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 […]
Silva claims sexual performance drug caused drug test failure
MMA Fighting reports that Anderson Silva will claim that “sexual performance” medication was the cause for positive drug tests before and after UFC 183. Silva and his attorneys will put on their defense on Thursday when Silva goes before the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Despite the positive drug tests, Silva claims that he did not […]
UFC Fight Night 73 draws 1.159M viewers; Prelims 306K
UFC Fight Night 73 drew an average viewership of 1.159M viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Sports TV Ratings. The event made it the third-most watch UFC Fight Night of 2015. In addition, the Fight Night Prelims which aired prior to the main card drew 306,000 viewers from 8-10pm ET. The main card, which […]
UFC 194 set for MGM Grand featuring Aldo-McGregor
Yahoo! Sports reports that the long-awaited fight between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor will take place on Saturday, December 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Speculation arose that this fight would take place at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas as part of huge extravaganza which would include Tate-Rousey III and perhaps one […]