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 […]
AEW and NXT both tumble in TV ratings
The Wednesday night professional wrestling wars continued although both shows experienced a decrease in viewership which might be attributed to the return of the NBA and Game 2 of the World Series on Fox. AEW on TNT drew an overall viewership of 963,000, its first time under 1 million viewers. On The USA Network, NXT […]