The UFC announced that it will institute a pre-contract performance enhancing drug (PED) screening for fighters that will compete in the UFC (and Strikeforce). The news comes on the heels of numerous outlets including MMA Weekly reporting that Strikeforce’s King Mo Lawal tested positive for an anabolic steroid, Drostanolone. Via UFC press release: Continuing a […]
UFC responds to ESPN piece
The UFC released its response to ESPN’s feature on fighter pay. Dana White introduced ESPN’s full-length interview of Lorenzo Fertitta and called ESPN’s story “a piece of trash.” The response video is what the UFC calls the unedited version of Fertitta’s interview which implies that ESPN edited its story to fit with what it wanted […]
WWE head nixes Punk-Sonnen entrance
MMA Fighting reports that Vince McMahon has nixed the idea of CM Punk walking out with Chael Sonnen before his fight at UFC on Fox 2 in Chicago. The original announcement of the du0 walking out came out earlier this month. Punk, a Chicago native, would have drawn some extra cheers for Sonnen in his […]
ESPN investigates UFC fighter pay
ESPN examined the question of fighter pay in an article published earlier this week as well as a piece on its investigative show, “Outside the Lines.” OTL ran Sunday morning as it discussed issues of fighter wages and whether the UFC is a monopoly. Dana White has denounced the article and promised a response. As MMA […]
UFC 142 vs. Tebow: who will win?
Will UFC 142 be affected by Tim Tebow? The media darling from the Denver Broncos meets Tom Brady and the New England Patriots at about the same time as UFC 142 Saturday night. The Sports Business Daily reports that Saturday night’s game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos is expected to pull enormous […]