MMA Junkie reports that Jon Jones is skipping VADA testing despite the recommendation by the California State Athletic Commission earlier this month. He is scheduled to return to the Octagon on December 29th at UFC 232. CSAC recently granted Jones a license to fight ahead of next Saturday’s Light Heavyweight showdown with Alexander Gustafsson. Some […]
UFC Featherweight accepts 2 year ban
The UFC announced that Indian Featherweight Bharat Vijay Kandare has accepted a two-year sanction from USADA after testing positive for a banned substance. The 31-year-old featherweight competitor tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolites, as well as a metabolite of tamoxifen, following an out-of-competition test conducted on July 23, 2018. Via USADA release: USADA […]
Bellator ends year with 212 show drawing just 285K viewers on Paramount
Bellator MMA Live 212 drew 285,000 on Friday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The event was the first of two shows taking place in Honolulu with the first event airing on Paramount. The second event aired on DAZN exclusively. Friday’s event also aired on DAZN. On Friday night Michael Chandler regained the Bellator […]
UFC on Fox 31 draws 2.15M viewers on Fox
UFC on Fox 31 drew 2.15 million viewers on Fox Saturday night according to Television By Numbers. It was the promotion’s swan song with the network. The event featured Kevin Lee-Al Iaquinta in the featured bout of the telecast. The show drew 0.7 in the A18-49 demo and a 3 share. Although the show beat […]
UFC on Fox 31 attendance, gate and bonuses
Al Iaquinta led the list of bonus-winning fighters on the very last UFC on Fox card this Saturday from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was the very last on the network as it will move to ESPN in January. Iaquinta soundly defeated Kevin Lee and won via unanimous decision to earn a $50,000 bonus. Also earning […]