UFC’s Sonnen can talk, but he was still caught using banned substances
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A day after saying he would appeal the results of a positive drug test to the Nevada Athletic Commission, UFC veteran Chael Sonnen announced his retirement from the sport. Sonnen, 37, finishes his career 28-14-1, including 7-7 in the UFC.
The result of an out-of-competition drug test has wiped out a heavily anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship bout between Chael Sonnen and Vitor Belfort.
There is a common expression in the sport of mixed martial arts that is uttered each and every time there is a controversial decision. “Don’t leave it in the hands of the judges.”
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champ Benson Henderson earned his second straight victory since losing the belt with a fourth-round submission over Rustam Khabilov in the main event of a card in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday night.
“It’s tough for me to sit there and know I won the fight in my head. I had it in my hands and watched it slip away,” Dodson said. “I watched it disappear those times when I hurt him and didn’t jump on him and finish it.”
What started off as a bit of a throwaway line to reporters in the days leading up to the biggest fight of his career will soon become a reality for newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw.
Heavyweight Stipe Miocic needed just 35 seconds to knock out Fabio Maldonado in the first round of the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card Saturday in Sao Paulo.
There may not be a better ambassador for the sport of mixed martial arts than Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Mark Munoz.
A 27-year-old Staten Island, N.Y., man and others suspected of pirating the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Pay-Per-View programming and copyrighted content, will be hearing from UFC’s lawyers.
Just days after a news conference promoting a July 5 fight between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva piqued interest in the long-running rivalry, Silva has been pulled from the Ultimate Fighting Championship event. Sonnen instead will face Vitor Belfort on the UFC 175 card at Mandalay Bay.
The simple fact T.J. Dillashaw upset Renan Barao to take the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 173 on Saturday night was surprising enough. The manner and sheer dominance of the victory at the MGM Grand Garden was downright shocking.
It probably isn’t too surprising to learn that there are more alcoholic beverage sales on flights to Las Vegas than any other destination. It seems passengers to Las Vegas are getting a head start on their fun by fueling up before they arrive.
Saturday night was supposed to be an opportunity for Renan Barao to show the mixed martial arts world he was not only the best bantamweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but also perhaps the best fighter in the organization.
Dan Henderson’s final opportunity to make a run at an elusive Ultimate Fighting Championship title almost ended before it had a chance to begin.