USADA announced that a Brazilian doctor that provided IV use to Carlos Costa and Paulo Costa has been given a two-year sanction. Paulo Costa is a UFC middleweight title contender. The suspension relates to an investigation in which in 2017 Dr. Penchel recommended and prescribed prohibited infusions of more than 50 mL per 6-hour period. […]
USADA continues testing athletes amid Coronavirus concerns
Despite the lockdown going across the United States, USADA continues to test UFC athletes. On Tuesday, USADA announced plans to continue to conduct drug testing of fighters. USADA will continue its testing of athletes in other sports including the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. USADA announced new protocols in keeping athletes and doping control officers […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown averages 2.56M viewers with Gronk debut
WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew an average of 2.56 million viewers on Friday night per Nielsen according to ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast drew 2.637 million viewers in the first hour and 2.488 million viewers in the second. The show featured the debut of Rob Gronkowski. The former NFL tight end for the New […]
Dana White’s “misplaced” anger
In Dana White’s dream scenario, he would like for “MMA media” to stop scrutinizing his moves. If you do, you are against him. Worse than that, you are against the UFC fans. White has found it hard to place his crown jewel fight, Tony Ferguson versus Khabib Nurmogomedov, in a venue due to a global […]
AEW 932,000, NXT 542,000
AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 932,000 viewers on Wednesday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The telecast aired live without fans due to the Coronavirus concerns. NXT on USA was mainly a replay show which drew just 542,000 viewers. AEW Dynamite revealed two new talents this week with Brodie Lee and Matt Hardy making their promotional […]