UFC Singapore took place Saturday with Demian Maia submitting Ben Askren in the third round of their main event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Maia and Askren drew Fight of the Night of the night. In addition, Beneil Dariush earned a $50,000 Performance Bonus for his win over Frank Camacho. Also, Ciryl Gane earned a […]
USADA clears Diaz to fight at UFC 244
Nate Diaz will fight at UFC 244 next Saturday as USADA has cleared the Stockton-native of a drug test which found elevated levels of a banned substance. Diaz tweeted about the adverse finding and that he would be out of the bout next week. But, Dana White said on Friday via twitter that the fight […]
CSAC discloses Spence-Porter attendance and gate
The California State Athletic Commission released the attendance and gate figures from the Errol Spence-Shawn Porter fight on September 27th at The Staples Center. The event drew 17,119 in attendance with 12,671 paying for a gross total of $1,257,155. After payments made to the commission including $100,000 for a live gate fee and another $35,000 […]
Report: Diaz not yet provisionally suspended by USADA
ESPN reports that Nate Diaz has not been provisionally suspended by USADA despite his tweet that a USADA drug test found a potential banned substance in his system. The report quotes a USADA spokesperson that the, “UFC and USADA are gathering information and will issue a statement as soon as possible.” The ESPN report nots […]
UFC Heavyweight suspended two years by USADA
UFC Giacomo Lemos has accepted a two-year sanction for testing positive for drostanolone and its metabolite according to a statement from USADA. The heavyweight has yet to fight in the UFC but a drug test was flagged by USADA from July 9, 2019. Via USADA release Lemos the 30 year old Brazilian tested positive for […]