Immediately after the Canelo-Chavez fight Saturday night, it was announced that Alvarez would face Gennady Golovkin in September. Obviously, what looked like an impromptu faceoff was planned well-ahead of time with the belief Canelo would win. For those that watched the event, Canelo easily handled Chavez and won by unanimous decision. GGG was in attendance […]
Gastelum accepts settlement for failed drug test
Kelvin Gastelum has taken a settlement offer to resolve a finding of marijuana metabolites in his system. As a result, he was docked 20 percent of his fight purse, suspended 90 days retroactive to his fight against Vitor Belfort in Brazil. Gastelum KO’d Belfort in the first round this past March. His drug test sample […]
Plaintiffs in UFC Antitrust lawsuit seek status conference to decide outstanding issues
Attorneys representing the Plaintiffs in the UFC antitrust lawsuit have requested a status conference with the federal magistrate to discuss outstanding issues that may impact the prosecution of its class action lawsuit. The letter with the Court was filed on Friday, May 5th. The Plaintiffs list several issues as to request a hearing with the […]
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Abreu given a 4-year suspension by USADA for second violation
Ricardo Abreu has been given a four-year sanction by USADA for his second anti-doping policy violation. Abreu is serving a suspension when he was notified of another potential anti-doping violation. In his second test, Abreu tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), the main metabolite of nandrolone, from an out-of-competition test taken this past December 21. In […]