Miesha Tate replaced Cat Zingano as the opposing coach to Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s champion Ronda Rousey on the first day of filming on the set of “The Ultimate Fighter” in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Zingano was injured two weeks ago and unable to fulfill her duties, which include fighting Rousey at the end of the season. Even Rousey was unaware of the switch until Tuesday.
The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the former fighters $375 million after a previous agreement was thrown out by a Nevada district judge.
After successfully hosting Power Slap 8 in June, the casino agreed to take on five live, televised matches.
UFC president Dana White couldn’t be happier with how UFC 306, the first live sporting event at Sphere, played out Saturday on Mexican Independence Day weekend.
UFC 306 at Sphere had no chance to live up to the kind of hype that had surrounded the event for weeks, yet somehow it may have been even better.
Merab Dvalashvili neutralized superstar striker Sean O’Malley to take the UFC bantamweight title in the first live sporting event at Sphere on Saturday.
Betting opportunities abound Saturday for Mexico’s Independence Day weekend with a UFC card at Sphere and a Canelo Alvarez boxing match at T-Mobile Arena.
UFC president Dana White promises to put on a show that will “never be done again” when sports and entertainment blend for the first live sporting event at Sphere.
UFC 306 at Sphere is tracking to be the second-most expensive event ever in Las Vegas on the secondary ticket market, behind the 2024 Super Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas-trained UFC lightweight contender Daniel Zellhuber is excited to take part in the first live sporting event at Sphere.
UFC president Dana White is oddly calm just a week away from trying to deliver on what he has vowed will be the greatest sporting event of all time.
