How did controversial judge Adalaide Byrd do in her return at UFC 222? Could've been worse
(mmajunkie.com)Fighters beware: Adalaide Byrd is back in as a judge in Nevada, and no one is safe from her questionable calls.
This was a point made, in no uncertain terms, during Saturday’s UFC 222 broadcast from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. UFC commentators made sure to mention that Byrd was back from a “breather” that the Nevada State Athletic Commission essentially forced upon her after her controversial scorecard in the Genaddy Golovkin-Canelo Alvarez boxing match this past September, and neither Joe Rogan nor fellow cageside commentator Daniel Cormier seemed to think that was a good thing.
“She’s a very nice person,” Rogan said after fellow UFC commentator Jon Anik pointed out that Byrd was back as a judge for the first time since that Golovkin-Alvarez bout. “So is my mom, (but) I wouldn’t want her calling any fights.”
Jon Fitch vs. Paul Daley set for Bellator 199 in San Jose
(https:)Bellator’s newest addition has his first assignment.
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch signed an exclusive contract with the promotion earlier this week, and on Friday night’s Bellator 195 card, it was announced that Fitch would be facing welterweight standout Paul Daley when the organization heads to San Jose for Bellator 199 on May 12.
Jon Fitch signs with Bellator
(https:)Jon Fitch is headed to Bellator.
The promotion has signed the MMA veteran to an exclusive multi-fight, multi-year deal, MMA Fighting has learned. Fitch’s signing and debut is expected to be announced in the very near future.
USADA to introduce pilot program for new, ‘friendlier’ blood testing of UFC athletes
(https:)UFC fighters will be part of a pilot program USADA is introducing that the agency hopes will streamline the blood-testing process and make things better for the athletes.
On Thursday, USADA announced what it calls a “friendlier” blood-collection process for athletes that also enables more blood collections and increases the sample’s longevity, per a press release. The pilot program is being first used on UFC fighters.
Dana White says chances are ‘very, very, very good’ that Brock Lesnar returns to the UFC
(https:)In 2016, when the UFC needed a draw to juice up their marquee summer event, UFC 200, UFC President Dana White pulled a rabbit out of his hat by negotiating the return of former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Though Lesnar is under contract with the WWE, he was allowed a one-off opportunity to come back to the realm of unscripted combat. But with Lesnar’s WWE contract ending this year, it appears White has a more permanent return in mind for “The Beast.”
Speaking recently with the Happy Hours radio show on SiriusXM Nascar, White was succinct in summing up the odds on a possible Lesnar return to the UFC in 2018.
“They’re very, very, very good.”
Jim Miller gets home fight vs. Dan Hooker at UFC Fight Night 128 in Atlantic City
(mmajunkie.com)It probably should come as little surprise that one of the best fighters ever to come out of New Jersey will be fighting when the UFC returns there.
Jim Miller (28-11 MMA, 17-10 UFC) has been booked for a lightweight fight against Dan Hooker (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 128. Promotion officials announced the fight today, while also making official the headliner between Kevin Lee and Edson Barboza, following an initial report from the Press of Atlantic City.
Jon Jones fined $205,000, has license revoked by CSAC in doping case
(https:)One part of Jon Jones’ doping sanctions have been decided.
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) revoked the MMA license of Jones and fined him $205,000 at a hearing Tuesday at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton. Jones, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, tested positive for the steroid Turinabol in an in-competition drug test in relation to his fight with Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 last July.
CSAC executive officer Andy Foster recommended that CSAC does not reinstate Jones until the conclusion of his USADA suspension, which has not yet been set. Jones’ CSAC license expires this coming August.
Jon Jones California State Athletic Commission doping hearing live stream
(https:)Jon Jones will face the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) on Tuesday for a doping hearing. The former UFC light heavyweight champion tested positive for the steroid Turinabol in an in-competition test taken last July in relation to his UFC 214 fight with Daniel Cormier.
On Tuesday, the CSAC will decide sanctions for Jones, who is facing a suspension and fine. Jones will receive a separate sanction from USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, at a later date.
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