The Sports Business Journal unveiled its Combat Sports Special Issue this past week which included several interesting tidbits about the changing landscape of boxing. One of the points it reported on was the importance of social media among combat sports athletes. MVPIndex compiles the reach, engagement and conversation among 90,000 athletes. This year, Conor McGregor […]
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McGregor set to return to Octagon January 18th against Cerrone
Conor McGregor returns January 18th in Las Vegas to face Cowboy Donald Cerrone according to the UFC’s Dana White. The fight marks the return of the polarizing McGregor since his loss to Khabib Nurmogomedov in October 2018. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed the news: Breaking: Per Dana White (@danawhite), Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) has signed to face […]
Ferguson TM application, Champ Sh*t Only, preliminary denied but he gets another chance
According to reports from multiple MMA media outlets, it looks like Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmogomedov will once again try to fight one another barring injury in April in Brooklyn, New York. Ferguson has been branding his tweets with a Champ Shit Only TM for which he’s applied for the mark but has yet to […]
UFC announces changes to UFC Anti-Doping Policy
On Monday, the UFC announced changes to its UFC Anti-Doping Policy as it looks to address issues with contaminated samples. In addition, it announced Thorne as a certified supplement maker. The new policy also advises that athletes use only supplements that have been certified by USADA’s approved list of five different certification agencies. If an athlete […]
Jones to defend UFC Light Heavyweight title against Reyes in Houston
Jon Jones will defend his UFC Light Heavyweight title against Dominick Reyes on February 8th in Houston, Texas. The announcement made by Dana White to ESPN reflects the promotion’s choice of Reyes over Corey Anderson. Reyes earned a first-round KO over Chris Weidman this past October at UFC on ESPN 6. Anderson had a defining […]