Last week’s Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting didn’t quite turn out to be the star-studded circus we all expected. Unfortunately, even this card was subject to change. At one point, it was thought that Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva might all appear—forced to face the music for a variety of drug-related infractions. In the […]
Last week’s Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting didn’t quite turn out to be the star-studded circus we all expected. Unfortunately, even this card was subject to change. At one point, it was thought that Chael Sonnen, Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva might all appear—forced to face the music for a variety of drug-related infractions. In the […]
At this point, there appears to be very little mystery left in Georges St-Pierre’s indefinite leave of absence from mixed martial arts. In case you didn’t hear him the first time, the former UFC welterweight champion said on Monday he thinks major changes are still needed in how the sport conducts its drug testing. Without […]
At this point, there appears to be very little mystery left in Georges St-Pierre’s indefinite leave of absence from mixed martial arts. In case you didn’t hear him the first time, the former UFC welterweight champion said on Monday he thinks major changes are still needed in how the sport conducts its drug testing. Without […]
LAS VEGAS — Gilbert Melendez is one of the more prominent free agents to leave the UFC and sign with a competing organization in many years. Melendez, currently ranked No. 2 in the UFC’s lightweight division, signed a term sheet earlier this week with Bellator. The UFC has the right to match the deal and […]
LAS VEGAS — Gilbert Melendez is one of the more prominent free agents to leave the UFC and sign with a competing organization in many years. Melendez, currently ranked No. 2 in the UFC’s lightweight division, signed a term sheet earlier this week with Bellator. The UFC has the right to match the deal and […]
Alistair Overeem is hunkering down. The immediate reason? He’s in Newark, New Jersey. In January. The wind chills are in the single digits. Kind of a shock when you’re coming from Thailand. “I have a hat on my head, and I’m inside,” Overeem said. “I’ll say it that way.” It’s Wednesday, and he’s in Newark […]
Alistair Overeem is hunkering down. The immediate reason? He’s in Newark, New Jersey. In January. The wind chills are in the single digits. Kind of a shock when you’re coming from Thailand. “I have a hat on my head, and I’m inside,” Overeem said. “I’ll say it that way.” It’s Wednesday, and he’s in Newark […]
You can already picture Randy Marsh quickly rolling down his car window to admonish the public for not listening. UFC fans should heed warning to what Georges-St Pierre has to say about the promotion. GSP made major waves this week when he revealed that the idea of stricter drug testing ended up causing a rift […]
You can already picture Randy Marsh quickly rolling down his car window to admonish the public for not listening. UFC fans should heed warning to what Georges-St Pierre has to say about the promotion. GSP made major waves this week when he revealed that the idea of stricter drug testing ended up causing a rift […]
UFC CEO and co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta was both shocked and “extremely disappointed” by Georges St-Pierre’s comments on Tuesday regarding pre-fight drug screening in the UFC, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. It was extremely disappointing to hear Georges make those comments because I don’t think any organization has embraced drug testing as we have. We […]
UFC CEO and co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta was both shocked and “extremely disappointed” by Georges St-Pierre’s comments on Tuesday regarding pre-fight drug screening in the UFC, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports. It was extremely disappointing to hear Georges make those comments because I don’t think any organization has embraced drug testing as we have. We […]