Marc Raimondi
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Paulo Costa suspended six months by USADA for prohibited IV use
USADA handed down a six-month suspension to Paulo Costa for the prohibited use of an IV. Costa, who provided "substantial assistance" in another case, is eligible to return to the UFC immediately. → Read More
UFC’s Jeff Novitzky: USADA ‘still evaluating’ Paulo Costa case
UFC executive Jeff Novitzky says that Paulo Costa’s case is still being looked at by USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner. → Read More
Sean O’Malley, Nicco Montaño, two others suspended six months by USADA in contaminated supplement cases
Former UFC women’s flyweight champion Nicco Montaño, top prospect Sean O’Malley, Augusto Mendes and Marvin Vettori have been suspended by USADA for testing positive for the prohibited substance ostarine. → Read More
Tony Ferguson’s wife drops restraining order case
Cristina Ferguson, wife of UFC fighter Tony Ferguson, is no longer pursuing the restraining order case against her husband. → Read More
Rich Franklin unsure if he’d be a big star in today’s UFC
Rich Franklin, recently announced as a new inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, isn’t all that sure he’d be that level of star in the UFC if he came up this era. → Read More
Devin Clark vs. Ivan Shtyrkov off UFC St. Petersburg card
Ivan Shtyrkov is out of his fight with Devin Clark at Saturday’s UFC St. Petersburg card. → Read More
Beloved former UFC staffer Burt Watson starts own MMA promotion
Burt Watson, the beloved former UFC site coordinator dubbed "The Babysitter to the Stars," is starting his own mixed martial arts promotion. → Read More
ABC survey: At least 10 different MMA rulesets being used in North America
The Association of Boxing Commissions will publish a survey this week with a guide to which commission is using which rules for mixed martial arts. → Read More
Dana White addresses fan issues watching first UFC pay-per-view on ESPN+
There were complaints Saturday night from fans attempting to watch UFC 236 on ESPN+, the UFC’s new exclusive pay-per-view event provider. UFC president Dana White discussed those in the post-fight press conference. → Read More
Rich Franklin to be inducted into UFC Hall of Fame
Rich Franklin, the former UFC middleweight champion and current ONE Championship executive, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, it was announced Saturday. → Read More
The Ultimate Fighter 1 veteran Lodune Sincaid dead at age 45
Lodune Sincaid, who competed on The Ultimate Fighter’s first season, has died. → Read More
Referee Marcos Rosales suing CSAC for allegedly exposing him to HIV
Marcos Rosales, a well-known referee and MMA judge, has filed a lawsuit against the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), accusing the body of assigning him to referee the bout of a fighter who was HIV positive. → Read More
T.J. Dillashaw releases video apology after failed drug test: ‘I messed up’
Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw released a video statement on social media Friday, days after news came out that he would be suspended two years for testing positive for the banned substance EPO. → Read More
Estranged girlfriend of B.J. Penn granted restraining order against him
UFC Hall of Fame fighter B.J. Penn is being accused of years of abuse — physical and verbal — by the mother of his children. → Read More
Henri Hooft: Luke Rockhold’s skillset is ‘best I ever saw in MMA’
Ahead of ONE Championship: A New Era, Hard Knocks 365 coach Henri Hooft discusses Aung La N Sang’s title defense, Kamaru Usman, Luke Rockhold and more. → Read More
Ronda Rousey to headline first-ever women’s main event at WrestleMania
Ronda Rousey, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion and women’s MMA pioneer, is making history again. → Read More
Shredded ‘Showtime’: Anthony Pettis feeling a new energy at welterweight
Former UFC champion Anthony Pettis is trying out his third weight class in three years and believes this might be the healthiest he’s going into a fight in a long time. → Read More
Pedro Munhoz facing discipline in Nevada for UFC 235 cage celebration
UFC bantamweight contender Pedro Munhoz is facing a sanction from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) for celebrating his UFC 235 win on top of the cage. → Read More
UFC’s new exclusive pay-per-view deal with ESPN+, explained
On Monday, the UFC announced a major alteration in the way consumers will buy their pay-per-view events. Here’s a breakdown of all there is to know about the exclusive distribution deal with ESPN. → Read More
UFC pay-per-view events moving exclusively to ESPN+, distribution deal extended
Beginning next month, the only way to purchase a UFC pay-per-view card at home will be via ESPN+. → Read More