ESPN reports that Nate Diaz has not been provisionally suspended by USADA despite his tweet that a USADA drug test found a potential banned substance in his system. The report quotes a USADA spokesperson that the, “UFC and USADA are gathering information and will issue a statement as soon as possible.” The ESPN report nots […]
Archives for October 2019
UFC Heavyweight suspended two years by USADA
UFC Giacomo Lemos has accepted a two-year sanction for testing positive for drostanolone and its metabolite according to a statement from USADA. The heavyweight has yet to fight in the UFC but a drug test was flagged by USADA from July 9, 2019. Via USADA release Lemos the 30 year old Brazilian tested positive for […]
AEW and NXT both tumble in TV ratings
The Wednesday night professional wrestling wars continued although both shows experienced a decrease in viewership which might be attributed to the return of the NBA and Game 2 of the World Series on Fox. AEW on TNT drew an overall viewership of 963,000, its first time under 1 million viewers. On The USA Network, NXT […]
Diaz tweets he’s out of UFC 244
Zuffa files Reply Brief seeking to include Silva testimony in Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa has filed its Reply Brief in its hopes of Judge Richard Boulware changing his mind with admitting testimony of Joe Silva in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit. During the evidentiary hearing of Joe Silva, Zuffa attorneys attempted to ask the former matchmaker about “wage share” but was shut down by Plaintiffs who objected to the […]