The Court in the Mark Hunt lawsuit against Zuffa, Dana White and Brock Lesnar denied a motion for leave to file exhibits under seal. The defendants’ motion (specifically White and the UFC) sought to seal and redact portions of the 2016 Promotional Agreement with the UFC Heavyweight. The Court denied the request citing that the […]
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UFC Fight Night 134 attendance, gate and bonuses
UFC Fight Night 134 took place Sunday morning in the United States as the promotion visited Hamburg, Germany. The event drew 7,798 fans for a live gate of $750,000 U.S. dollars according to UFC officials post-event. The main event featured Anthony Smith as he stopped Mauricio Rua in the first round of their Light Heavyweight […]
UFC welterweight notified of potential Anti-Doping Policy Violation
The UFC has announced that USADA has informed Muslim Salikhov of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 7, 2018 in Russia. Salikhov was 1-1 in the UFC with his last fight at UFC on Fox 29, a win over fellow welterweight Ricky Rainey. The 34-year-old Dagestani product has an […]
Did UFC satisfy its part of deal for Brian Ortega at UFC 226?
UPDATED 7/20/18, 10:19pm PT: According to MMA Junkie report, a financial deal was struck between the UFC and Ortega). Brian Ortega was not compensated despite being ready for his fight with Max Holloway at UFC 226 underscores anl issue with bout agreements which allows the UFC to provide an opponent in order satisfy its terms […]
USADA confirms Anderson Silva took contaminated supplements
Anderson Silva will be ready to return to the UFC this fall after USADA confirms that the former UFC champ took contaminated supplements. Silva’s suspension was limited to one-year after it was determined that the supplement taken was contaminated due to a compounding pharmacy. Via USADA release: Silva tested positive for the methyltestosterone metabolites 17α-methyl-5β-androstan-3α,17β-diol […]