On Monday, USADA announced that UFC lightweight Polo Reyes has accepted a six-month sanction for violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. Reyes tested positive for ostarine after an out-of-competition test on March 8, 2018. Via USADA press release: Reyes, 33, tested positive for ostarine following an out-of-competition test conducted on March 8, 2018. Ostarine is […]
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UFC Fight Night 138 draws 531,000 viewers
UFC Fight Night 138 drew 531,000 viewers on FS1 Saturday night according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims drew 237,000 viewers on FS2. The last part of the prelims aired on FS1 and drew 159,000 viewers in the 20 minutes it was on the network. The main card saw a 12-minute overrun for the […]
UFC Fight Night 138 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 138 took place Saturday night in Moncton, New Brunswick Canada. Anthony Smith led the bonus winners with his main event finish of Volkan Oezdamir. Also winning bonuses last night were Don Madge, Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti. Madge earned his performance bonus with a headkick KO over Te Edwards. Haqparast and Gouti earned Fight of […]
Edgar out, Rodriguez in against Korean Zombie at UFC Fight Night 139
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that Frankie Edgar has pulled out of his November 10th fight against the Korean Zombie at UFC Fight Night in Denver. According to the report, the UFC has already found a replacement for Edgar in Yair Rodriguez. Ironically, Rodriguez had been cut by the UFC in May after contractual and booking […]
MMA Trade? UFC and ONE looking into swapping Johnson for Askren
ESPN reports a potential trade between MMA promotions UFC and ONE. The deal would have Demetrious Johnson moving to ONE while Ben Askren would head to the UFC. The trade would have Johnson and Askren released from their respective promotional contracts in order to sign with the other promotion. Both have fights left on their […]