USADA has flagged Cynthia Calvillo following an in-competition test taken in conjunction with her fight at UFC 219 last month. The test showed traces of marijuana metabolites exceeding the decision limit by USADA. Calvillo lost a split decision to Carla Esparza in a battle of strawweight contenders. It was her first loss of her professional […]
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Monster Energy renews deal to be “Official Energy Drink” of the UFC
The UFC and Monster Energy have renewed their global partnership agreement according to a UFC press release. The renewal is a multi-year extension and continues it as the “Official Energy Drink” of the UFC. The “M” will remain in the center of the Octagon and entrance logo placement inside. According to the release, the brands […]
UFC Fight Night St. Louis draws 1.285 million viewers; prelims 1.079 million
UFC Fight Night St. Louis drew 1.285 million viewers on FS1 Sunday per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims drew 1.079 million viewers on FS1. The event surpassed last year’s event which took place on the same Sunday of the MLK Holiday weekend in January. The event, which featured BJ Penn-Yair Rodriguez drew slightly over […]
Belfort asks for pay after Hall pulls out of UFC St. Louis
MMA Fighting reports that Vitor Belfort has asked the UFC to pay him for being ready to fight at UFC St. Louis but it appears that Dana White is claiming that due to the fact that he turned down replacement fights, he will not be compensated. Belfort’s opponent, Uriah Hall, was unable to weigh-in on […]
Report: UFC 219 draws in the range of 340,000 to 380,000 PPV buys
UFC 219 is estimated at doing between 340,000 to 380,000 buys according to Dave Meltzer writing for MMA Fighting. It would make it the third-highest selling PPV of 2017. The event featured Cris Cyborg taking on Holly Holm. It’s the first event featuring a women’s bout not including Ronda Rousey that has eclipsed 200,000 buys. […]