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UFC suffered another major setback to the UFC 223 card after UFC President Dana White confirmed Max Holloway has been ruled medically unfit to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight championship, ESPN…
UFC suffered another major setback to the UFC 223 card after UFC President Dana White confirmed Max Holloway has been ruled medically unfit to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov for the lightweight championship, ESPN…
UFC President Dana White said he won’t be coming to the aid of Conor McGregor after McGregor’s outburst at the UFC 223 media day Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York…
UFC President Dana White said he won’t be coming to the aid of Conor McGregor after McGregor’s outburst at the UFC 223 media day Thursday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York…
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had his license revoked and received a $205,000 fine from the California State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for a banned substance prior to his victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 …
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had his license revoked and received a $205,000 fine from the California State Athletic Commission after he tested positive for a banned substance prior to his victory over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 last July.
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani provided the context for what the CSAC’s ruling means:
As Helwani noted, the process for Jones doesn’t stop with the CSAC. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a one-year suspension to Jones in November 2016 for a positive drug test, and his punishment this time around could be even lengthier.
Although Helwani said Jones can reapply for his license in March 2019, ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto reported the revocation was backdated to August 2017. As a result, Jones can apply for reinstatement as early as this August.
A USADA suspension could, however, push that date back even further.
At the very least, CSAC’s ruling puts a dream match between Jones and Brock Lesnar in serious jeopardy.
Jones called out Lesnar during his post-fight interview after beating Cormier. He capped the interview by saying, “Brock Lesnar, if you want to know what it feels like to get your ass kicked by a guy who weighs 40 pounds less than you, meet me in the Octagon.”
Lesnar hasn’t fought in UFC since UFC 200 in July 2016, but he and UFC president Dana White sparked rumors of a return when White shared a photo in which he was standing alongside the former heavyweight champion:
Lesnar turns 41 in July, so the clock is ticking if he’s going to fight Jones. If he has to wait until 2019 or even later, then that likely rules out the possibility altogether.
Jones, meanwhile, will be 31 in July, so even a two or three-year suspension wouldn’t necessarily be career-ending. But having his license revoked represents another big hurdle to climb if he’s going to return to the Octagon.
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UFC star Anderson Silva said he didn’t knowingly use the two substances flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency during a drug test last October.
Silva told TMZ Sports his lawyers are evaluating the veracity of the positive test with USADA in the h…
UFC star Anderson Silva said he didn’t knowingly use the two substances flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency during a drug test last October.
Silva told TMZ Sports his lawyers are evaluating the veracity of the positive test with USADA in the hope of invalidating the results. He added that “maybe the supplements I’m using are contaminated.”
USADA administrators originally collected the sample during an out-of-competition test in October, with the results coming back in November.
Although Silva hasn’t been formally suspended, the positive test forced UFC to drop him from his main event fight against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fight Night 122. Michael Bisping replaced him and lost to Gastelum via first-round knockout.
MMA Fighting’s Marc Raimondi reported earlier this month Silva tested positive for methyltestosterone and an unknown diuretic. Methyltestosterone is listed as an anabolic agent in the 2018 guide of banned substances for the World Anti-Doping Agency.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued a one-year suspension to Silva in August 2015 after he failed multiple drug tests. Raimondi cited Brazilian media outlet Combate in reporting Silva’s representatives are attempting to have USADA ignore his 2015 suspension before making a final decision.
According to Raimondi, Silva could potentially face a four-year ban if USADA’s ruling factors in his previous infractions.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the top contenders for Conor McGregor’s UFC lightweight championship, but the 29-year-old is unsure whether he’ll ever have the opportunity to challenge McGregor.
“I don’t think he gonna come back,” Nurmagomedov…
Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the top contenders for Conor McGregor’s UFC lightweight championship, but the 29-year-old is unsure whether he’ll ever have the opportunity to challenge McGregor.
“I don’t think he gonna come back,” Nurmagomedov said of McGregor, alluding to McGregor’s prolonged absence from the Octagon, per TMZ Sports. “When’s the last time Conor compete in MMA? Long time. He’s boxing guy.”
Nurmagomedov is set to fight Tony Ferguson for the interim lightweight title at UFC 223 on April 7.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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The UFC is reportedly in negotiations with CM Punk regarding a fight against Mike Jackson at UFC 225 on June 9, which will be in Punk’s hometown of Chicago.
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported Wednesday that the UFC is still working on negotiat…
The UFC is reportedly in negotiations with CM Punk regarding a fight against Mike Jackson at UFC 225 on June 9, which will be in Punk’s hometown of Chicago.
MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported Wednesday that the UFC is still working on negotiations and hasn’t made a final decision about whether it will add the fight to the card.
As soon as UFC announced a pay-per-view in the Windy City, speculation about Punk’s involvement began—speculation that Punk himself fueled on Twitter:
Although Punk is 39 and was soundly defeated by Mickey Gall in his UFC debut in September 2016, giving him a second fight at UFC 225 makes sense.
Of the 13 PPVs UFC had in 2016, UFC 203 earned the second-highest buyrate for an event without either Conor McGregor or Ronda Rousey. Only UFC 200, which included Brock Lesnar, Anderson Silva, Daniel Cormier and Jose Aldo, drew more fans on PPV.
Punk still has some mainstream appeal, especially in Chicago. WWE fans will remember well the reaction he received at Money in the Bank 2011 in Chicago’s Allstate Arena.
With Rousey, McGregor and Jon Jones all out of the picture for various reasons, UFC can’t afford to pass up would be what would be a sure thing financially.
Jackson might also be a better matchup for Punk than Gall as well. The 32-year-old has fought just once professionally, losing to Gall in one round at UFC Fight Night 82 in February 2016. Fans might be more willing to purchase the PPV if they believe Punk stands a reasonable chance in the Octagon.
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