UFC Heavyweight James Mulheron has been notified of a potential violation of the UFC anti-doping policy and has been removed from his fight against Cyril Asker next week in Shanghai, China at UFC Fight Night 122. Mulheron fought just once in the UFC, losing against Justin Willis at UFC Fight Night from Glasgow, Scotland. Via […]
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Early estimates of UFC 217 PPV are at 875,000
Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting is reporting that early estimates of the UFC 217 drew 875,000 PPV buys in North America making it the biggest PPV show for 2017 thus far. UFC 217 featured Georges St Pierre’s return against middleweight champion Michael Bisping in addition to two other championship fights. Google trends reflected strong interest […]
Werdum charged with assault after hitting Covington with boomerang
Fabricio Werdum is in trouble after a video showed him throwing a boomerang at UFC welterweight Colby Covington. According to an Australian news outlet, Werdum has been charged with common assault. Werdum is the headliner of Saturday UFC Fight Night card in Sydney, Australia where he faces Marcin Tybura. The video shows the two getting […]
Nunes makes Forbes’ “30 under 30” list
UFC women’s bantamweight champion was chosen to be on Forbes’ ’30 under 30’ list for 2017 in the area of sports. Nunes, 29, defended her title this past September. But, she was mired in controversy when she pulled out of UFC 213 with an injury causing Dana White to criticize her. In addition, boxer Saul […]
Jon Fitch’s Statement before Congressional Subcommittee supports Ali Act Expansion
Former UFC Fighter Jon Fitch submitted a Statement at the Congressional Subcommittee Hearing on MMA as well as an op-ed piece in the Washington Examiner on the day of the hearing. Each supports the proposed legislation expanding the Ali Act. The Statement submitted and filed for the Congressional Subcommittee Hearing last week was on MMAFA […]