WWE Acquired by UFC Owner Endeavor to Form Fighting Heavyweight The new company, with the stock ticker “TKO,” is betting that the value of rights for live events like wrestling will continue to soar.
In Jon Jones’s Triumphant Return, a Champion Watched From Afar After three years off, Jones won the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s heavyweight title. But it was against Ciryl Gane, not Francis Ngannou, who had held the title before parting ways with the U.F.C.
Chechen Leader Has More Interactions With UFC Fighters Amid US Sanctions The U.S. State Department says it knows of apparent ties between Ramzan Kadyrov, the Chechen strongman, and mixed martial arts fighters.
Julianna Peña vs. Amanda Nunes: U.F.C. Battle of Toddler Moms Years ago, the U.F.C. excluded women. The contestants in Saturday’s title bout, Julianna Peña and Amanda Nunes, are proud to be fighters and mothers.