An online petition to the White House to overturn Nick Diaz’s 5 year suspension rendered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission this month has surpassed 60,000 signatures. Nick Diaz tweeted the following: https://t.co/3y9lRecWa9 #60k https://t.co/fxspNaGRjw pic.twitter.com/oWDytiAOhw — nick diaz (@nickdiaz209) September 28, 2015 A fan started the petition on September 14th and it is up […]
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UFC Fight Night 75 attendance and bonuses
MMA Junkie reports the attendance and bonuses for UFC Fight Night 75 taking place Saturday night from Japan. Notably, the attendance was the lowest for a UFC show in Japan since March 2013. Per MMA Junkie, there was no official attendance announced for UFC 144 in February 2012 although it was an estimated crowd of […]
Judge denies UFC’s Motion to Dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Judge Richard Boulware denied UFC’s Motion to Dismiss the antitrust lawsuit brought by former UFC fighters at a hearing in the U.S. District Court of Nevada Friday. The lawsuit will continue with the parties hammering out a process to conduct discovery. The UFC provided a statement after the Friday afternoon hearing: The United States District […]
Nelson indicates he wasn’t tested prior to Saturday’s fight; USADA responds
MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn tweeted that Roy Nelson was not drug tested prior to his bout with Josh Barnett for Saturday’s UFC event in Japan. However, USADA indicates that its representatives are in Japan and will test fighters participating at UFC Fight Night 75. Roy Nelson tells me he received no drug tests ahead of […]
TUF 22 Episode 3 draws 533,000 viewers
The third episode of TUF 22 drew 533, 000 viewers on FS1 Wednesday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It reflects an approximately 15% increase over last week’s episode. In the episode, Team Faber’s Chris Gruetzemacher defeated Team McGregor’s Sascha Sharma. The episode featured a meltdown by McGregor as Sharma did not listen to his […]