Ashlee Evans-Smith has accepted a sanction from the UFC Anti-Doping Policy of 14 months due to a positive test for “the presence of an anabolic androgenic steroid of exogenous origin.” The sanction arises out-of-competition testing on January 3rd and 27th of this year. Evans-Smith declared dehydoepiandrostene (DHEA) on both of her doping control forms prior […]
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UFC on ESPN 36 ratings
UFC on ESPN 36 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. The prelims drew a bigger number Saturday that the main card. The Prelims aired at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET and drew 726,000 viewers per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 0.24 in the A18-49 demo, 0.11 in F18-49, 0.37 M18-49, 0.19A18-34, […]
Endeavor COO talks fighter pay during earnings call
On Thursday, Endeavor had its quarterly earnings call which included some information on the UFC and how its positively impacting the company earnings. Fighter pay once again came up as company officials had to tow the line on the controversial issue. Endeavor’s sports properties, specifically the UFC and Pro Bull Riding saw a 5% increase […]
UFC 274 bonuses
UFC 274 took place last night at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The event was supposed to feature two title fights, but one was called off due to the champ missing weight and the other was not that entertaining. Michael Chandler probably the highlight ending of the night with a front kick that knocked […]
Oliveira misses weight, loses title on scale
Charles Oliveira has been stripped of his UFC lightweight title as he failed to make the championship weight of 155 pounds on Saturday at UFC 274. Oliveira will still face Justin Gaethje Saturday in Phoenix with the challenger the only one having the opportunity to win the belt. Oliveira missed weight on his first and […]