TriStar Gym has signed a deal with Reebok according to MMA Fighting. The gym made famous by the likes of Georges St. Pierre will now have its fighters sponsored by the official brand of the UFC. Based out of Montreal, Quebec, TriStar becomes the second gym to be sponsored by Reebok. Late last year, Reebok […]
Olivieri latest fighter to be flagged by USADA
UFC lightweight Felipe Olivieri was flagged by USADA for a pre-fight drug test related to his fight at UFC on Fox 18 this past January. Olivieri passed a post-fight drug test after he defeated Tony Martin at the UFC event in New Jersey. However, a pre-fight test returned a positive result according to USADA. UFC […]
Conor McGregor is a “Clueless Gamer”
Conor McGregor appeared on Conan to promote the upcoming release of EA UFC 2 in the semi-regular segment of the show, “Clueless Gamer.” McGregor and Conan Obrien talked and gave a little preview of the video game playing each other as each other (EA created a version of Conan for the game). For those not […]
Shamrock and Slice fail drug tests at Bellator 149
MMA Fighting reports that Ken Shamrock and Kimbo Slice have failed drug tests according to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The results relate to their featured fights at Bellator 149 last month. The exact substances taken by each fighter have not been revealed “due to potential pending litigation” according to the MMA Fighting […]
UFC 196 trending to be biggest PPV ever
The UFC has indicated that UFC 196 is trending to be the biggest PPV in the company’s history according to a press release sent out by the promotion. UFC 196 had the highest digital PPV sales of all-time in addition to a record 4.9 million viewers for the UFC’s Embedded series. Dana White has claimed […]