MMA Fighting has confirmed with several sources that Roy Nelson has signed with Bellator. The heavyweight joins the growing list of former UFC fighters signing as free agents with the Viacom-owned company. Nelson spent 8 years with the UFC. He was 9-10 in the UFC and was a TUF contestant. Notably, he was the first […]
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Casey’s UFC 211 drug test flagged by Texas
UFC women’s strawweight fighter Cortney Case tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone in an in-competition drug screen at UFC 211 on May 13th. The test does not mean she took a banned substance as Texas can cite a fighter for elevated T:E levels. Per MMA Fighting, Casey had a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ration of 5.4:1. Per […]
TUF 25 Episode 6 draws 380,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 25 episode 6 drew 380,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen and via ShowBuzz Daily. The episode drew 0.15 viewers in the Adult 18-49 demo. The fight of the episode featured Ramsey Nijem versus Julian Lane. Nijem stopped Lane despite almost being choked out on two occasions. It featured another dustup […]
Cyborg cited for misdemeanor after Magana confrontation
MMA Junkie reports that Cristiane Justino has been cited by Las Vegas Metropolitan Police for misdemeanor battery as a result of confrontation with Angela Magana on Sunday. Both fighters were in attendance at the UFC fighter summit. Magana indicated that she wanted to press charges. The information was from an incident report from Junkie reporting. […]
UFC Athlete Retreat did not go as expected
The UFC Fighter Retreat was held in Las Vegas this past weekend and a couple altercations occurred based on social media posts. First, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Angela Magana were involved in a confrontation in which Cyborg allegedly hit Magana. Secondly, Kajan Johnson was removed from ta UFC discussion on the Reebok sponsorship. According to […]