Archive for July, 2016
Los Angeles judge rules against California State Athletic Commission, AG over abuse of due process
Sunday, July 24th, 2016Last week, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled in favor of Bellator fighter Alexander Shlemenko and against the California State Athletic Commission for abuse of due process rights after increasing Shlemenko’s steroid suspension to 3 years.
UFC’s Clintonian Presidential triangulation on stopping the Ali Act for MMA
Wednesday, July 13th, 2016The UFC’s two-pronged attack in stopping the Ali Act from getting amended involves Dana White full-throated backing Donald Trump while new owner Ari Emanuel will use the family’s sway in Clintonworld to try to keep the status quo.
Why Fox Sports is a lock to retain UFC television rights after the $4 billion sale
Sunday, July 10th, 2016After the Fertitta family sold UFC for $4 billion dollars to William Morris, it is a lock that Fox Sports will keep UFC programming and ESPN’s dwindling fortunes has a big part to play in it.
The real power player this UFC 200 weekend was USADA and the impact of drug testing on UFC’s business
Saturday, July 9th, 2016In the time span of one year, the power of USADA’s drug testing program on the UFC is demonstrably clear. The efforts of an anti-doping program has totally changed the landscape by impacting a lot of fighters who look like shells of themselves.
Jon Jones is the stupidest high-level main event fighter ever in MMA history
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016UFC 200 will go down in the record books as the event that permanently scarred the MMA organization.