With the signature octagon behind them, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials moved dirt Tuesday morning to begin construction of a 180,000-square-foot global headquarters along the 215 Beltway in the southwest valley.
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A second Federal Trade Commission investigation into the business practices of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s parent company in three years has been closed without further action being taken by the commission.
Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship produces and promotes dozens of mixed martial arts fight spectacles here in Las Vegas and around the planet every year, generating its biggest chunk of revenue by selling pay-per-views to fans hungry to watch the fights.
The way Ronda Rousey has dominated the women’s bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has left her seeking motivation beyond simply winning fights. She is no longer just dispatching challengers. She’s chasing history every time she steps into the cage.
Ultimate Fighting Championship has taken its fight to legalize professional mixed martial arts events in New York State from Albany to the courts and has already scheduled its first event in New York at Madison Square Garden in April.
UFC’s Las Vegas nemesis, Culinary Workers Union Local 226, is joining Teamsters Local 986 of South El Monte, Calif. for an “initiative” Thursday to organize UFC’s 574 MMA fighters.
Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who is sponsored by sports apparel company adidas, will not display a stitch of the adidas brand because UFC has a $70 million deal with Reebok to outfit all UFC fighters in Reebok fight kits.
Las Vegas-based Ultimate Fighting Championship’s losing streak in New York state continued Thursday when officials of the mixed martial arts promotion and media outlets learned that the proposed MMA bill failed again in the New York Legislature.
Shannon Knapp and her all-female mixed martial arts organization will have a week of firsts in Las Vegas during UFC’s International Fight Week in July.
Ronda Rousey is one 28-year-old woman with her life in order. She sets aside a portion of her multimillion-dollar income for retirement.