MMA Fighting reports the salaries from Friday’s Bellator 160. Benson Henderson was the top paid fighter making $75,000 as disclosed by the California State Athletic Commission. Via MMA Fighting: Benson Henderson ($75,000 + no win bonus = $75,000) def. Patricio Freire ($50,000) Derek Anderson ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Saad Award ($18,000) Georgi Karakhanyan ($17,000 + […]
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Hunter pulled from UFC on Fox fight due to potential USADA violation
For the second straight UFC on Fox show in a row, a UFC fighter has been pulled from a scheduled fight. This time USADA has flagged Adam Hunter due to a potential UFC Anti-Doping violation due to an out-of-competition sample on August 11, 2016. This time USADA has flagged Adam Hunter due to a potential […]
Report: UFC 202 trending to 1.2M to 1.5M PPV buys
UFC 202 is trending to be one of the top PPV buys in the history of the company as Dave Meltzer is reporting that the estimated buys are ranging from 1.2 million to 1.5 million buys. UFC 202 featured the Conor-Nate II with McGregor taking the majority decision in an epic 5-round battle. The estimated […]
Sullivan given provisional suspension by USADA
A month after being pulled from his fight at UFC on Fox 20 for disclosing information to USADA, George Sullivan has been handed a provisional suspension by USADA for a potential violation of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. The UFC issued a statement on Sullivan. A portion of which reads: “UFC was made aware today by […]