Johny Hendricks had to pull out of UFC 192 due to “weight cutting issues” according to Dana White on Friday. The loss of Hendricks versus Tyrone Woodley depreciates the entertainment value of the PPV Saturday. Hendricks appeared at Thursday’s media day per MMA Fighting where he said he weighed 183 pounds – 13 pounds above […]
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UFC 193 featuring Rousey promoted by Ellen
Ellen DeGeneres debuted the UFC 193 promo video on her own video channel, ellentube, on Friday. The video features Ronda Rousey as an 11-year-old as she discovers judo. The daytime talk show host tweeted out the video to her 48 million viewers. The video has been viewed by over 124,000 at the time of this […]
Plaintiffs get pre-discovery win in UFC antitrust lawsuit
As discovery begins in the UFC antitrust lawsuit brought by former fighters, plaintiffs attained a favorable ruling Wednesday as the court will allow one of the plaintiffs’ attorney, Rob Maysey, to access documents in discovery. The UFC identified Maysey as a “competitor” and wanted him precluded from access to some of the company’s confidential documents in […]
Rousey leads list of fighters drug tested by USADA
USADA has provided the names of the UFC fighters it has tested in the first round of its drug testing protocol. Ronda Rousey tops the list with the third party drug testing agency testing the women’s bantamweight champ 5 times. Aside from Rousey, there was a tie for second-most tests with Bethe Correia, Thiago Alves […]
The reason for the new UFC-NY lawsuit
The UFC surprised many with another lawsuit in federal court in New York challenging the constitutionality of the state’s ban on professional MMA. This time, the UFC is seeking a preliminary injunction to hold an event in the state this April. The news of a new lawsuit comes when the original lawsuit is in the […]