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The UFC has confirmed today that both Alex Caceres and Riki Fukuda failed drug tests following UFC on Fuel TV 8.
The 24 year old TUF veteran Caceres has received a six month suspension after testing positive for marijuana metabolites. ‘Bruce Leeroy’ recorded a split decision victory over Kyung Ho Kang at the March 3rd event; however, that result will now be re-classified as a no contest in light of Caceres’ positive test.
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UFC® ON FUEL TV 8: SILVA VS. STANN on Saturday, March 2, shattered several of the network’s viewership records including most-watched program, most-watched day and most-watched prime time ever, according to Nielsen Media Research.
UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve has been in his share of wars in his MMA career. He has been viciously knocked out four times including his UFC debut against Junior dos Santos. He had his head split open in his next fight against Dennis Stojnic before coming back to submit him in the second round. Struve added another war story to his career on Saturday night as Mark Hunt landed some crushing punches that ultimate broke Struve’s jaw.
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt also continued to revive his career, winning his third consecutive fight by knocking out Stefan Struve in the third round. The event featured a lot of fighters that were jockeying for position in their respective weight divisions. Let’s see where each fighter goes next after the dust settles.
Yushin Okami called out Michael Bisping after his split decision win over Hector Lombard at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event in Japan on Saturday.
At the age of 38, Mark Hunt has managed to revitalize his Mixed Martial Arts career in amazing fashion. He picked up his fourth straight win on Saturday night, defeating dangerous Dutchman Stefan Struve via third round TKO in the co-headliner at UFC on FUEL TV 8, which took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
We are here tonight to end or start your week, however you see it. It is that time of the week for another Pro MMA Now Radio and tonight we have much to discuss in the world of mixed martial arts.
The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC ON FUEL TV POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV for FUEL TV 8: SILVA VS. STANN. The show was hosted by Jay Glazer, with UFC light heavyweight contender Chael Sonnen and #3 ranked middleweight Michael Bisping offering analysis. Gareth A. Davies conducted fighter interviews on-site.
See UFC on FUEL TV 8 full video highlights of the main event between Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann. Also, full video highlights of the co-main event between Mark Hunt and Stefan Struve can be found here as well.