The UFC announced that Rafael dos Anjos will defend his lightweight title against Eddie Alvarez on July 7th opening up three nights of fights as part of International Fight Week. The event, dubbed UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and be exclusively on UFC Fight […]
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Governor Cuomo signs NY MMA Bill into law; UFC announces event at MSG November 12th
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the MMA bill into law making professional mixed martial arts legal in the state. As a result, the UFC announced a “major Pay-Per-View event at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, November 12.” UFC returning to New York on Nov. 12 at MSG https://t.co/o0GYRgRc9F — Steven Greenberg (@GreenbergPR) April 14, […]
Lyoto Machida caught by USADA, fight with Hendo off of UFC on Fox 19
USADA notified the UFC on Wednesday that Lyoto Machida declared using a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week. As a result, his fight with Dan Henderson scheduled for UFC on Fox 19 this Saturday on Fox has been taken off the card. Machida stated that he was unaware that the substance was […]
Andrade flagged for potential anti-doping violation
UFC welterweight Viscardi Andrade has been notified by USADA of a potential anti-doping violation. Andrade’s pre-fight sample in lead-up to his The UFC released a statement on Andrade via UFC.com, a portion of which states: The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping […]
UFC Fight Night 86 draws 781K; Prelims 443K
UFC Fight Night 86 drew an average viewership of 781,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card on the network drew an average viewership of 443,000 viewers. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the main card peaked at 1 million viewers between 1:45-2:00pm PT. The Prefight show […]