Fabricio Werdum will do outreach in the LGBTQ community as a result of a tirade at a UFC 216 Media Lunch last week with Tony Ferguson. Werdum used a homophobic slur directed to Ferguson during a confrontation with the UFC lightweight. As a result, the UFC has issued a statement expressing its disappointment with Werdum. […]
Lee fight removed from UFC 216
The UFC has pulled the late-announced fight of Andrea Lee-Kalindra Faria due to Lee not being in the USADA testing pool due to testing positive for diuretics in March 2016. Due to the prior violation which she served a nine-month suspension, she would have had to undergo a minimum of six months of testing before […]
USADA flags light heavyweight newcomer
Earlier this week, Azamat Murzakanov was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. The Russian was supposed to debut this past June but withdrew due to injury. He now faces a 2-year suspension from the organization before event beginning. Murzakanov was flagged for an out-of-sample competition stemming from a September 2nd test. The light […]
Golden Boy says GGG-Canelo drew more than 1.3M buys
Golden Boy Promotions has issued a statement in response to the report that the GGG-Canelo PPV drew 1.3 million pay-per-view buys. It refutes the report stating that it is “north” of the reported number. Via Dan Rafael of ESPN: “While everyone at Golden Boy Promotions and GGG Promotions appreciate the media’s recognition that the fight […]
TUF 26 Episode 5: 220,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter Episode 5 on FS1 Wednesday night drew 220,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It brings the season average to just 238,000 viewers. The event drew 0.07 viewers in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. In the fight of the telecast, Sijara Eubanks defeated Maia Stevenson as the higher seed scored an upset. […]