“The partnership between Iowa wrestling and UFC is a perfect fit. We both celebrate tough, physical athletes who compete at the highest level." -- Tom Brands@ufc ...

The UFC is getting into the name, image and likeness (NIL) business. The world's biggest fight promotion has signed Bella Mir, daughter of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, as its first-ever ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The world's greatest fight organization has signed University of Iowa women's wrestler Bella Mir as its first-ever NIL ambassador, according to ESPN's Marc Raimondi. Mir, 20, a ...

Christmas, and the Iowa men’s wrestling program picked up another highly ranked commitment for its star-studded 2027 class.

Iowa women’s wrestler Bella Mir is the first name, image, and likeness ambassador for UFC, the mixed martial arts organization announced Friday. Mir, a Las Vegas native, has dabbled in MMA fighting, ...

The UFC opens its May schedule Saturday with UFC on ESPN 67, which goes down at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa As always, some marquee on-air talent will be there in "The Hawkeye State" to help ...

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A lot has changed since UFC 26, which took place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, nearly 25 years ago. The event took place at the peak of the promotion's so-called 'Dark Ages', and for years, wasn't even ...

The Iowa men’s and women’s wrestling programs will now be sponsored by one of the world’s premier mixed martial arts organizations. The Iowa Athletics Department, in conjunction with its multimedia ...