UFC Reveals Details of USADA-Controlled Anti-Doping Program

LAS VEGAS — The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the details of its new “Athlete Marketing and Development Program” during a special media-only press conference on Wednesday at the Red Rock Casino & Resort. Bleacher Report was in attendance.  The press conference was attended by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, President Dana White, Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein […]

LAS VEGAS — The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced the details of its new “Athlete Marketing and Development Program” during a special media-only press conference on Wednesday at the Red Rock Casino & Resort. Bleacher Report was in attendance.  The press conference was attended by UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, President Dana White, Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein […]

UFC Reveals Reebok Pay Tiers That Aren’t All That Great

When the UFC announced its new Athlete Outfitting Policy earlier this year, all we could do was take a “wait and see” approach. We knew it was a seismic shift for the UFC. It would clean up the UFC from a visual perspective; instead of looking like NASCAR drivers, broadcasts would now have a clean, […]

When the UFC announced its new Athlete Outfitting Policy earlier this year, all we could do was take a “wait and see” approach. We knew it was a seismic shift for the UFC. It would clean up the UFC from a visual perspective; instead of looking like NASCAR drivers, broadcasts would now have a clean, […]

Fabricio Werdum Reveals Himself as Hero of the Story, TKOs Mark Hunt at UFC 180

Much of the lead-up to UFC 180 focused on Mark Hunt’s chance to complete his Cinderella run to the interim heavyweight title. After Saturday night’s final plot twist, however, it turned out Fabricio Werdum was the hero of this story all along. Despite some dicey early moments, Werdum was always the more complete MMA fighter […]

Much of the lead-up to UFC 180 focused on Mark Hunt’s chance to complete his Cinderella run to the interim heavyweight title. After Saturday night’s final plot twist, however, it turned out Fabricio Werdum was the hero of this story all along. Despite some dicey early moments, Werdum was always the more complete MMA fighter […]

Doctor Reveals How Getting off Testosterone Will Hurt Fighters on It

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fighters who are affected by last week’s Nevada Athletic Commission to ban the usage of testosterone replacement therapy are in trouble. Where they were once handed a golden ticket that allowed what amounted to legalized cheating, fighters who have relied on TRT will now have to compete […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Fighters who are affected by last week’s Nevada Athletic Commission to ban the usage of testosterone replacement therapy are in trouble. Where they were once handed a golden ticket that allowed what amounted to legalized cheating, fighters who have relied on TRT will now have to compete […]

UFC Reveals Trailer of the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, Teases Sonnen-Silva Brawl

The UFC has put out a trailer for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, pushing focus on the previously announced on-set brawl between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Sonnen and Silva have been at odds since 2012, when Sonnen was pushing for a rematch with then-middleweight-champion Anderson Silva, and in the process systematically insulted every high-profile […]

The UFC has put out a trailer for The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3, pushing focus on the previously announced on-set brawl between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Sonnen and Silva have been at odds since 2012, when Sonnen was pushing for a rematch with then-middleweight-champion Anderson Silva, and in the process systematically insulted every high-profile […]

Chris Weidman Boldly Reveals His Game Plan to Anderson Silva

Chris Weidman is an open book heading into his much-anticipated rematch with Anderson Silva at UFC 168. There aren’t any elaborate schemes or secretive game plans stored away as a hidden blueprint to defeat Silva. On December 28, fans can expect the same strategy from Weidman that helped him win the UFC middleweight title and […]

Chris Weidman is an open book heading into his much-anticipated rematch with Anderson Silva at UFC 168. There aren’t any elaborate schemes or secretive game plans stored away as a hidden blueprint to defeat Silva. On December 28, fans can expect the same strategy from Weidman that helped him win the UFC middleweight title and […]