UFC heavyweight Abdul-Kerim Edilov will serve a 15-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after a positive drug test on January 7, 2016. Edilov tested positive for meldonium following an out-of-competition urine test. Per the USADA release, “USADA accepted Edilov’s explanation that the meldonium was a prescribed medication he was taking in a therapeutic dose […]
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UFC Canada office hit hard with layoffs
The UFC has cut more positions within the company as Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reports that many within the UFC Canada office including Tom Wright, the executive vice president and general manager for operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand were dismissed this morning. 80% of the department in the UFC office in Toronto […]
GSP’s legal team maintains UFC breached contract
Georges St-Pierre’s legal team has maintained that the former welterweight champ’s contract with the UFC is over due to the company’s breach per an ESPN report. After GSP proclaimed that he was a “free agent” in an interview Monday on The MMA Hour, the UFC rebutted the statement with one of its own stating that […]
UFC cuts significant number of its own work force
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reports that there were “significant layoffs” at the UFC. The layoffs were expected per the tweet. MMA Fighting adds that multiple sources have indicated that 60-80 employees would be let go. The report indicates that the UFC had employed “approximately 350 people” prior to the work force reduction. The layoffs are not […]