Chael Sonnen will appeal the California State Athletic Commission drug test which revealed that he tested positive for a banned substance prior to his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 117. He is scheduled to appear on ESPN’s MMA Live on Thursday to presumably speak about the failed drug test. According to a report from MMA […]
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WEC lassos Cowboy; issues statement condemning remarks
The WEC issued a statement publicly condemning Cowboy Donald Cerrone for statements made in an interview for his upcoming fight with Jamie Varner. In the interview, Cerrone hoped that he would kill Varner. He also used homosexual/sexist slurs in referring to Varner. Bloody Elbow has the offending portion of Cerrone’s interview: INTERVIEWER: “And do you feel that maybe […]
Viral video shows GSP not impressed with your performance
Georges St. Pierre stars in a short viral video (via MMA Mania) that is making its round through the blogs. The release of the video comes a day before the season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter on Wednesday. The video shows the lighter side of GSP and readies the viewer for what we may expect from GSP during […]
Todd Duffee’s manager clarifies statement concerning release
Todd Duffee’s release from the UFC stunned many fans but more surprising was the quote taken from Duffee’s manager, Alex Davis. Davis responded to a request for comment from Sports Illustrated’s Josh Gross. Gross reported on his twitter account Davis’ response which Gross stated was through a text message. On the afternoon of Sept 7th, […]
Shark Fights to give portion of PPV sales to charity
Shark Fights announced in a press release that a portion of the sales it receives from its PPV this Saturday will go toward a charity assisting children of service veterans. According to the Shark Fights’ press release: In honor of the men and women who serve the United States in the armed forces, Shark Fight […]