Gillian Robertson had to pull out of her fight Saturday night against Miranda Maverick due to a “non-COVID related issue.” Robertson took to social media to announce that she was sick this morning and her team made the decision to pull her out of her fight. The women’s flyweight matchup was scheduled for the Early […]
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White advocates for in-fight sports betting
Dana White spoke on the ESPN show, Daily Wager, to discuss sports betting. White stated that he was a proponent of sports betting of course because he was “from Vegas.” He also spoke on the role of gambling plays growth in the sport. He also discussed how there is “always a rooting interest” when people […]
UFC Vegas 18 bonus winners
UFC Vegas 18 took place on Saturday night at The Apex in Las Vegas. Cory Sandhagen’s jumping knee to stop Frankie Edgar headlined the bonus winners for tonight. Sandhagen showed he’s worth the winner of Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling as he stopped Edgar in the very first round. He earned a $50K performance bonus. […]
UFC announces programming for Black History Month
February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month. The UFC announced today that it will launch a month-long celebration of Black History Month commemorating the achievments made by African American and Black UFC athletes throughout the organization’s history. The press release notes that Alistair Overem, Kamaru Usman, Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes will headline […]
Pennington announces 6-month sanction for UFC anti-doping violation
UFC women’s bantamweight Raquel Pennington announced on social media that she has inadvertently violated the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The announcement coincides with USADA’s release that she accepted a six-month sanction. Here’s the facts. Please read. pic.twitter.com/XYmSOJ4Zs6 — Raquel Pennington (@RockyPMMA) January 28, 2021 Pennington details the circumstances concerning he violating the policy. She notes that […]