The UFC has officially taken Anderson Silva off of the UFC 212 card on June 3rd. In an interview with The MMA Hour last week, Silva expressed his frustrations with the UFC and Dana White for not making an interim title fight for the middleweight title. Silva, who spoke in English despite a translator on […]
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Penne flagged by UFC for potential USADA violation
Jessica Penne has been flagged by USADA after re-analysis of a sample that was previously cleared. It is the first time that USADA has identified a UFC fighter based on a re-analysis based upon by the contents of a biological passport. Penne, who lost her last fight in April, is facing a potential UFC anti-doping […]
TUF 25 Ep 3 adjusted ratings up to 497,000
The adjusted ratings of episode 2 of TUF 25 drew 497,000 viewers on Live +3 according to Nielsen. It reflects a 38% increase over its Live + SD rating of 324,000 viewers on FS1. Payout Perspective: Notably, the increase in DVR viewership is down from the last two seasons of TUF. But, the increase for […]
White announces GSP out, Romero in as next challenger for Bisping
Dana White has reversed course and announced that Michael Bisping will defend his middleweight title against Yoel Romero and the announced fight with Georges St-Pierre is off for now. White told UFC Fox Australia that Bisping will defend his UFC middleweight title against Yoel Romero. Although nothing officially announced, one suspects that the fight will […]
Gastelum accepts settlement for failed drug test
Kelvin Gastelum has taken a settlement offer to resolve a finding of marijuana metabolites in his system. As a result, he was docked 20 percent of his fight purse, suspended 90 days retroactive to his fight against Vitor Belfort in Brazil. Gastelum KO’d Belfort in the first round this past March. His drug test sample […]