Anderson Silva has been flagged by USADA for a potential UFC anti-doping violation. He has been pulled from his upcoming fight against Kelvin Gastelum in Shanghai, China on November 25th. An out-of-competition sample collected on October 26, 2017 was flagged by USADA. Due to the proximity of his fight which happens in 15 days, he […]
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Hearing on Expansion of Ali Act gets heated
Testimony was heard before a Congressional Subcommittee on the possibility of expanding the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act to combat sports. Randy Couture, Marc Ratner, Greg Sirb and Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor testified at Thursday morning’s hearing. The testimony centered around the business of MMA and the possible expansion of the Ali Act and at times […]
Background Memo Produced for Congressional Hearing on MMA set for Thursday
On Thursday, Randy Couture, Marc Ratner, Dr. Kristen Dams-O’Connor and Greg Sirb will testify before a Congressional Subcommittee discussing MMA and the proposed bill which would expand the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act to combat sports. Currently, there are 7 co-sponsors to the bill introduced by Republican congressman Marwayne Mullin in May 2016. “Perspectives on […]
White states he’s getting into boxing business
Dana White revealed that he aims to enter the boxing business. White revealed this during Peter Berg’s Wild Card West speaker series in which he said he’s “getting into boxing, 100 percent.” White also claimed that he was in the process of attaining his promoter’s license per the LA Times. As many who followed this […]
UFC 217 posts best prelims ratings of year despite preemption
The UFC 217 Prelims on FS1 drew 1.276M viewers on FS1 Saturday. Despite starting on FS2 due to an overrun from the Oklahoma-Oklahoma St. game, the Prelims posted its best ratings this year. The prelims were headlined by James Vick taking on Joe Duffy. Vick one via stoppage with a second to spare in the […]