The Nevada Athletic Commission amended its rules and it will no longer punish athletes for marijuana use. The only exception is if an athlete shows up impaired on fight night. “I think our goal is to test for performance-enhancing drugs to ensure a level playing field,” said NAC Executive Director Bob Bennett. “The fact that […]
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UFC 264 set to break gate record in Vegas
UFC 264 is on pace to be one of the top gates in the promotion’s history as Dustin Poirier faces Conor McGregor in their third fight against one another. The event at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sold out when tickets became available and it is the fourth consecutive sell-out for the UFC since […]
NAC hands out 6 month suspension for Charlie Ontiveros
The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Charlie Ontiveros six months after a failed drug test. The punishment was handed down on Tuesday at the commission’s monthly meeting. The 29-year-old welterweight last fought this past October in a loss to Kevin Holland. He had moved up to 185 pounds to face Holland and lost via TKO. Ontiveros […]
2020 MPO Year in Review – No. 5 Nevada stops disclosing fighter pay
In July, the Nevada State Athletic Commission made pay information for combat sports confidential. The new amendment to the Nevada rule prevents the media and/or public from obtaining purse information disclosed by promoters prior to bouts. Certain states such as Washington and California disclose pay information upon request. However, other states such as New York […]
Triller clarifies scoring of Tyson-Jones fight
Mike Tyson takes on Roy Jones, Jr. on Saturday night on PPV in an ‘exhibition’ match that has come under scrutiny. According to the California State Athletic Commission, several rules are in place for this event including no scoring of the fight and if either fighter develops a cut, the match will be over. The […]
