USADA has announced that UFC UK fighter Bradley Scott has accepted a two-year sanction for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Program. Scott tested positive for cocaine metabolites per an in-competition test. Via USADA press release: Scott, 29, tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, as the result of a urine sample he provided in-competition on […]
UFC
UFC 229 draws 2.4 million PPV buys
UFC 229 has delivered the best PPV buy rate in company history according to multiple reports including The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer. The event featuring the return of Conor McGregor and arguably the best lightweight in the world, Khabib Nurmogomedov drew 2.4 million buys. Broken down, it drew 1.9 million PPV buys from traditional satellite […]
Tukhugov taken off UFC Fight Night 138 sparks Khabib to threaten to leave UFC
Khabib Nurmagomedov has given the UFC an ultimatum. Keep his teammates in the UFC, or lose him. The Eagle made this statement on Instagram after Saturday night’s post-fight brawl which included UFC featherweight Zubaira Tukhugov. It was Tukhugov who threw a punch at Conor McGregor in the Octagon after Nurmagomedov left the cage to go […]
UFC 229 Prelims draws 1.3M viewers on FS1
The UFC 229 Prelims drew 1.3 million viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prefight show drew 373,000 viewers on FS1 preceding the Prelims. The Prelims featured Sergio Pettis taking on Jussier Formiga. Formiga won via unanimous decision. The event drew 754,000 in the A18-49 demo. The prefight show drew […]
UFC 230 gets Cormier-Lewis for Heavyweight title, pushes back women’s flyweight fight
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first reported that Daniel Cormier will headline UFC 230 defending his Heavyweight title against Derrick Lewis. In addition, it appears that the Valentina Shevchenko fight against Sijara Eubanks has been cancelled. Shevchenko will now face Joanna Jedrzejczyk in Toronto this December. First, the Cormier-Lewis matchup was a surprise to the Black Beast […]