American University writing professor Nancy Kidder has a great class that discusses Writing and Fighting. On Monday, I was a guest speaker for the class along with Trent Reinsmith. We discussed UFC 249 and the particular issues we had with the return of MMA in the midst of a pandemic. I also chime in with […]
UFC athletes to be given COVID-19 tests
UFC athletes participating this Saturday will be tested for COVID-19 according to an emailed letter obtained by MMA Junkie. The information comes to athletes as most are traveling to Florida. Prior to the information provided on Monday, there was not a word as to whether athletes would be tested which would lead one to believe […]
Ringside Physician group issues statement on COVID-19
In a statement issued on Saturday the Association of Ringside Physicians amended its stance on combat sports. Previously, the ARP had cautioned against combat sports occurring in light of COVID-19. On Saturday, the association released the following statement: Although it is impossible to eliminate all risk associated with COVID-19, precautions can be made to reduce […]
Top Rank looking into MGM Grand shows without fans
Top Rank Boxing has had discussions with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas about doing boxing events without fans according to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank confirmed with the newspaper that the promotion is considering this strategy. The MGM Resorts acting CEO Bill Hornbuckle said during the […]
JCC lawsuit continues against NSAC
The Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. case against the Nevada State Athletic Commission is still alive despite many believing that it ended with Chavez’s disappointing loss last December against Danny Jacobs. You might recall that his fight against Jacobs was moved to Arizona after Chavez did not take a required NSAC drug test prior to the […]