UFC 169 Will Be Moved to Sunday If Super Bowl Changes Time Slot

News that Super Bowl XLVIII might be moved from its usual Sunday time slot to Saturday night has turned the sports world upside down, and the UFC is not immune to that phenomenon. At the UFC on Fox 10 post-fight press conference, though, they announced their contingency plan.  Per Fox Sports’ Mike Chiappetta: UFC says […]

News that Super Bowl XLVIII might be moved from its usual Sunday time slot to Saturday night has turned the sports world upside down, and the UFC is not immune to that phenomenon. At the UFC on Fox 10 post-fight press conference, though, they announced their contingency plan.  Per Fox Sports’ Mike Chiappetta: UFC says […]

Dana White on Possibly Going Head-to-Head with Super Bowl XLVIII

Going head-to-head with the NFL’s Super Bowl is like committing financial and promotional suicide. It just isn’t the right move when you consider the millions upon millions of fans that will be tuning in to see the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. But after countless reports have swirled around the news regarding the […]

Going head-to-head with the NFL’s Super Bowl is like committing financial and promotional suicide. It just isn’t the right move when you consider the millions upon millions of fans that will be tuning in to see the Denver Broncos take on the Seattle Seahawks. But after countless reports have swirled around the news regarding the […]

Super Bowl XLVIII Could Spell Doom for UFC 169, If Moved to Saturday

Bad weather might force the NFL to move the most watched sporting event in the world, Super Bowl Sunday, to the same night as UFC 169. The backdrop for the big game this year is MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an area that could be under the gun for a serious snow storm. […]

Bad weather might force the NFL to move the most watched sporting event in the world, Super Bowl Sunday, to the same night as UFC 169. The backdrop for the big game this year is MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, an area that could be under the gun for a serious snow storm. […]

MMA’s Super Bowl: Jones vs. Velasquez, Silva vs. GSP and More Dream Fights

There’s no bigger sporting event in the world than the Super Bowl. For nearly 50 years, the NFL’s annual championship game between the AFC and NFC leaders has captivated sports fans unlike any other athletic event on the planet. It’s the omega—the show of all shows. It will be no different on February 2 when the […]

There’s no bigger sporting event in the world than the Super Bowl. For nearly 50 years, the NFL’s annual championship game between the AFC and NFC leaders has captivated sports fans unlike any other athletic event on the planet. It’s the omega—the show of all shows. It will be no different on February 2 when the […]

UFC 169: A Super Bowl Weekend Event Unlike Any Other, but Is That a Good Thing?

Tuesday’s news that the UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—held not in Las Vegas this time around, but in Newark—would feature a pair of lower-weight title fights was met with rave reviews from hardcore fans of mixed martial arts. And why not? Dominick Cruz has been out of action for nearly two years, and we’re […]

Tuesday’s news that the UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—held not in Las Vegas this time around, but in Newark—would feature a pair of lower-weight title fights was met with rave reviews from hardcore fans of mixed martial arts. And why not? Dominick Cruz has been out of action for nearly two years, and we’re […]

UFC 169: Super Bowl Weekend Show Adds Cruz vs. Barao, Aldo vs. Lamas

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]

The UFC’s traditional Super Bowl weekend event—typically held in Las Vegas but headed to New Jersey this year to coincide with broadcast partner Fox’s coverage of the big game—has a main event. And a co-main event.  Featherweight champion Jose Aldo will defend his belt against top contender Ricardo Lamas in the main event, while bantamweight […]