The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Charlie Ontiveros six months after a failed drug test. The punishment was handed down on Tuesday at the commission’s monthly meeting. The 29-year-old welterweight last fought this past October in a loss to Kevin Holland. He had moved up to 185 pounds to face Holland and lost via TKO. Ontiveros […]
PFL announces heavyweight and women’s lightweight divisions
The Professional Fighters League announced its rosters for its Heavyweight and Women’s Lightweight divisions. The biggest name from the group is two-time PFL champ Kayla Harrison as she returns to attempt to go back-to-back in her division. The men’s heavyweight division will include former Strikeforce and UFC fighter Fabricio Werdum. Also of note is Mohammed […]
All is not lost with Paige VanZant’s career in BKFC
Knucklemania took place this past Friday night somewhere in Florida and in the main event Paige VanZant lost to Britain Hart. The loss brings into question VanZant’s career path after leaving the UFC. VanZant, 26, professed that signing with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships allowed her to make more money than she had in the UFC […]
UFC Vegas 18 bonus winners
UFC Vegas 18 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Cory Sandhagen’s jumping knee to stop Frankie Edgar headlined the bonus winners for tonight. Sandhagen showed he’s worth the winner of Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling as he stopped Edgar in the very first round. He earned a $50K performance bonus. […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown draws 2.1M viewer average
WWE Friday Night Smackdown drew 2.144 million viewers in the first hour and 2.108 million in the second hour per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The two-hour telecast on Fox drew a 0.6 share in the A18-49 demo and a 5 share in M18-49. The ratings reflect another week of sliding ratings. The first hour of […]