
The most wonderful time of the year, except for this poor guy…
Finally Christmas weekend is upon us! Readying ourselves to wind down the year on a festive note, surrounded by family and friends. 2016 has been a wild year for the combat sports world, although it’s not over yet.
Santa delivered a failed USADA drug test for Brazilian banger Cris Cyborg this week. After years of fighting to get in the UFC, and trying to forget her other failed drug test, Cyborg is again going through the mill.

Scrap Digest’s Christmas Wrap
Celebrating all things festive/fight, we’ve got a number of cool pieces to look at today. First off, here’s a glimpse of the Xmas spirit through the eyes of Tim Kennedy. The UFC fighter and US military veteran is known for his battles inside the octagon, and also on foreign shores with a gun in his hand.
This time around, it’s not a terrorist he’s going up against, it’s some poor sap dressed as Santa Clause. Watch as he waterboards Chris Cringle for information:

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Dana White’s Festive Message To Cris Cyborg
Unsurprisingly, UFC president Dana White’s festive message about Cris Cyborg was quite negative. Quoted by MMAMania, White pretty much threw the Brazilian under the bus for her failed dope test yesterday:
“I offered three fights to Cyborg, and now we find out she just tested positive for a banned substance by USADA,” White told TMZ Sports. “USADA will handle it, we don’t. There will be some back and forth, see how this things plays out.
“So it’s kind of weird, he continued. “First of all, I was offering her these fights at 145 pounds. First fight she had eight weeks to get ready. Second fight she had 11 weeks to get ready and the third fight she just turned down. I thought it was just strange that she was turning down all these fights … not so strange now. It’s weird how these things play out, and that I ended up making this Holly, Germain fight at 45, which is perfect now.”
That wasn’t very festive.

Special Christmas Present From The UFC
Has this whole article left you bitter and disillusioned with Christmas? Well, sorry about that, but welcome to the real world. To try and bring you back ut of that pit of despair, here’s some festive tidings courtesy of the UFC.
They’ll be airing one of the most exciting cards of the year again on Christmas Eve. Merry Xmas from Scrap Digest!
Miss #UFC206? Don't worry! @DanaWhite is giving us ALL an early gift w/ a Special Presentation of one of the BEST events of the year! pic.twitter.com/6ECWBNCQlE
— UFC (@ufc) 23 December 2016