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Three Fighters Fail For Weed At UFC Houston

Three fighters have tested positive for marijuana following UFC and are now facing sanctions from the state of Texas, but curiously not USADA. Curtis Blaydes, Niko Price, and Abel Trujillo all tested positive for marijuana during in-competition screenings for their respective fights in Houston last weekend. All three have been fined $1,000 and suspended for

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Three fighters have tested positive for marijuana following UFC and are now facing sanctions from the state of Texas, but curiously not USADA.

Curtis Blaydes, Niko Price, and Abel Trujillo all tested positive for marijuana during in-competition screenings for their respective fights in Houston last weekend. All three have been fined $1,000 and suspended for 90 days by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, according to MMAFighting.com.

Both Blaydes and Price picked up wins at UFC Fight Night 104, with Blaydes defeating Adam Milstead via TKO due to a leg injury, while Price knocked out Alex Morono at the end of the second round. Both Blaydes and Price’s victories have now been overturned to no contests following the failed tests, as reported by MiketheTruth.com.

Trujillo lost to James Vick by third round submission.

According to a USADA spokesman, USADA only suspends fighters for marijuana if they test higher than 150 ng/ml of the substance’s metabolites, which comes from the World Anti-Doping Agency Code. As of Friday, it remains unclear what levels each fighter tested  positive for in their system.

Greg Alvarez, the director of Texas Combative Sports, declined to comment on the matter.

None of the three fighters who tested positive for marijuana have commented either as of Friday.

The no contests put Blaydes at 1-1 (1) and Price at 1-0 (1) for their respective UFC records.

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UFC Fight Night 104 Draws Big Viewership Numbers

UFC Fight Night 104 did the biggest number for a UFC show on FOX Sports 1 in a year. The event drew 1,158 million viewers, which is the best number for the promotion on the network since last year’s Super Bowl weekend show that did 1,032 million viewers. The viewership for this event’s main card

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UFC Fight Night 104 did the biggest number for a UFC show on FOX Sports 1 in a year. The event drew 1,158 million viewers, which is the best number for the promotion on the network since last year’s Super Bowl weekend show that did 1,032 million viewers. The viewership for this event’s main card is also up from the last Fight Night event, which was UFC Fight Night 103 that drew 1,090 million viewers.

A featherweight bout between Chan Sung Jung and Dennis Bermudez headlined this event. Alexa Grasso vs. Felice Herrig in a women’s strawweight bout was the co-main event of the event. Rounding out the main card was Ovince Saint Preux vs. Volkan Oezdemir in a light heavyweight bout, Anthony Hamilton vs. Marcel Fortuna in a heavyweight bout and Jessica Andrade vs. Angela Hill in a women’s strawweight bout.

The prelims for the event drew 834,000 viewers, which is also a good number as the average UFC Fight Night prelims on the TV Network were 730,000. The prelims were also up from UFC Fight Night 103, which did 824,000 viewers. The post-fight show drew 355,000 viewers while the pre-fight show did 237,000 viewers.

The UFC returns to FOX Sports 1 for this Saturday’s UFC 208 event at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The UFC Fight Pass prelims start at 6:30 p.m. ET while the FOX Sports 1 prelims start at 8 p.m. ET. The main card kicks off on PPV at 10 p.m. ET. The event will be headlined by the inaugural UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship bout between former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie.It will also be the first women’s featherweight bout in the promotion’s history.

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UFC Houston (Feb. 4) Medical Suspensions: Seven Fighters Shelved Indefinitely

This past Saturday night (Feb. 4) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its third event of 2017. The card’s main event was a featherweight match-up between Chan Sung Jung and Dennis Bermudez. The “Korean Zombie’s” return was a successful one as he knocked out “The Menace” with an uppercut. Fans in the Toyota Center in […]

This past Saturday night (Feb. 4) the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its third event of 2017. The card’s main event was a featherweight match-up between Chan Sung Jung and Dennis Bermudez. The “Korean Zombie’s” return was a successful one as he knocked out “The Menace” with an uppercut. Fans in the Toyota Center in […]

UFC Houston (Feb. 4) Event Totals $90,000 in Reebok Payouts

Another card, another set of Reebok payouts. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made its return to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas this past Saturday night (Feb. 4). The Fight Night event was headlined by the returning Chan Sung Jung. His opponent was Dennis Bermudez. Despite being away from over three years due to mandatory […]

Another card, another set of Reebok payouts. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made its return to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas this past Saturday night (Feb. 4). The Fight Night event was headlined by the returning Chan Sung Jung. His opponent was Dennis Bermudez. Despite being away from over three years due to mandatory […]

Adam Milstead Explains UFC Houston Controversy: ‘I Never Told my Corner my Knee Was Jacked’

Things took an unfortunate turn for Adam Milstead last night (Feb. 4). “The Prototype” took on Curtis Blaydes inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Milstead came into the bout on an eight-fight winning streak. He was also fresh off his successful Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Chris de la Rocha. Blaydes had recovered […]

Things took an unfortunate turn for Adam Milstead last night (Feb. 4). “The Prototype” took on Curtis Blaydes inside the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Milstead came into the bout on an eight-fight winning streak. He was also fresh off his successful Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut against Chris de la Rocha. Blaydes had recovered […]

Jessica Andrade Will ‘Absolutely’ Get Title Shot, Says UFC President Dana White

Jessica Andrade’s big risk has paid off. “Bate Estaca” was offered a strawweight title bout against champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at a future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event. Andrade turned the fight down because she wanted to invest as much time and finances into her camp. The Brazilian bruiser wanted to have one more fight before […]

Jessica Andrade’s big risk has paid off. “Bate Estaca” was offered a strawweight title bout against champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at a future Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event. Andrade turned the fight down because she wanted to invest as much time and finances into her camp. The Brazilian bruiser wanted to have one more fight before […]