Benson Henderson talked to Newsday this past week about his experience with free agency and his decision to sign with Bellator. The Q&A is an interesting look at the process of MMA Free Agency. Henderson stated he signed an 8 fight deal with the UFC and was offered chances to re-sign prior to the expiration […]
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DraftKings purchases Kountermove
MMA fantasy sports site Kountermove has been acquired by DraftKings according to the company in a press release issued on Thursday. The Boston, Massachusetts company is one of the top Daily Fantasy Sports operators in the country. Notably, the UFC has an existing sponsorship deal with DraftKings and appears in Octagon signage during UFC events. […]
Jones court date pushed to March
MMA Fighting reports that Jon Jones has had his traffic court date pushed back to March 23rd. In January, Jones was cited for three traffic violations which brought up the question as to whether it violated his probation stemming from his felony hit-and-run case last spring. Jones entered into a plea deal with prosecutors this […]
Romero claiming contaminated substance in defending failed test
MMA Junkie reports that UFC middleweight Yoel Romero has admitted to failing a USADA monitored drug test under the company’s anti-doping policy, but disputes the test results citing he took a contaminated supplement. Romero’s defense is based on mitigating the alleged wrongdoing by stating that the supplement he took was contaminated. Under section 10.5 of […]
UFC Fight Night 82 posts 1.3M viewers avg; Prelims draw over 1M
UFC Fight Night 82 drew 1.317M viewers on FS1 Saturday night per Sports TV Ratings. In addition, the Prelims which preceded the main card drew over 1M viewers. The event, which originally was scheduled on PPV drew a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demo. The main event saw Stephen Thompson stop Johny Hendricks in the […]