The UFC is now full into the swing of what looks to be one of the busiest years in the promotion’s long history. With 21 events already scheduled into early July, only 2014 had more. It’s the kind of pace the promotion has to keep if they want to satisfy the contractual needs of its near-600 fighter roster and provide the depth and regularity of content that ESPN was looking for when they brought the MMA promotion on to help get their new streaming platform off the ground.
Although it’s way too early to know for sure, to date that relationship seems like a surprising success.