Cung Le has tested positive for HGH following his UFC Fight Night 48 fight with Michael Bisping in Macau. As a result, he has been banned nine months by the UFC and will need to take a drug test before competing in the UFC. The UFC issued the following statement: UFC middleweight Cung Le tested […]
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UFC 178 Prelims: 698,000 viewers
Rockhold signs deal with Adidas
FighterXFashion reports that Adidas has signed on UFC fighter Luke Rockhold. Although no terms of the sponsorship have been revealed, its anticipated that Rockhold should be repping the three stripes in preparation for his fight against Michael Bisping on November 8th. Hard to express how happy I am to partner w/ @adidascombatsportusa http://t.co/rVVXqISJhK… http://t.co/JMg38otF1i pic.twitter.com/RcNe8rURlc […]
UFC 178: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition, we review UFC 178 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena where Demetrious Johnson took on Chris Cariaso in the main event. Johnson outclasses Cariaso Despite the lack of fan support (i.e., PPV buys), Demetrious Johnson can legitimately stake a claim to being […]
UFC 178 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC 178 drew attendance of 10,544 for a gate of $2.2 million at the MGM Grand. In addition the bonuses were handed out to Conor McGregor, Dominick Cruz, Yoel Romero and Tim Kennedy. The attendance, gate and bonuses were announced at the post-fight press conference. As indicated by MMA Junkie, attendance ranked 7th out of […]