The United States Anti-Doping Agency confirmed today during a hearing held in Las Vegas that Jon Jones tested positive for two types of estrogen blockers. It was these blockers that lead to the failed drug test that forced Jones off the UFC 200 card with only a few days before the event took place. According …
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Last week the UFC announced that it will make its debut in Hidalgo, Texas on September 17th. The small city is located next to the United States and Mexican Border. The event will take place at the State Farm Arena. The event is now starting to take shape as the UFC has announced two featured …
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On Saturday night in the O2 Arena in London, England MMA veteran Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos suffered a knockout loss to Michael "Venom" Page. It was a flying knee that won the bout for Page but little did the audience in the arena and the audience watching at home know, the injury was far worse than anyone could …
Japanese mixed martial arts promotion RIZIN FF announced that it will host a 16-man open weight tournament starting in September. The tournament hearkens back to the days when the now defunct PRIDE organization would hold these tournament to see which fighter was truly the best in the world. This tournament resembles the style of PRIDE …
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Bellator MMA officials announced that Benson Henderson will be returning to the lightweight division for his next bout with the company. His opponent will be former featherweight champion Patricio "Pitbull" Freire. The bout is expected to take place on August 26 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Henderson, a former UFC lightweight champion, has …
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Bellator MMA showed it can expand its product overseas with a card that took place in the O2 Arena in London, England on Saturday. The card featured many fighters from England and Europe including Paul Daley, Oli Thompson, Michael "age and Ireland's Jame Gallagher. The card aired on a tape delay on Spike TV. Below …
RFA 40 took place at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minn on Friday night. The event was headlined by a flyweight bout between Chico Camus and Czar Sklavso. The main card aired live on AXS TV. Below are the full results and highlight video courtesy of AXS TV. RFA 40 Results: Chico Camus def. …
Six days after he defeated Mark Hunt at UFC 200 and earned a reported $2.5 million dollar payday, former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been flagged by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential violation. The violation is stemming from an out of competition test that was administered on June 28th. Shortly …
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On Thursday night the annual ESPY Award show aired on ABC. The UFC saw two of its fighters walk away with awards that night as Conor McGregor was awarded the "Best Fighter" award and Holly Holm was awarded the "Best Upset"of the year. The award show recognizes the accomplishments that occurred in the sports world …
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We take a look at the long journey Eddie Alvarez took to the UFC lightweight championship. Also with the debut of Will Brooks is the UFC's lightweight division the deepest its ever been? We also exam the lack of spotlight the UFC puts on strawweight champion Joann Jedrzejczyk. And we dig deep in the potential …
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