Bellator 163 drew 507,000 viewers on Spike TV Friday night per Sports TV Ratings. It’s a decrease of approximately 13% from last month’s show. It’s the lowest ratings for a Bellator show in 2016. In the main event of the night, Phil Davis captured the Bellator Light Heavyweight title over Liam McGeary. According to Sports […]
USADA arbitration panel suspends Jon Jones 1 year
USADA has ruled that Jon Jones will serve a 1 year suspension after an arbitration on his drug test results last week. Jones’ suspension is retroactive to July 6, 2016 in which the results of an out-of-competition revealed banned substances. The full ruling can be found here. Jones’ took a Cialis-like sexual enhancement pill which, […]
UFC Fight Night 98 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from UFC Fight Night 98 from Mexico City on Saturday. The main event featuring top lightweights scored the Fight of the Night. Rafael dos Anjos and Tony Ferguson’s five round featured drew the $50,000 bonus for fight of the night. Ferguson edged out the former lightweight champion for […]
After investigation, UFC clears Nicholson of domestic violence claims
After an investigation of allegations of domestic violence against UFC fighter Alex Nicholson, the promotion has cleared him without punishment. Nicholson is scheduled to fight Saturday at the UFC event in Mexico City. Nicholson was arrested in Orlando on May 8th accused of domestic violence against his fiancée at a 7-Eleven. A 9-1-1 call (obtained […]
Are we still interested in a Pacquiao fight?
For those not aware, Manny Pacquiao will be taking on Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. Without much buzz, Pacquiao returns to the ring which makes one wonder how many in the US will buy the PPV? There are several factors that contribute to the general disregard for […]