The IndependentCoronavirus: Stranded Khabib Nurmagomedov admits UFC 249 is likely to go ahead ‘without him’
Khabib Nurmagomedov has admitted his long-awaited bout against Tony Ferguson is likely to be called off for a fifth time, with the UFC lightweight champion currently stranded in Russia. Nurmagomedov was originally scheduled to face Ferguson on 18 April in New York before the esca
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Bellator would welcome boxing act in MMA, says CEO
Mixed martial arts has nothing to fear from the extension of legal protections to fighters that originated in boxing, Bellator CEO Scott Coker has said in the wake of two new TV deals that will move MMA further towards the mainstream. Coker's promotion recently announced broadcast deals with Showtime in the U.S. and the BBC's iPlayer streaming service in the United Kingdom, and he said his organisation would welcome the extension of the Ali Act, named after Muhammad Ali and designed to protect the rights and welfare of boxers, to MMA.
ReutersTikTok strikes deal with UFC to live-stream content
The agreement includes weekly UFC livestreams that will feature behind-the-scenes footage and interactions with athletes, TikTok said in a blog post https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/ufc-and-tiktok-go-live-with-multi-year-partnership. UFC is the third-most-popular sports league on TikTok with more than 6.3 million followers. The partnership will kick off on Feb. 20 with promotional content on the UFC match "Blaydes vs. Lewis."
The IndependentUFC fights to make after Kamaru Usman retains welterweight title against Gilbert Burns
The Independent plays match-maker following the weekend’s card at UFC’s Apex institute
