Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida has accepted an 18-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after declaring the use of a prohibited substance and subsequently testing positive of the substance. The suspension is retroactive to April 2016. Machida, 38, was pulled from a matchup with Dan Henderson at UFC on Fox 19 this […]
Pacquiao-Vargas draws “a little over 300,000” PPV buys
USA Today reports that the November 5th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas deliver “a little over 300,000” PPVs according to Bob Arum. The event was the first event in years without support without HBO as its PPV distributor. Pacquiao defeated Vargas via unanimous decision and won a welterweight title in the process. Arum […]
UFC 205 merchandise sales best ever for company
The UFC sold more merchandise during UFC 205 than for any event in company’s history according to Darren Rovell. UFC: UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden sold more merchandise than any fight card in the organization’s history. — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) November 16, 2016 Reebok introduced New York-themed clothing for the event which ranged in […]
UFC 205 Prelims draw 1,801,000 on FS1
The UFC 205 Prelims drew 1,801,000 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. It is the second-highest rated UFC Prelims on FS1 this year and third-highest all-time on the network. Only March 2016’s UFC 196 drew more viewers with 1,863,000. UFC 194 in December 2015 drew 1,931,000 viewers. Both shows featured Conor […]
UFC Featherweight notified of potential USADA violation
Zubaira Tukhugov has been notified of a potential USADA violation as a result from out-of-competition sample collection made on September 7, 2016 and October 29, 2016. As a result, the UFC has removed him from his fight against Tiago Trator on December 9th. UFC officials are seeking to find a replacement for Trator. Tukhugov was […]