The Nevada Athletic Commission has suspended Alex Nicholson for 4 years for use of anabolic steroids last Wednesday at its monthly commission hearing. Nicholson did not appear to contest or answer the Complaint filed by the commission. Nicholson participated in a PFL contest on October 31st when he dropped via unanimous decision. Nicholson was paid […]
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MacDonald signs with PFL
Rory MacDonald has signed with the Professional Fighters League to compete in the 2020 season for the welterweight title and $1 million grand prize according to Ariel Helwani and PFL officials. MacDonald, the former UFC contender and Bellator welterweight champion was 3-2-1 with the Viacom-owned company. However, MacDonald had seemed to lose the drive that […]
Three PFL fighters in playoffs fail NAC drug tests
ESPN reports that Glaico Franca, Luis Rafael Laurentino and Ramsey Nijem failed drug tests and could be disciplined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. All 3 participated in the PFL playoffs. Franca and Laurentino tested positive for the banned steroid stnozolol and Nijem tested positive for marijuana. The fighters had their temporary suspensions extended by […]
PFL finalist Pineda fails NAC drug test
MMA Junkie reports that PFL featherweight finalist Daniel Pineda has failed a Nevada Athletic Commission-administered-test. The news could knock Pineda out of a chance for $1 million in the final against Lance Palmer on December 31st. At this point, the NAC and the promotion have not made an official statement although Junkie reached out to […]
PFL Playoffs 2 on ESPN2 draws 126,000 viewers
The Professional Fighters’ League drew 126,000 viewers on ESPN2 Thursday night for its second night of playoffs from Las Vegas. The PFL playoffs last week from the Mandalay Bay featured the quarterfinals of the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions. Fighters advancing to New York had to fight twice with some fighting on the Prelims and then […]