Three fighters have been removed by the UFC on Saturday, the day of its event, due to positive COVID-19 tests. According to MMA Junkie, the Thiago Moises-Jalin Turner fight was taken off the card at the UFC Apex Saturday night due to “coronavirus concerns” regarding Moses. Similarly, Marcos Rogerio de Lima was pulled from Saturday’s […]
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NAC issues suspensions, fines to four UFC fighters
The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed out suspensions for four UFC fighters on Thursday. Notably, UFC middleweight Deron Winn was suspended for nine months for testing positive for amphetamines. He was also fined $1,800 and court costs in addition to providing a clean drug test upon return. Winn’s drug test failure comes after his submission […]
Teixeira tests positive for COVID-19, fight versus Santos delayed to October
Glover Teixeira has tested positive for COVID-19 and his September 12th fight with Thiago Santos will not take place according to multiple sources and first reported by Combate. The fight has been moved to the October 3rd. The light heavyweight matchup will determine a potential challenger for the recently vacated title by Jon Jones. Dominick […]
UFC Shanghai Performance Center teams with Chinese Olympic Team
The Japan Times reports that the Chinese Olympic Team has forged a partnership to use the UFC Shanghai Performance Institute to train its athletes for the 2021 and 2022 Olympics. The $13 million facility which is projected to serve as an outlet to find and train international fighters will be used by non-MMA athletes to […]
UFC on ESPN+33 Prelims draw 564K
The UFC Fight Night Prelims which aired on ESPN Saturday night drew 564,000 viewers overall and 241,000 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims which were to air in a 3-hour block from 6-9pm ET was delayed 15 mins due to NBA Playoff basketball but there was no loss since a […]