USADA announced that George Sullivan tested positive for a prohibited substance and has accepted a one-year sanction for his second violation of the UFC anti-doping policy. The 36 year old tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite 4-hydroxyclomiphene. Sullivan was pulled from his fight at UFC 208 this past February after he was informed of […]
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Fight Pass introduces 24/7 live stream
The UFC announced a new addition to its UFC Fight Pass over the top platform in a press release sent out on Tuesday. It is adding a linear streaming channel to complement the Fight Pass’s video-on-deman function. The move will feature more than 100 hours of live programming. As evidenced by the promotional push for […]
McGregor negotiating with apparel sponsors for Mayweather boxing match
MMA Fighting reports that Conor McGregor will not be tied to Reebok for his August 26th boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. McGregor’s manager, Audie Attar told Ariel Helwan on The MMA Hour. According to Attar, he is a free agent with respect to athletic apparel. McGregor was one of a handful of UFC athletes to […]
The Ratings Buffet for the week ending June 16th
Welcome to the second edition of The Ratings Buffet. This week there was a UFC Fight Night on Spike TV Saturday and a PFC on FS1 event on Sunday night in addition to TUF and various wrestling programs. Saturday UFC Fight Night 110 on FS1: 923,000 viewers UFC Fight Night 110 Prelims on FS1: 696,000 […]
TUF 25 Episode 9 draws 422,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night
TUF 25 Episode 9 drew 422,000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. It’s the biggest ratings of the season. The fight of the night featured Dhiego Lima and Gilbert Smith with Lima earning the victory and moving on. The event drew 0.16 in the A18-49 demo per Nielsen. Per ShowBuzz Daily, […]