USADA notified the UFC on Wednesday that Lyoto Machida declared using a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week. As a result, his fight with Dan Henderson scheduled for UFC on Fox 19 this Saturday on Fox has been taken off the card. Machida stated that he was unaware that the substance was […]
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Andrade flagged for potential anti-doping violation
UFC welterweight Viscardi Andrade has been notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation. Andrade’s pre-fight sample in lead-up to his The UFC released a statement on Andrade via UFC.com, a portion of which states: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping […]
UFC Fight Night 86 draws 781K; Prelims 443K
UFC Fight Night 86 drew an average viewership of 781,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card on the network drew an average viewership of 443,000 viewers. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the main card peaked at 1 million viewers between 1:45-2:00pm PT. The Prefight show […]
Liddell and Griffin to coach TUF Latin America
UFC Hall of Famers Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin will serve as coaches in the first season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America to be shot in Latin America. The season will begin airing in Buenos Aires, Argentina this spring with the season 3 finale taking place November 5th in Mexico. The series will air […]
UFC Fight Night 86 attendance, gate and bonuses
Derrick Lewis topped the list of fighters earning $50,000 bonuses at UFC Fight Night 86. It was the company’s first event in Croatia and the event drew over 13,000 fans. The event taking place in Zagreb, Croatia drew 13,177 for a live gate of $549,000 U.S. dollars per the announcement in the post-fight press conference. […]