Ricardo Abreu has been given a four-year sanction by USADA for his second anti-doping policy violation. Abreu is serving a suspension when he was notified of another potential anti-doping violation. In his second test, Abreu tested positive for 19-norandrosterone (19-NA), the main metabolite of nandrolone, from an out-of-competition test taken this past December 21. In […]
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Nate Diaz is selling wine
Nate Diaz says he has a lot going on outside of fighting and maybe he does. According to his latest social media post, he is promoting wine in Northern California. In an interview with Ariel Helwani on Wednesday, Diaz talked extensively about what he is up which includes working with marijuana businesses and apparently, wine. […]
TUF 25 Episode 3 draws 324,000 viewers
TUF 25 episode 3 drew 324,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per ShowBuzz Daily. It drew 0.12 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. The ratings are down slightly from the second episode which drew 372,000 viewers. In the fight of the show, Jesse Taylor defeated Megdi Baghdad by unanimous decision. Payout Perspective: The ratings are […]
TUF 26 to feature new women’s flyweight division…or does it
According to a UFC press release sent on Wednesday, it announced another women’s division at flyweight with the new division being featured on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, Ariel Helwani and Kevin Iole report that the announcement may have been premature. The UFC press release reads: Las Vegas – A new division will […]
TUF 25 Episode 2 DVR ratings increase by 38% over Live +SD
The adjusted ratings of episode 2 of TUF 25 drew 514,000 viewers on Live +3 according to Nielsen. It reflects a 38% increase over its Live + SD rating of 372,000 viewers on FS1. Payout Perspective: Notably, the increase in DVR viewership is about the same with TUF 23 last spring (39% increase). TUF 24 […]