Raphael Marinho of Combate.com first reported that American Top Team head coach Mike Brown has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be unable to corner Jorge Masvidal as he faces Kamaru Usman this Saturday at UFC 251. Brown received a COVID-19 test in Las Vegas on Monday prior to proceeding on the flight to […]
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UFC bantamweight tests positive for COVID-19, out of Fight Island matchup
Pedro Munhoz is the latest UFC athlete to test positive for COVID-19 as his bantamweight matchup with Frankie Edgar set for July 15th has been cancelled. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that the matchup was called off due to Munhoz’s positive test. The matchup would have been Edgar’s first as a bantamweight in the UFC. Edgar […]
Top Rank, Golden Boy and Mayweather Promotions among those receiving PPP loans
On Monday the Small Business Administration released the names of the companies that received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Some of the names include law firms related to the UFC lawsuit as well as boxing promotions. A $660 billion program intended to keep small businesses going during the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic […]
UFC COO Epstein discusses COVID-19 protocol, notes 11 positive tests during UFC Apex events
The Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand had an exclusive interview with Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein. In speaking with him on the protocols the company has taken in getting back to producing live sporting events, Epstein indicated that it had 11 positive COVID-19 tests during its return to the UFC Apex last month. However, none […]
Masvidal details negotiations with UFC
As Jorge Masvidal prepares for UFC 251, he explained to ESPN how negotiations came about to take this title shot against Kamaru Usman on short notice. Masvidal had been critical about fighter pay after the negotiations originally stalled for the event in the first place. He told Ariel Helwani that he didn’t get exactly that […]