UFC

Testing positive for 5 banned substances, Hunter receives 2-year ban

October 28, 2016 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

The UFC debut for Canadian middleweight Adam Hunter will not happen as USADA and the British Columbia Athletic Commission (BCAC) announced on Friday that Hunter has received a two-year sanction after testing positive for 5 prohibited substances. The 33-year-old fighter has accepted the punishment. He was scheduled to debut at UFC on Fox 21 in […]

Show Money Episode 13 talks GSP contract, Zuffa purchase and WSOF woes

October 27, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

It’s another episode of Show Money with Bloody Elbow’s Paul Gift and John Nash. In this episode, we talk GSP’s contract dispute, the WME purchase and WSOF’s troubles.

UFC one of the best brands in 2016

October 26, 2016 by Jason Cruz 7 Comments

Forbes.com reports on 2016’s 40 best business brands. The UFC ranks 6th as one of the best brands for 2016. Nike topped the list with a current brand value of $27 billion which is up 3.8% from last year. ESPN came in second with a brand value of $16.5 billion despite being down almost 3% […]

UFC WW Lyman Good flagged by USADA

October 25, 2016 by Jason Cruz 8 Comments

UFC welterweight Lyman Good was flagged by USADA for a potential anti-doping violation. The UFC announced the news on Monday and the former Bellator champion will be taken off of the UFC 205 card as a result of the potential violation. Good, a native of New York, will not be able to face Belal Muhammad […]

Jon Jones’ lawyer prepares for Oct. 31 arbitration

October 25, 2016 by Jason Cruz 1 Comment

Jon Jones’ arbitration hearing is coming up next Monday and the former UFC light heavyweight champion’s lawyer, Howard Jacobs spoke about the upcoming case. Jacobs, a noted anti-doping lawyer, indicated to Luke Thomas on his SiriusXM show that the products that were found in Jones’ system were a result of a contaminated product. Per Jacobs, […]