MMA News Roundup: Dana White Announces Title Fights for Colby Covington, Alex Pereira, Brandon Royval; Conor McGregor Talks Nate Diaz Rematch; UFC’s Massive 2023 Figures Revealed

There have been some major developments in the world of MMA as of late. However, the paucity of time often makes the fans miss out on some of the most significant events in our favorite sport. However, there’s nothing to worry about as we’re back with the latest edition of the daily roundup to provide you with the biggest headlines from the last 24 hours.

We will start off with Dana White announcing three major title fights for UFC 295 and UFC 296. Then we will turn to Conor McGregor, who has promised a trilogy fight to his former rival Nate Diaz. Finally, we will sum up the news compilation with the news of The UFC generating $600 million in revenue in the first half of 2023.

Dana White announced three title fights for the last two PPVs of 2023

With UFC 294 on the horizon, UFC CEO Dana White recently made a blockbuster announcement regarding three championship bouts. We already know that Jon Jones will fight Stipe Miocic in his first heavyweight title defense at UFC 295 in the main event. Now, the November pay-per-view will also have the light heavyweight title up for grabs in the co-main event. Former Champion Jiri Prochazka will take on Alex Pereira for the vacant title on his return to the Octagon.

Furthermore, UFC 296, which will take place on December 16th, will also feature two title fights. UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja will defend his title against Brandon Royval, who’s a three-fight winning streak. Moreover, it will be at the co-main event.

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Furthermore, the main event of UFC 296 will feature one of the most anticipated fights of the year. Welterweight champion Leon Edwards will defend his belt against Colby Covington, who’ll compete in his first fight since UFC 272. Dana White has indeed taken steps to end the year on a high.

Conor McGregor promised a trilogy fight to Nate Diaz

‘The Notorious’ recently got into a Twitter (X) scuffle with former rival Nate Diaz. He took a dig at his former rival, claiming that he’d dropped the Stockton native thrice in the first two rounds of their second fight, which prompted a response from Diaz. The former UFC fighter regretted giving Conor McGregor a rematch after he won the initial fight.

Moreover, Diaz mentioned that he never gets a rematch, unlike the Irishman, and that McGregor won their second fight only because he allowed it to happen. However, the former double champion was not one to back out from responding to Nate Diaz’s insult. He straight away promised a trilogy fight in the not-so-distant future. It remains to be seen what Dana White would think of such a proposition.

UFC’s revenue goes beyond $600 million in the first half of 2023

Dana White-led UFC seems to have seen a substantial growth in revenue. They already surpassed the WWE in 2022 by generating $244.1 million more than the wrestling giant in revenue. Similarly, their revenue is only seeing a rise in 2023. As per the UFC’s recent financial report, they have already made $611.9 million from January to June this year.

It is about $84.2 million more than what they made from January to June 2022. Moreover, the revenue earned from the media rights and content broadcasts summed up to $435.8 million. It is $49.9 million more than what they earned last time out. It is safe to say that the UFC is more profitable than ever before.

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