MARC RATNER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Marc Ratner Plans To Petition Rule Change To Association Of Boxing Commission
UFC 159 was a bizarre event with some questionable decisions by referees and unfortunate injuries that stopped fights. Marc Ratner, UFC VP of Regulatory Affairs, is planning on petitioning some rules to the Association of Boxing Commission (ABC) at their annual conference. Two of the key rules to be discussed are eye poke, and knees to a grounded opponent. Here is what Ratner...
News On RAW, SmackDown, Fandango, JR At UFC HQ
-- WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross visited the UFC headquarters in Las Vegas on 4/17 as we noted earlier here on the website. Ross was in Vegas for the Cauliflower Alley Club banquet and is friends with UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner. Ross and Ratner had lunch and Ratner suggested he come by the office. Ross met with Dana White (Preisdent), Lorenzo Fertitta (Owner...
Get Bigger, Stronger, and Faster With Marijuana
by Evan Shoman (@shomanart)
I grew up in San Diego and surfed competitively. The stereotype of the surfing culture is that of Jeff Spicoli from ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’. I knew plenty of guys who embraced the stereotype and lived up to it every day. I never understood how some of my friends could smoke marijuana and then go surfing. In fact, I never understood...
Vitor Belfort Sidesteps Testosterone (TRT) Questions
According to UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner, an unnamed fighter was granted a therapeutic-use exemption for testosterone replacement therapy at UFC 152. Although the controversial treatment is legal with a doctor’s note, fans immediately turned detective to try and figure out who the party was.
Fingers quickly pointed to Vitor Belfort (Pictured), who at the...
‘UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson’ Medical Suspensions
UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner has medically suspended all 20 athletes who competed in this past weekend’s “UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson” event.
The majority of the fighters were issued mandatory 21-day suspensions. However, seven contestants might be riding for pine for as long as six months.
Although, each of those combatants could return to action...
Ratner: All 8 UFC 144 Drug Tests Come Back Clean; Results Pending for UFC on Fuel TV 2
All eight drug tests conducted at UFC 144 came back negative, according to UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner.
Sherdog.com confirmed the results Tuesday with Ratner, who verified that headliners Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar tested negative for both performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse. Six randomly selected competitors also produced negative tests...
All UFC 142 Fighter Drug Tests Negative, Says UFC’s Marc Ratner
All eight drug tests conducted following UFC 142 came back negative, according to UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner.
Ratner: Silva Loss at UFC 142 Will Not Be Overturned
Erick Silva's disqualification loss to Carlo Prater at UFC 142 will not be overturned, UFC vice president regulatory affairs Marc Ratner said in a release on Thursday.
UFC Will Not Overturn Erick Silva’s Controversial Disqualification Loss
Unfortunately for welterweight Erick Silva (Pictured), the only man with the power to overturn his highly-controversial disqualification loss to Carlos Prater at UFC 142 has upheld referee Mario Yamasaki’s on-the-spot decision. On Thursday night, UFC vice president of government and regulatory affairs Marc Ratner issued a statement explaining how he reached his verdict.
“Based...
UFC NEWS – UFC Officials To Review Erick Silva’s UFC 142 DQ Loss
According to reports, UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner is taking steps to review Erick Silva’s DQ loss to Carlo Prater which took place this past Saturday at UFC 142. In the bout, Silva was able to drop his opponent with a knee strike to the body and swarmed on him with punches [...]
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January 19, 2012
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