UFC lightweight George Sullivan became the first fighter to potentially become a two-time offender of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. He was flagged for a potential banned substance from an out-of-competition test on January 14, 2017. At the time, Sullivan was serving a one-year ban due to declaring he took a prohibited substance prior to his […]
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Arbtitration yields 2 year suspension for UFC’s Felipe Olivieri
In its second arbitration since the institution of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy,UFC Fighter Felipe Olivieri was handed a two year suspension after he was provisionally suspended for an Anti-Doping Policy Violation on March 10, 2016. The decision can be found here. The suspension is due to a failed out of competition test on January 11, […]
Payout Exclusive: Interview with Alliance MMA’s Robert Haydak and Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Bryan Hamper
MMA Payout had the opportunity to speak with Alliance MMA’s Robert Haydak and Suckerpunch Entertainment’s Bryan Hamper. The two spoke about the acquisition of the fighter management company and how it helps both companies going forward. Among the top-level fighters Suckerpunch represents includes Max Holloway, Joanna Jedrzejczykand Germaine da Randamie. Haydak, president of the publicly traded […]
UFC sets PPV record in 2016, but where are big cards in 2017?
In the latest Wrestling Observer (subscription recommended), the PPV buys have been recalibrated to 1,009,000 buys. The original estimate had the July event at 1.1 to 1.2M PPV buys. Despite the downgrade of PPV buys for the July event, the UFC set a PPV record with 5 events in a calendar year going over 1 […]