The UFC issued a statement on Thursday’s Anderson Silva hearing before the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Via UFC.com: Following the Nevada Athletic Commission’s hearing today, Anderson Silva is required to serve a 12-month suspension from competition, retroactive from his last fight on January 31. At the conclusion of his suspension, Silva must present a clean […]
Archives for August 2015
Cotto-Canelo set for November 21st
HBO PPV officially announced Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez set for Saturday, November 21st at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. It’s official!!!!!! A photo posted by Oscar De La Hoya (@oscardelahoya) on Aug 13, 2015 at 9:35am PDT Oscar De La Hoya posted the fight poster between the Puerto Rican and Mexican star […]
Silva suspended one year, fined $380K by NSAC
MMA Junkie reports that Anderson Silva was suspended one year and fined $380,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for multiple banned substances found in his system leading up and after UFC 183. Silva’s suspension is retroactive to the date of UFC 183, so he would be available to compete in the state of Nevada […]
Rousey ranks 8th in highest paid female athletes
Forbes.com ranked the world’s highest-paid female athletes in 2015. According to total earnings for the year, Ronda Rousey ranks 8th on the list with a reported $6.5 million in earnings from sponsorship and purses. The earnings were measured from June 1, 2014 to June 1, 2015. Rousey fought twice during this time span. Against Alexis Davis […]
Boxer takes ownership interest in Super Fight League
Boxer Amir Khan is getting involved with MMA sports franchise Super Fight League as a fighter and promoter according to a recent press release. Super Fight League is an Indian-based MMA promotion that has started to promote fights in the United States. It has partnered with a Washington State-based promoter to offer events in the […]