ESPN reports that the “B” sample from Jon Jones’ failed drug test was positive for the banned substance Turinabol. Jones has a right to appeal and it appears that his team is working with USADA and UFC. USADA notified Jones of a flagged in-competition test in leadup to his fight against Daniel Cormier at UFC […]
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Mighty Mouse doesn’t know if he’ll be paid for being ready to fight at UFC 215
In an interview with MMA Fighting on Monday, Demetrious Johnson stated that he did not know whether or not he’d be paid as a result of Ray Borg having to pull out last minute. While the fight by reset soon, there is the issue of whether Johnson is compensated for being ready. Johnson recently retained […]
GSP invests in Montreal Esports organization
Georges St. Pierre is expanding his out-of-octagon business as he announced his ownership interest in a new Montreal Esports, a new organization based out of the fighter’s hometown. St-Pierre was present at Quebec’s largest esports convention this past weekend where he made the announcement. GSP is not the first professional athlete to invest in esports, […]
With Fox deal ending, could Showtime be a landing place for UFC?
MMA Fighting reports that Showtime is interested in jumping back into partnership with the UFC once the company’s current rights fee is up. In an interview last week with MMA Fighting, Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza stated that it would reach out to the UFC about being one of its broadcast partners. Of course, since its likely […]
UFC 215 draws sellout
UFC 215 on Saturday was a sellout with 16,232 in attendance at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The event created a live gate of $2,028,307.14. The event was headlined by Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko after the original main event of Demetirous Johnson and Ray Borg was scratched due to the challenger’s health issues. […]