On Friday, The Athletic thinned out its staff of writers which included several notable MMA staff as well as boxing writer Rafe Bartholomew. In addition, it institute a reduction of pay across the board of at least 10% per The New York Times. On a day that the U.S. jobs report announced its unemployment numbers, […]
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UFC sits out Black Lives Matter social media posts
As the UFC heads into its second PPV since returning from the forced halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has not addressed the issues of this week with respect to the Black Lives Matter movement. While it did make room to memorialize George Floyd last week, its social media channels were noticeably quiet when […]
NAC approves UFC and Top Rank events in state
NAC reconvenes next week; UFC and Top Rank event permits on agenda
It appears that the end of the stay-at-home orders in Nevada will be lifted starting with the UFC event at The Apex on May 30th as the promotion along with Top Rank Boxing have requested removal of restrictions to hold events in the near future. The commission will convene on Wednesday, May 30th. In the […]
Ringside Physician group issues statement on COVID-19
In a statement issued on Saturday the Association of Ringside Physicians amended its stance on combat sports. Previously, the ARP had cautioned against combat sports occurring in light of COVID-19. On Saturday, the association released the following statement: Although it is impossible to eliminate all risk associated with COVID-19, precautions can be made to reduce […]