It appears that President Donald Trump will be in attendance at UFC 244 this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. According to a tweet by White House Correspondent Anni Karni, the President will be in New York to attend the event featuring Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal. According to a Kevin Iole tweet last week, […]
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Brazilian strawweight accepts 2 year USADA sanction
USADA announced that Istela Iane Nunes Souza has accepted a two-year sanction for a violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy after testing positive for stanozolol metabolites. The Brazilian fighter tested positive for multiple stanozolol metabolites as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample on July 22, 2019. The Brazilian was scheduled to make her promotional […]
UFC Singapore attendance and bonuses
UFC Singapore took place Saturday with Demian Maia submitting Ben Askren in the third round of their main event at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Maia and Askren drew Fight of the Night of the night. In addition, Beneil Dariush earned a $50,000 Performance Bonus for his win over Frank Camacho. Also, Ciryl Gane earned a […]
USADA clears Diaz to fight at UFC 244
Nate Diaz will fight at UFC 244 next Saturday as USADA has cleared the Stockton-native of a drug test which found elevated levels of a banned substance. Diaz tweeted about the adverse finding and that he would be out of the bout next week. But, Dana White said on Friday via twitter that the fight […]
Report: Diaz not yet provisionally suspended by USADA
ESPN reports that Nate Diaz has not been provisionally suspended by USADA despite his tweet that a USADA drug test found a potential banned substance in his system. The report quotes a USADA spokesperson that the, “UFC and USADA are gathering information and will issue a statement as soon as possible.” The ESPN report nots […]