UFC 217 drew 18,201 for a $6.1 million gate at Madison Square Garden. Although no Fight of the Night Bonuses, the UFC handed out Performance Bonuses to Georges St Pierre, Rose Namajunas, T.J. Dillashaw, Ovince Saint-Preux and Ricardo Ramos. OSP and Ramos received $25,000 bonuses while GSP, Rose and TJ drew the $50,000 bonuses. The […]
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Anyanwu latest UFC Heavyweight to be flagged by USADA
Heavyweight Zu Anyanwu was notified of a potential UFC anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on October 18th. As is standard, he has been provisionally suspended from the organization. Anyanwu was one of the fighters signed to a UFC contract after appearing on Dana White’s Contender Series on Fight Pass. In his UFC […]
Heavyweight removed from UFC 217 for potential anti-doping violation
UFC Heavyweight Ion Cutelaba has been taken off of tomorrow’s UFC 217 event due to a potential anti-doping policy violation per the company. USADA launched an investigation into Cutelaba because of a voluntary disclosure made during out-of-competition sample collections on October 18th and 19th. He has been put on provisional suspension and his bout with […]
AirAsia announced as “Official Airline ” for UFC
The UFC has announced a partnership with AirAsia making it the company’s first “Official Airline” of the UFC. The partnership encompasses Asia and Australia and starts Saturday at UFC 217. AirAsia is Asia’s leading low cost carrier. “AirAsia is an innovative and fast-growing brand, we thank them for the support and we’re looking forward to […]
EA releases official trailer, cover for UFC 3
EA Sports unveiled the cover and release date for EA UFC 3 on Friday. Conor McGregor graces the cover of UFC 3 holding his Featherweight and Lightweight titles. The game will release February 2, 2018. A Champions Edition of the game will allow consumers to get the game up to 3 days earlier. There several […]