Succumbing to Dana White’s hard date of January 23rd for Conor McGregor to return, it appears as though the former two-division champ is set to return against Dustin Poirier. Or is he? McGregor demanded a rematch with Poirier occur by the end of 2020. But with the last two UFC PPVs headlined by two title […]
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Trevin Jones win overturned due to positive marijuana finding
Last week the Nevada State Athletic Commission overturned a TKO victory by Trevin Jones due to a positive drug test for marijuana. Jones was suspended 4.5 months and fined $1,800 out of his $12,000 reported purse. Jones’ August 22nd victory over Timur Valiev was changed to a no-contest. In addition, he will have to pay […]
UFC on ESPN+37 bonuses
UFC on ESPN +37 took place on Saturday night on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Joaquin Buckley earned one of the Performance Bonuses for his highlight-reel knockout. Buckley earned his $50K for his spinning back kick knockout of Impa Kasanganay. Other performance bonuses went to Tom Breese for his KO of K.B. Bhullar, Chris Daukaus […]
Court dismisses stripper lawsuit against White/Zuffa
A Clark County District Court Judge dismissed a lawsuit against Zuffa and Dana White on Monday which accused them of breaching an agreement to mediate a dispute over an affair White had with the girlfriend of a Nevada man. Ernesto Joshua Ramos filed the lawsuit this past spring alleging that White breached an agreement with […]
Texas gets ready to allow spectators back to combat sports events
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is in the process of reopening combat sports events to fans. According to a memo published by the agency, promoters will be able to have fans with a cap of 50% of the listed capacity of the venue. The promoters will have to follow TDLR compliance for COVID-19 […]