UFC welterweight Lyman Good has been diagnosed with COVID-19 according to a report from ESPN. Good was scheduled to fight at UFC 249 on April 18th but his fight with Belal Muhammad was called off before the cancellation. Good spoke with Ariel Helwani about testing positive for COVID-19. He indicated that as soon as he […]
Amanda Nunes out of May 9th UFC event
Amanda Nunes announced that she will not fight on May 9th so that she may have a full training camp. She told CBS Sports this on Monday. Nunes indicated that she wanted to wait until “coronavirus pass” to have a full camp. Nunes was to defend her bantamweight title against Felecia Spencer. The May 9th […]
Report: PFL suspends 2020 season
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that the Professional Fighters League has suspended its entire 2020 season with the league returning in 2021. Contracted athletes will receive a monthly stipend according to the promotion’s CEO Peter Murray. On March 30th, Murray sent out a statement that the company would be “adjusting our plan for the rest of […]
Friday Night Smackdown draws lowest ratings airing on Fox
WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew the lowest ratings of its time on Fox with the second hour producing just slightly over 2.1 million viewers according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecasts are being done without a live audience which seems to be hurting home viewership. Friday night the two-hour telecast drew 2.239M viewers in […]
White reconnects with fighters in teleconference
Dana White held the first of two teleconferences with his contracted fighters to discuss reopening the UFC to events which includes his plans for a “Fight Island.” White, who is a part of the Administration’s task force to reopen the United States, felt confident in going forward based on information he knows from the Trump […]