before returning to the new flyweight division, where she has now won three in a row, and is the #1 contender, and will apparently get her shot at champion Valentina Shevchenko. “I think we said that we were going to do a fight with Jessica Eye. I think Eye is next.' h/t MMAWeekly
Dana White likes CowTorious: Cerrone vs. McGregor
"If those guys want that and fans want to see it, that's what I do. We'll see what happens. Don't run out there and say that's the fight I'm making. I don't know what I'm gonna do. But I like the fact that two of these guys that are complete dogs and fight anybody – are willing to fight anybody – want to fight each other; that's fun." h/t MMA Weekly
Gregor Gillespie's gym bag stolen, asks for wallet and mouthpiece back
Dillashaw releases statement post loss
Dana White: Greg Hardy will get another fight in the UFC
“One thing that I did learn about Hardy tonight, he can fight. He can fight, he’s an athlete, not only can he punch hard, but he can take a big punch. He got hit with some good shots tonight, his ground game, I think everybody thought if he got taken down to the ground that was gonna be the end of him. He got out of trouble on the ground several times, and he learned a lot tonight. He’ll get another fight. He made a real big rookie mistake and it caused him an L tonight. It ruined his perfect record.” h/t BE
UFC on ESPN+ 1 post fight press conference
