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Ultimate Fighter Finale Report feat. Brad Tavares vs. Israel Adesanya

July 6, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock runs through Friday’s TUF 27 Finale card from Las Vegas, featuring a middleweight main event between Brad Tavares and Israel Adesanya, the finals of the TUF 27 lightweight and featherweight tournaments, as well as Roxanne Modafferi taking on Barb Honchak & more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 6/10 – Dana White suggests that CM Punk won’t fight in the UFC again

June 10, 2018 John Pollock

UFC president Dana White commented on CM Punk’s performance at UFC 225, Corey Graves details his falling out with CM Punk, the highlights from the NJPW Dominion card, Enzo booked for an appearance on an independent card, Ronda Rousey announced for the UFC Hall of Fame, matches scheduled for Raw & more.

Television Viewership Report – Raw and SmackDown fail to rebound, Total Bellas jumps 30%

June 6, 2018 John Pollock

This week’s episode of SmackDown Live posted the show’s lowest viewership of 2018, Raw failed to rebound without NBA competition, while Total Bellas saw a major jump with an increase of 30% in viewers, and a look at the UFC Fight Night numbers from Utica, New York.

POST Profile

Ken Shamrock: A POST Profile

June 5, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

In the first edition of the POST PROFILE, we go in-depth on the career of Ken Shamrock. John Pollock spoke to the UFC Hall of Famer about his rise within mixed martial arts, his roots in professional wrestling, helping to form Pancrase, the rise of the UFC in the 90’s, signing with the World Wrestling Federation, the importance of UFC 40 and the legacy he has carved out.

UFC Fight Night Report – Marlon Moraes stops Jimmie Rivera in 33 seconds

June 2, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC held their first card from Utica on Friday night, featuring bantamweight Marlon Moraes stopping Jimmie Rivera in 33 seconds of the main event. We have a look at the entire card, which included the elimination of a strawweight bout on the day of the card.

Michael Bisping announces his retirement

May 28, 2018 John Pollock

Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping announced Monday on his “Believe You Me” podcast that he is retiring from mixed martial arts.

UFC Fight Night Results – Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson from Liverpool, England

May 27, 2018 POST Wrestling Staff

The full list of results from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night event from Liverpool, England, featuring a main event between Darren Till and Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.

Nick Diaz arrested on domestic violence charges

May 26, 2018 John Pollock

UFC fighter Nick Diaz was arrested on Thursday evening by the Las Vegas Police Department and is facing several charges of domestic violence.

Darren Till misses weight, main event with Stephen Thompson tentatively scheduled to go on

May 26, 2018 John Pollock

The main event of Sunday’s UFC main event in Liverpool, England between welterweights Stephen Thompson and Darren Till is still scheduled to go forward, despite Till missing weight by a significant margin on Saturday.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/23 – ESPN and UFC confirm domestic rights deal

May 23, 2018 John Pollock

ESPN has confirmed that they have obtained the UFC’s domestic television rights, schedule of events for 2019, UFC to maintain control of the production, anniversary of Owen Hart’s passing, the premiere date for WWE’s next reality show, opening round matches for the WWE’s U.K. tournament, Mauro Ranallo promotes documentary & more.

Report: ESPN lands the UFC’s domestic television package

May 23, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC will be leaving Fox at the expiration of their seven-year deal, which expires this year. It was reported late Tuesday night by Variety that ESPN will land the UFC’s domestic television rights as ESPN will take the entire UFC package away from Fox.

UFC Fight Night Report – Kamaru Usman cruises past former title challenger Demian Maia in Chile

May 20, 2018 John Pollock

Saturday night’s UFC card from Santiago, Chile featured rising welterweight Kamaru Usman recording his eighth UFC victory while rendering former title challenger Demian Maia ineffective for most of their five-round main event bout.

POLLOCK’S MMA NEWS UPDATE 5/14 – Chuck Liddell announces he will fight again

May 14, 2018 John Pollock

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell announced Monday that he will fight again, a breakdown of the ESPN+ deal and how it changes the UFC’s structure, Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua fight to be added to the UFC Hall of Fame, ONE Championship launches app, and more.

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 5/8 – Brock Lesnar not scheduled for WWE Money in the Bank, per report

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

Brock Lesnar not scheduled for the Money in the Bank event, WWE licenses footage from Impact Wrestling, Orlando hoping to land WrestleMania again, UFC and ESPN announce a streaming deal, update on UFC deal in Canada, Dana White says they are working on Georges St-Pierre vs. Nate Diaz, and more.

UFC announces deal with Walt Disney Company to provide content on ESPN+

May 8, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC and the Walt Disney Company have announced a multi-year distribution agreement that will bring UFC content to Disney’s recently launched ESPN+ streaming platform.

UFC Fight Night Atlantic City Report – Edson Barboza vs. Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson

April 21, 2018 John Pollock

John Pollock goes through Saturday’s UFC Fight Night card from Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, featuring a main event bout between Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee, Frankie Edgar returns for a rematch with Cub Swanson, plus heavyweights Chase Sherman and Justin Willis face off on the main card.

Report: Fox Sports and ESPN bidding together for the UFC’s domestic rights package

April 17, 2018 John Pollock

Variety is reporting that rival cable networks ESPN and Fox Sports are reportedly bidding together to split the UFC’s domestic television rights package.

Dustin Poirier stops Justin Gaethje in a “Fight of the Year” contender

April 15, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC held their latest Fox event on Saturday night from the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona on Saturday night. The card was highlighted by a spectacular main event between lightweights Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje

POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE 4/14: Rey Mysterio announced for AAA event, UFC on FOX preview & more

April 14, 2018 John Pollock

AAA announces Rey Mysterio will be wrestling for the promotion in June, WWE releases a behind-the-scenes special on WrestleMania, updated standings for the Champion Carnival, a preview of the UFC on FOX card with Justin Gaethje vs. Dustin Poirier, Jerry Lawler describes recent stroke, Andre the Giant doc viewership, and more.

CM Punk’s second UFC fight is official for UFC 225 in Chicago

April 12, 2018 John Pollock

The UFC has officially announced that CM Punk (Phil Brooks) will have his second professional fight at UFC 225 against Mike Jackson in Chicago, Illinois at the United Center.