On Tuesday, the UFC announced that Michel Prazeres accepted a two year sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Prazeres, a UFC welterweight, “tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one.” Per the USADA statement: Prazeres, 38, tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one as the result of two out-of-competition urine […]
Pacquiao signs with Paradigm Sports Management for representation
Manny Pacquiao has signed with Paradigm Sports Management. The Irvine, California-based company represents MMA stars Conor McGregor, Cris Cyborg, Israel Adesanya as well as NFL football players. The announcement was made by Paradigm Sports Management. Audie Attar went to Manila to make the signing official. Incredibly proud to announce that @ParadigmSM is officially representing Manny […]
Endeavor president praises UFC impact for ESPN
Endeavor’s president Mark Shapiro is happy that the UFC is doing so well on ESPN and was highlighted by Disney Chari Bob Iger during last week’s earnings call for the company. Shapiro also noted the success of last month’s UFC 246 which he remarked reached a high of 50,000 PPV buys in 1 minute. Per […]
Showtime Boxing draws 361K for Gary Russell, Jr. feature
Showtime Boxing Saturday night scored 361,000 viewers for the featured bout between Gary Russell, Jr and Tugstogt Nyambayar. The undercard bout featured Guillermo Rigondeaux as he returned to the ring with a victory over Liborio Solis. The fight drew 312,000 viewers. The fight between Jaime Arboleda and Jayson Velez drew 277,000 viewers. Arboleda defeated Velez […]
UFC 247 Prelims draw 1.491 after basketball overrun
The UFC 247 Prelims on ESPN drew 1.491 million viewers after almost an hour overrun due to the overtime game between North Carolina and Duke. Notably, the college basketball game between the two rivals drew 2.674 million viewers on ESPN. Due to the overrun, the UFC 247 Prelims were aired on ESPN News which drew […]