USADA announced that four UFC athletes have accepted six-month sanctions for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy for trace amounts of ostarine “consistent with supplement contamination.” Via USADA release: USADA has resolved the following cases, after conducting a thorough investigation and finding no evidence of intentional use, consistent with other supplement contamination cases: Augusto Mendes, 36, […]
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UFC on ESPN +7 Prelims draw 232,000 viewers
Saturday morning’s UFC on ESPN + 7 Prelims on ESPN2 drew 232,000 viewers. The event took place in St. Petersburg, Russia with the main card airing on ESPN +. The feature bout of the Prelims event saw Movsar Evloev defeat Seung Woo Choi by unanimous decision. ‘ The event drew a 0.07 share according to […]
UFC Heavyweight punished four months for banned dietary supplement
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris has accepted a four-month sanction for utilizing a banned substance. Due to his cooperation with USADA, Harris’ suspension was reduced to just four months and he will be able to return to the Octagon on April 30th. Via USADA: Harris, 35, tested positive for LGD-4033 as the result of an in-competition […]
PBC on Fox draws 1.01M viewers in Fast Overnights
PBC on Fox drew an average of 1.01 million viewers according to the fast-overnight ratings provided by Television By Numbers. The event from Carson, California featured Danny Garcia as he made easy work of Adrian Granados. The event aired on Fox with a little overrun past the 7pm (PST) hour. PBC on Fox went up […]
UFC St. Petersburg attendance and bonuses
UFC St. Petersburg took place on Saturday airing on the digital platform while Prelims could be seen on ESPN2 Saturday morning. Islam Makhachev and Arman Tsarukyan drew the Fight of the Night bonus for their co-main event. Makhachev won via unanimous decision although it may have been closer than the scores revealed. Magomed Mustafaev earned […]