In an interesting turn of events, USADA has granted a reduction of sanction of Amanda Ribas’ period of ineligibility due to a finding of ostarine in a drug test. She is now allowed to return to fight for the promotion. Ribas tested positive for ostarine on June 7, 2017. The Brazilian had been serving a […]
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UFC goes with DC-Miocic after Lesnar drops out
The UFC has pivoted away from a Brock Lesnar-Daniel Cormier clash in favor of a rematch with Stipe Miocic. Cormier defeated Miocic last July to win the UFC Heavyweight Championship. At the time, it made him a double champion as he held the Light Heavyweight Championship at the time. Last year, Cormier and Lesnar got […]
Harris threatens lawsuit against supplement maker/distributor after serving USADA suspension
UFC Heavyweight Walt Harris states that he will take legal action against the maker and distributor of a supplement that caused him to be suspended per the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. A win over Andrei Arlovski was overturned due to the failed USADA test. It was discovered that a supplement he ingested was tainted with the […]
UFC Fort Lauderdale Prelims draw 720,000 viewers on ESPN, early prelims 288,000
The UFC Fort Lauderdale Prelims drew 720,000 viewers on ESPN Saturday afternoon. The early prelims, which aired on ESPN2, drew 288,000 viewers. The UFC on ESPN +8 show from Florida aired its prelims and early prelims on the network with the main card on the digital platform. The early prelims featured Jim Miller as he […]
Arlovski ($300K) tops UFC Fort Lauderdale salaries
The Florida State Boxing Commission has disclosed the salary information from this past Saturday’s UFC Fort Lauderdale event. Notably, Greg Hardy’s second UFC fight garnered him $150,000 while Andre Arlovski’s 29th fight with the promotion made him $300,000. The payouts per MMA Fighting: Jack Hermansson ($41,000 + $41,000 = $82,000) def. Ronaldo Souza ($210,000)Greg Hardy ($75,000 + […]