UFC bantamweight Pedro Munhoz was fined $2,5000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission after he exited the cage in celebrating his win against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235 last month. He will also have to pay $327.06 in prosecution fees prior to obtaining another license to fight. He’s scheduled to meet Aljamain Sterling at UFC 238 […]
USADA announces sanctions for four UFC fighters for Ostarine
USADA announced that four UFC athletes have accepted six-month sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for trace amounts of ostarine “consistent with supplement contamination.” Via USADA release: USADA has resolved the following cases, after conducting a thorough investigation and finding no evidence of intentional use, consistent with other supplement contamination cases: Augusto Mendes, 36, […]
UFC on ESPN +7 Prelims draw 232,000 viewers
Saturday morning’s UFC on ESPN + 7 Prelims on ESPN2 drew 232,000 viewers. The event took place in St. Petersburg, Russia with the main card airing on ESPN +. The feature bout of the Prelims event saw Movsar Evloev defeat Seung Woo Choi by unanimous decision. ‘ The event drew a 0.07 share according to […]
UFC Heavyweight punished four months for banned dietary supplement
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris has accepted a four-month sanction for utilizing a banned substance. Due to his cooperation with USADA, Harris’ suspension was reduced to just four months and he will be able to return to the Octagon on April 30th. Via USADA: Harris, 35, tested positive for LGD-4033 as the result of an in-competition […]
Eddie Hearn critical of American PPVs
In the first four months of 2019, boxing has held three PPVs. All have been a disappointment in entertainment and brings up the question of whether the future will be the over the top platform. During a conference call promoting the May 4th Canelo Alvarez-Danny Jacobs fight, Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn spoke about the lack […]