Combat Sports Anti-Doping suspended Irina Alekseeva for one year due to elevated levels of testosterone. Her failed test occurred under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy under USADA although the organization did not advise her of the adverse finding. The UFC indicated that the handling of the matter by USADA was “unacceptable.” According to the report, Alekseeva […]
WWE NXT (7.16) draws 610K viewers
WWE NXT on the USA Network drew 610,000 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.2 in the A18-49 demo. The peak, per Wrestlenomics, occurred during the 9:30-9:45 quarter-hour with 664K viewers. The telecast was down from last week slightly in overall and A18-49. NXT competed with the MLB All-Star Game on Fox which drew over […]
White introduces Trump at RNC Convention
UFC head Dana White introduced former President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention on Thursday night. White lauded longtime friend, Trump, who accepted the nominee of the Republican Party. White has spoken at the RNC Convention the past three times and has been friends with Trump since his days of a casino owner in […]
AEW Dynamite (7.17) draws 795,000 viewers
AEW Dynamite on TBS this past Wednesday drew 795,000 viewers per Wrestlenomics. The telecast drew 0.27 in the A18-49 demo. The telecast was up from last week’s 691,000 viewers and shows an ascending trend for the show. The A18-49 demos were also showed improvement. The telecast started off hot with a one-hour match between MJF […]
Jones pleads not guilty to incident with drug testing agents
Jon Jones was charged with two misdemeanors related to an incident at his New Mexico home on March 30. Representatives of Drug Free Sport arrived at his house on March 30 to collect a sample as part of the UFC Anti-Doping agency. An alleged incident occurred in which one of the agents stated that Jones […]