Conor McGregor will face Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title at UFC 205 in New York. Adweek ran a feature on how brands are getting behind the company’s debut in the state. Earlier this year, New York lawmakers voted to legalize MMA in the state. While there are still bumps regarding the passage of […]
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UFC Heavyweight flagged by USADA
UFC Heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov was notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA stemming from an out of competition test. Magomedov is 3-0 in the UFC but last fought at UFC 192 in October 2015. He was scheduled to face Stefan Struve at UFC 205 next month but withdrew due to a staph infection. The […]
UFC Fight Night 95 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses from Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 95 which aired on FS1. The event drew 8,841 at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. In addition, the bonuses went to Eric Spicely, Vincente Luque, Erick Silva and Luan Chagas. Spicely and Luque drew the performance bonuses while Silva and […]
Maynard named as Silva’s replacement as matchmaker
In case you missed it, the UFC announced Joe Silva’s replacement as a matchmaker as it named Mick Maynard as Vice President of Talent Relations. In addition, Sean Shelby was promoted to Senior Vice President of Talent Relations. According to the UFC press release, the two will be organizing UFC bouts, developing athletes on the […]
TUF 24 Episode 4 draws 397,000 viewers
The Ultimate Fighter 24 episode 4 drew 397,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Sports TV Ratings. The episode scored 204,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo per Sports TV Ratings. In the fight of the show, Eric Shelton submitted Yoni Sherbatov. A replay of episode 4 on the same night (10pm-11pm PT) drew 32,000 viewers […]