Beats By Dre has signed Conor McGregor to an endorsement deal. McGregor joins the list of athletes that the headphone company is signing. You might recall that McGregor was one of several athletes that was featured in a Beats By Dre commercial in December. His partnership with the company is now official. In addition to […]
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Bellator signs former UFC TUF winner Roy Nelson
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 […]
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 […]