Conor McGregor’s punishment from the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to his involvement in a pre-UFC 202 news conference has been reduced. The NSAC approved the settlement on Wednesday. McGregor is fined $25,000 and ordered to complete 25 hours of community service within six months in addition to paying court costs. The original punishmen t […]
Welterweight receives 2-year ban from USADA
UFC welterweight Viscardi Andrade was issued a two-year suspension from USADA after testing positive for stanozolol and its metabolites, 163-hydroxy-stanozol and 3’-hydroxy-stanozol following an out-of-competition test. Andrade, 33, was a contestant on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter. He had a 3-1 record in the UFC including a win in his last fight in Brisbane, […]
Haymon attorneys seek close to $35K in legal costs from Golden Boy
Al Haymon’s attorneys filed its Bill of Costs with the court in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Golden Boy Boxing. As the prevailing party at the trial court level, its entitled to its costs which is slightly under $35,000 but they may not see this amount. Golden Boy filed a Notice of Appeal to the […]
ARod purchases UFC GYM in Florida, rights to open more
Former major league baseball player Alex Rodriguez has purchased a UFC GYM in Kendall, Florida and has acquired the development rights for the creation of more UFC-branded gyms in Miami-Dade County. Rodriguez, the former Seattle Mariner/Texas Ranger and New York Yankees shortstop/third base man, takes over the only UFC gym in Miami-Dade County. Technically, the […]
Early returns show GGG-Jacobs PPV draw between 130-150K PPV buys
Lance Pugmire of the LA Times reports that the early returns on the GGG-Jacobs PPV is between 130,000 to 150,000 buys although the GGG camp says that the final tally will be higher than 150,000. Pugmire cites an industry source for the report as HBO has yet to provide an official tally. Notably, the last […]