According to Dave Meltzer in a report at MMA Fighting, UFC 220 is estimated at doing 340,000 to 380,000 pay-per-view buys. The ratings are similar to numbers in line for UFC 219 in December. UFC 220 featured two title fights. The main event was Stipe Miocic defending his title against Francis Ngannou. The co-headliner was Daniel […]
Magomedov and Tukhgov accept 2-year sanctions for violating UFC Anti-Doping Policy
Ruslan Magomedov and Zubaira Tukhgov have accepted two-year sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. They will be eligible to fight in the UFC in September 2018. Both fighters accepted two-year suspension as a result of out-of-competition positive tests on September 7, 2016 revealing ostarine in their systems. Tukhugov also tested positive for ostarine in […]
Canadian MMA promotion sues WSOF for breach of Franchise Agreement
A Canadian mixed martial arts regional promotion has filed a lawsuit against MMAWC, LLC and associated entities with the World Series of Fighting promotion in Clark County Superior Court in Nevada. The lawsuit, filed on February 1, 2018, also names Carlos Silva, Ray Sefo and Keith Redmond. Aggression Fighting Championship (“AFC”) claims that in mid-2013 […]
Jon Jones CSAC hearing set for February 27th
The California State Athletic Commission will have a hearing in Anaheim on Tuesday, February 27th to address an appeal from Jon Jones’ doping violation and license suspension from UFC 214. The agenda posted by the CSAC website confirmed the hearing. Jones was suspended after winning the UFC Light Heavyweight title in Anaheim this past July. […]
Alliance MMA cleans house of C-Suite officers according to SEC filing
Alliance MMA announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Paul K. Danner III, resigned as an officer of the Company effectively immediately according to a February 7, 2018 SEC Filing. In addition, it terminated the employment of the Company’s President, Robert Haydak, and its Chief Marketing Officer James Byrne. Danner will stay on with Alliance MMA […]