UFC 183 medical suspensions: Miesha Tate, Tyron Woodley potentially out six months your sports feeder

Five fighters received six-month medical suspensions as a result of damage incurred during their respective fights at UFC 183, including top contenders Miesha Tate and Tyron Woodley, according to information released to MMAFighting.com by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday.

Both Tate (left orbital fracture, left elbow) and Woodley (right foot), along with main card fighter Tim Boetsch (right knee, right eye), exiled flyweight contender John Lineker (right foot), and prelim middleweight Tom Watson (right foot) will require clearance from doctors for their potential injuries, or otherwise be forced to sit out until the end of July.

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UFC 183 medical suspensions: Miesha Tate, Tyron Woodley potentially out six months

Jon Jones gets randomly drug tested ahead of UFC 182

Jon Jones and his old friends at the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) got reacquainted with one another on Tuesday. Two weeks out from Jones’ UFC 182 title challenge against Daniel Cormier, the UFC’s light heavyweight champion posted an Instagram video of himself undergoing a random drug test at the behest of the NAC.

“The Nevada State Athletic Commission just stopped by my house and hit me with that random,” Jones wrote. “Only thing I’m on is that #PHW pure hard work! They’re probably wondering how my chicken legs are so strong. I’ve had a few @muscletech products but that’s all legal :)”

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Jon Jones gets randomly drug tested ahead of UFC 182

TUF 20 Finale medical suspensions: Heather Clark, Yancy Medeiros potentially out six months

Yancy Medeiros and Heather Clark scored wins at The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale on Dec. 12, but they could be out of action until June.

The Nevada Athletic Commission released the list of official medical suspensions following the Friday night event in Las Vegas, and “The Kid” and “Hurricane” were handed the longest suspensions.

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TUF 20 Finale medical suspensions: Heather Clark, Yancy Medeiros potentially out six months

TUF 20 Finale salaries: Carla Esparza earns $50,000 for UFC title win

No surprise here, but if you’re fighting on The Ultimate Fighter, it’s better on your wallet to make the finals. UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza handily out-earned the rest of her fellow TUF 20 castmates at Friday’s The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale, pocketing $50,000 for her main event win according to figures released to MMAFighting.com by the Nevada Athletic Commission.

Despite being the tournament’s No. 1 overall seed and reigning Invicta FC champion, Esparza entered her finals bout against 22-year-old Rose Namajunas as a betting underdog. It didn’t matter though, as Esparza dominated Namajunas with her wrestling before securing a third-round submission finish to be crowned the UFC’s inaugural 115-pound champion.

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TUF 20 Finale salaries: Carla Esparza earns $50,000 for UFC title win

Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos complete fight video highlights

See Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos total fight video highlights from TUF 20 Finale’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.TUF 20 Finale: Esparza vs. Namajunas took place December 12, 2014 at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jessica Penne (12-2) locked horns with Randa Markos (4-2) in the nighttime’s first fight in the key card, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights above. For more to the TUF 20 Finale, take a look at the TUF 20 Finale results.

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Jessica Penne vs. Randa Markos complete fight video highlights

Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas complete fight video highlights

Observe Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas total fight video highlights from TUF 20 Finale’s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports.TUF 20 Finale: Esparza vs. Namajunas took place December 12, 2014 at the Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada. Carla Esparza (11-2) locked horns with Rose Namajunas (3-2) in the night’s main event, which aired live on FOX Sports 1. Catch the video highlights previously. For more to the TUF 20 Finale, take a look at the TUF 20 Finale results.

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Carla Esparza vs. Rose Namajunas complete fight video highlights

The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending weigh in pictures

The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending weigh in pictures are for the UFC occasion this coming Friday night in the Pearl in the Palms in vegas, Nevada. In the key occasion, TUF 20 finalists Rose Namajunas and Carla Esparza face off to claim the first ever women’s UFC strawweight title.

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The Ultimate Fighter 20 Ending weigh in pictures

Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub total fight video highlights

See Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub total fight video highlights from UFC 181’s primary card above, courtesy of FOX Sports.

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 took place December 6, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Heavyweight slugger Travis Browne (17-2-1) collided against ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ alumnus Brendan Schaub (10-5) to the night’s major card, which aired live on pay per view. Catch the video highlights above.

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Travis Browne vs. Brendan Schaub total fight video highlights

Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

Francisco Rivera will appeal his submission loss to Urijah Faber on Saturday night at UFC 181 in Las Vegas with the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), Rivera told MMA Fighting.

Rivera said after discussing the situation along with his manager Jason House, it was something he felt like he needed to do. In the 2nd round, Faber certainly poked Rivera in a person’s eye, sending Rivera up from the cage, covering his face certainly in pain. Faber swarmed, landed punches and eventually cinched in a bulldog choke for the tapout success at 1:34 of the round.

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Francisco Rivera will appeal entry loss to Urijah Faber due to eye poke

Josh Samman epic head kick knockout highlight video

See Josh Samman completely starch TUF 19 victor Eddie Gordon having a highlight-reel head kick halfway through the 2nd round of the pair’s UFC 181 preliminary card fight, which aired live on FOX Sports 1.

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 took place December 6, 2014 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more on UFC 181, check out whole UFC 181 results here on MMAFighting.com.

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Josh Samman epic head kick knockout highlight video

UFC 181 weigh in pictures

UFC 181 weigh in pictures are for the UFC event this coming Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in vegas, Nevada. In the main event, UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks squares off against Robbie Lawler. In the co-main event, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis defends his title against Gilbert Melendez.

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UFC 181 weigh in pictures

Chris Weidman worried Vitor Belfort won"t make it to UFC 184 date

LAS VEGAS – UFC middlweight champion Chris Weidman can’t sugar-coat it: He’s nervous Vitor Belfort isn’t going to make it to their Feb. 28 date at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

In order to get his shot at the undefeated Weidman’s title, Belfort will have to pass random, unannounced drug tests. The first of these were administered by the Nevada Athletic Commission a couple weeks back, the results of which have yet to be revealed (Nevada is testing even though the bout is in California because the drug tests were a condition of his being re-licensed in the state).

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Chris Weidman worried Vitor Belfort won"t make it to UFC 184 date

Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

UFC women’s bantamweight contender Miesha Tate is making the best of a bad situation.

After being adamant about not wanting to face someone looking to ‘grab a hold and take her to the ground,’ Tate has been booked to fight ground-and-pound specialist Sara McMann at UFC 183 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Morning Report: With sights still set on Bethe Correia, Miesha Tate believes fight with Sara McMann does more for her career

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with this week’s episode of “The MMA Beat,” the panel will discuss Nevada eventually drug examining Vitor Belfort, whether MMA needs the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, the state of Invicta FC, another two jam-packed weekends in MMA, and even more.

Watch “The MMA Beat” reside today at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT / 6 p.m. GMT.

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Morning Report: Chael Sonnen needs grappling match with Wanderlei Silva at Metamoris, not MMA fight in Brazil

There Is still hope for enthusiasts expecting to see former UFC light heavyweights Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva hash out their differences through fight.

With each guy now and probably forever barred from competing in MMA in these United States, Silva expected to take the show traveling back home to Brazil.

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Morning Report: Chael Sonnen needs grappling match with Wanderlei Silva at Metamoris, not MMA fight in Brazil

Vitor Belfort submits to haphazard Nevada Athletic Commission drug evaluation

Vitor Belfort’s next fight is in California, however it does not mean Nevada has backed off its guarantee to drug test him.

Belfort, as a condition for licensure in Nevada during a July 23 Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, was told he had be randomly tested by the state on a regular basis.

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Vitor Belfort submits to haphazard Nevada Athletic Commission drug evaluation

With no more Nike price, Jon Jones now in discussions with Reebok

In the side effect of his brawl with Daniel Cormier at the MGM Grand in early August, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones lost his Nike sponsorship price. Jones acknowledged as much during a disciplinary hearing together with the Nevada Athletic Commission in late September.

But it looks like Jones may end up landing on his feet again.

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With no more Nike price, Jon Jones now in discussions with Reebok

Robert Drysdale suspended one year for failed drug test at TUF 19 Ending

The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Monday handed down a one-year suspension to UFC light heavyweight Robert Drysdale for his unsuccessful post-fight drug test following his introduction fight with all the promotion in July.

Drysdale, a adorned 33-year old jiujitsu specialist, tested positive for elevated rates of testosterone following his first-round rear-naked choke triumph over Keith Berish at The Ultimate Fighter 19 Ending on July 6, 2014.

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Robert Drysdale suspended one year for failed drug test at TUF 19 Ending

Nevada hands Vitor Belfort drug testing responsibilities to California

Just three months ago, the Nevada Athletic Commission allowed Vitor Belfort a permit to fight in the state according to three states: he cannot compete prior to December, his next fight needed to be in Nevada, and he’d join forces when approached for arbitrary blood and urine testing no matter where he’s.

“I Will give you my definition of fair testing going forward from this commissioner’s view,” NAC commissioner Anthony Marnell told Belfort in the hearing, “we are going to drug test you to the day you retire. That is my definition of realistic. We, I think, should be in and about your career before the day you call it quits.”

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Nevada hands Vitor Belfort drug testing responsibilities to California

Daron Cruickshank vs. K.J. Noons announced for TUF 20 Finale

A lightweight battle was added to the upcoming The Ultimate Fighter 20 Finale card in Las Vegas. UFC officially announced that Daron Cruickshank will take on former Strikeforce star K.J. Noons at the Nevada’s Palms Casino Resort on Dec. 12.

Fresh off a decision victory over Anthony Njokuani, Cruickshank (16-5) improved to 3-1 in his past four bouts inside the Octagon. Noons (13-7), who looked impressive in his last UFC bout with a 30-second win over Sam Stout in April, enters the bout on a two-fight winning streak with a decision win over George Sotiropoulos in late 2013.

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Daron Cruickshank vs. K.J. Noons announced for TUF 20 Finale