The Monday melee between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier may have ramifications for both from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and the UFC. The UFC indicated that it is looking into the incident and citing it as a violation of the UFC’s code of conduct. “We expect more from our athletes, especially these two gentlemen, […]
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NSAC will review video before determining action in Jones-DC melee
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has not ruled on whether there will be any repercussions following today’s brawl during a promotional square off for UFC 178 between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. The fisticuffs (click the link) between the two main event fighters on September 27th occurred during the standard face to face between fighters. […]
NSAC threatens Sonnen participation at Metamoris
MMA Junkie reports that the Nevada State Athletic Commission may attempt to block Chael Sonnen’s appearance at this Saturday’s Metamoris grappling event in Los Angeles. The Commission believes his participating is in violation of the suspension that was handed out last month. Junkie identified a source “close to the commission” that stated the commission sent a […]
New York and Zuffa file Summary Judgment Motions in lawsuit
The state of New York and Zuffa filed Motions for Summary Judgment in the ongoing lawsuit which seemingly has no end. The filings, which were filed Thursday of last week, each hope to bring a resolution to the lawsuit filed by Zuffa in November 2011. As most know that have been following this legal fight, […]
WWE reports second quarter earnings, Network sub update
WWE announced its 2nd Quarter earnings on Thursday. The big news was that the WWE Network added just 33,000 subscribers from the 1st Quarter. In addition, it reported laying off 7% of its work force. While the number of subscribers is off from the company’s initial projections, the WWE indicated that the existing subscribers are […]