The UFC announced that International Fight Week will have two live fight events this year instead of three days of fights as in year’s past. In addition, there will not be a UFC Expo but a Fan Experience on Friday and Saturday of International Fight Week. The UFC made the announcement via press release on […]
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Controversy at UFC 210 weigh-ins
There was some controversy surrounding this morning’s UFC 210 weigh-ins. The first dealt with the controversy over Daniel Cormier’s weigh-in and the second involved whether female fighter Pearl Gonzalez could fight. Cormier missed weight the first time on the scale by 1.2 pounds. While most believed that you had one shot at the scale, the […]
Gastelum flagged by USADA for marijuana metabolites
The up and down career of UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum has taken another blow as USADA has informed him of a potential violation stemming from marijuana metabolites above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL from an in-competition test. The UFC statement reads in part: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency […]
UFC Heavyweight, Ledet, receives 4 month sanction from USADA
USADA announced that Justin Ledet accepted a four-month sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance from a contaminated supplement per its UFC Anti-Doping web site. The sanction is retroactive to January 12, 2017, when the out-of-competition test was taken. Ledet Via USADA: Ledet, 29, tested positive for 5α-androst-1-ene-3α-ol-17-one, a metabolite of 1-testosterone and 1-androstenedione, […]
Updated Bellator 175 ratings show peak viewership at 1.6M
Bellator 175 on Friday night drew 1.4 million viewers for the main event featuring King Mo Lawal and Rampage Jackson according to a Spike TV release. The main event peaked at 1.6 million viewers. According to Sports TV Ratings, the overall event drew 907,000 viewers. The DVR +3 ratings drew 1 million viewers and a […]