Author: By Matt Parrino

On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN first reported that Chael Sonnen had failed a random drug test administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission while he was in Las Vegas last month. The two drugs Sonnen tested positive for were anastrozole and clomiphene – a pair of drugs used to block and/or reduce estrogen in the body. Sonnen appeared on Fox Sports 1 to discuss the failed drug test later in the day.”These are perfectly legal substances. These are not performance enhancing drugs, these are not anabolics, these are not not steroids of any kind,” the former middleweight title contender said … Read the Full Article Here

UFC president Dana White didn’t see it live, but he was just as upset when he learned that Jason High pushed a referee after his TKO loss to Rafael dos Anjos on Saturday night at Fight Night Albuquerque.”What I did find out is that I guess that Jason High kid got up and pushed a referee – he’s cut,” White said in disgust. “I’m going to cut him. I look at that the way (Paul) Daley put his hands on his opponent after a fight was over. You don’t ever, ever f****** touch a referee, ever. You’re done here. He’s been apologizing on Twitter, but he’s done.”White was also disappointed in the Diego San … Read the Full Article Here

Gilbert Melendez has a guaranteed shot at the UFC lightweight title waiting for him after he finishes coaching against current lightweight king Anthony Pettis on season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter. But Melendez is no longer the No. 1 ranked 155-pounder in the official UFC rankings.That’s because Benson Henderson has been voted back into the No. 1 spot after his impressive submission victory over No. 11 Rustam Khabilov at Fight Night Albuquerque last Saturday night.The other big change in the rankings came in the form of Mark Munoz’s removal from the middleweight top 15 altogether, as he is no l … Read the Full Article Here

After a heated war of words on an episode of the MMA Hour back on May 5, fight fans have surely been looking forward to the clash between young Irish prospect Conor McGregor and Cole Miller in the main event of Fight Night Dublin on July 19.But UFC.com learned Tuesday afternoon that Miller tore ligaments in his thumb during training and is now in a full cast. The 30-year-old Georgia native has been forced out of the highly-anticipated match up against McGregor, giving way to No. 15-ranked lightweight Diego Brandao, who will step in to challenge McGregor.”Diego Brandao is explosive and a w … Read the Full Article Here

After dominating middleweight veteran Mark Munoz Saturday night at Fight Night Berlin, Gegard Mousasi jumped up and claimed the “Filipino Wrecking Machine’s” No. 7 spot in the newest official UFC rankings that were released Monday afternoon. Mousasi entered Saturday night outside the top 10 (No. 11) to the amazement of many, including UFC president Dana White, who is a big fan of the Dutch fighter.”How about Gegard Mousasi – loses to Lyoto Machida, who was ranked number two at the time, and he drops all the way to number 10 after losing to a guy who is fighting next for the title,” White … Read the Full Article Here

Fans have been clamoring for the rematch between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson ever since their epic championship bout at UFC 165 in September of 2013. Some consider that bout to be the greatest fight in company history. After news broke the night of UFC 173 that Gustafsson agreed to terms on a rematch with Jones, everybody has been waiting on the champion to sign on for the historic rematch. So what’s the hold up?According to UFC president Dana White, Jones doesn’t want to fight Gustafsson. In fact, the champion has said that he would rather face Daniel Cormier, who is coming off a … Read the Full Article Here