MMA Junkie reports that UFC Fight Night 67 main eventers Carlos Condit and Thiago Alves have not been drug tested by the Brazilian athletic commission, the Comissao Atletica Brazileira de MMA (CABMMA) prior to their fight Saturday. The commission indicated that all of the fighters on the card would be tested on fight night but […]
California passes law enforcing harsher penalties for failed drug tests in combat sports
MMA Junkie reports that the California state senate passed a bill that will grant the state athletic commission to withhold 40 percent of a licensed fighter’s pay in the event of a positive drug test. The bill was supported by the UFC which spent $30,000 so far this year in the state of California. The […]
UFC responds to McMann about gender equality
The UFC has issued a statement in light of the comments made by Sara McMann stating that the pending UFC-Reebok sponsorship deal is disproportionately unfair to women fighters. Via MMA Fighting: “The new UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy (AOP) equally recognizes each athlete’s tenure in UFC, as well as any bout appearances in the WEC and […]
TUF 21 Episode 6: 353,000 viewers
The 6th episode of TUF 21 drew 353,000 viewers last night on FS1 according to Nielsen sources. The episode is up slightly from last week’s 340,000 viewers. In the fight of the show, the Blackzilians Jason Jackson defeated ATT’s Marcelo “Grilo” Alfaya via majority decision. The Blackzilians have now won 5 of the 6 fights […]