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Song Yadong says there was no bad blood with Usman Nurmagomedov after Usman jumped into the cage to check on his brother at UFC Shanghai, explaining in a translated interview that the near-elbow moment was a protective reaction rather than animosity, and that he understands given they are family.
Valter Walker finally ended his four-fight heel-hook finish streak at UFC Abu Dhabi, defeating heavyweight veteran Thomas Petersen after Petersen escaped a dangerous heel hook and was forced to tap to a calf slicer, adding another rare calf-slicer finish to his MMA run.
Paramount+ released viewership numbers for UFC 329 (McGregor vs. Holloway 2): 15.9 million viewers, 8.3 million concurrent streams, and 6.5 million viewers per minute. In comparison, UFC White House drew 17 million viewers, 7.9 million concurrent streams, and 8.2 million viewers per minute. The network also noted that since the year began, about 20 million Paramount+ subscriber households have watched over 200 million hours of UFC programming, more than 23x the average pay-per-view. Overall, McGregor’s return delivered massive Paramount+ reach, while White House led in per-minute engagement.