USADA has flagged the out of competition drug test of UFC bantamweight Francisco Rivera for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation from a sample collection on July 23, 2016. Rivera last fought Erik Perez on July 30th at UFC 201. He is on a 3 fight UFC losing streak. The UFC provided its usual statement related […]
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MMAFA posts statement on Facebook page
The Professional Fighters Association is making waves after its announcement last week of its formation and intent to unionize UFC fighters. Jeff Borris has made the media rounds and announced a press conference set for Thursday in Las Vegas. Maybe in direct or indirect response, the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA) has released a […]
White infers Jones may be back in Octagon soon
Jon Jones may be back in the octagon sooner than expected according to Dana White in an interview with Jim Rome on Tuesday. White indicated that Jones’ removal from UFC 200 due to a flagged USADA test may reveal that the former light heavyweight champion did not knowingly take a banned substance. According to a […]
Borris talks PFA purpose on The MMA Hour
Professional Fighters Association’s (PFA) Jeff Borris was a guest on The MMA Hour to discuss the newly formed PFA which seeks to unionize UFC fighters. Borris spoke at length about his reasons for his involvement and how his organization differs from MMAFA. Borris was amazed when he first saw the bout and promotional agreement for […]
Concern, dissent with new PFA?
With the news that the Professional Fighters Association is seeking to organize UFC Fighters, it has drawn the concern of long-time organization Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association. According to a Forbes piece on the issues, MMAFA is taking issue with the fact that PFA did not reach out to its organization. MMAFA has been on […]