The UFC’s relationship with the Walt Disney Company-owned ESPN has been fruitful for both entities. According to Disney’s Fiscal First Quarter 2020 Financial Results, it was revealed that the return of Conor McGregor brought in “about a million pay-per-view purchases and a half a million new subscribers” per CEO Robert Iger. The PPV benchmark would […]
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Ticket demand for Jones-Reyes marginal heading into Saturday
The demand for Jon Jones’ next title defense is good although not being in Vegas may hurt the tickets. The good news, is that the get-in price for this Saturday’s UFC PPV event at the Toyota Center in Houston is an affordable $129. According to secondary ticket website, SeatGeek, as of yesterday the average resale […]
Diego Sanchez accepts 3 month sanction for tainted supplement
Diego Sanchez accepted a 3-month sanction from USADA after it was determined that he tested positive for ostarine metabolites from an out-of-competition urine sample on December 12, 2019. Under the latest revision to the UFC anti-doping policy, “if an athlete tests positive and is able to demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that the cause […]
OSP receives 3-month suspension from USADA due to ostarine
Ovince St. Preux has accepted a three-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy according to a USADA press release. OSP tested positive for ostarine metabolites with what may have been a contaminated supplement. Via USADA press release: Saint Preux, 36, tested positive for ostarine and di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, a metabolite of LGD-4033, as well GW1516 […]
Reyes wants to pay homage to Kobe Bryant, but will UFC and Reebok allow it
Ahead of his fight against Jon Jones in Houston next week, Dominick Reyes told reporters that he would like to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant by wearing his jersey during fight week. However, the UFC will have to consider the request since NBA jerseys are made by Nike and the promotion has a contract for […]