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Fights to make for four UFC champions
Below are fights to make for four current UFC champions. UFC Flyweight Champion: Demetrious Johnson UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has run out of challengers in the UFC’s 125-pound division. Sure there is Joseph Benavidez, who is coming off a controversial decision victory over Henry Cejudo, but “Mighty Mouse” has already defeated Joe on two […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry “Give me Matt Brown, I will end his career!”
Welterweight knockout artist Mike Perry burst on to the UFC scene in 2016 scoring electrifying stoppage victories in his first two fights with the promotion. Unfortunately for fans of “Platinum”, the 170-pound slugger suffered his first career setback at December’s UFC on FOX event in Sacramento, dropping a decision loss to surging welterweight contender Alan […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn delivers one final message to his fans prior to UFC Phoenix
Later tonight UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn will return to the octagon for the first time since July of 2014 when he squares off with dangerous striker Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. Prior to tonight’s highly anticipated ‘UFC Phoenix’ main event, the former two division UFC champion delivered […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley “Stephen Thompson doesn’t have a champion’s mentality”
Earlier this month, we interviewed top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson about his upcoming rematch with current division title holder Tyron Woodley. Thompson told BJPENN.com that he wasn’t “Mentally there” in his first fight with Woodley at UFC 205 and added that fans would see a different “Wonderboy” in their rematch at UFC 209. Chris […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley “Stephen Thompson makes me want to throw up”
Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will return to the octagon on March 4 in Las Vegas where he will rematch top contender Stephen Thompson in the main event of UFC 209. Thompson and Woodley first met at this past November’s UFC 205 event in New York, and after a five-round war the title fight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban discusses BJ Penn vs. Yair Rodriguez
UFC welterweight standout Alan Jouban (15-4 MMA) is coming off arguably the finest performance of his octagon career at last month’s UFC on FOX 22 event in Sacramento, where he handed Mike Perry (9-1 MMA) the first loss of his professional career via unanimous decision. The victory marked Alan Jouban’s third win in a row […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson explains why rematch with Tyron Woodley will be “much different”
Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson was last seen in action at November’s UFC 205 fight card where he battled current division title holder Tyron Woodley to a majority draw in the evening’s co-main event. The scrap between Woodley and Thompson was given “Fight of the night” honors and shortly after the event UFC president […]
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Breaking! Anderson Silva returns at UFC 208
Next months UFC 208 event in Brooklyn just received a huge addition as UFC President Dana White announced that former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva would be returning to the octagon to take on Derek Brunson. Anderson Silva will compete for the first time since suffering a decision loss to current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn “It is time to wake up and come eat the long-legged fish”
UFC Hall of Famer and former two division world champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon this Sunday night in Phoenix when he meets surging featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 103. ‘The Prodigy’ recently caught up with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed his upcoming fight and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley is 3000% sure that “Papa Thompson” is responsible for his son becoming a “Twitter Warrior”
Last month we reported that a UFC welterweight title fight rematch between top contender Stephen Thompson and current title holder Tyron Woodley was in the works for March’s UFC 209 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Yesterday that title fight rematch became official, as Tyron Woodley announced on his podcast that he had accepted a rematch […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley explains why he accepted a rematch with Stephen Thompson at UFC 209
Last month we reported that a UFC welterweight title fight rematch between top contender Stephen Thompson and current title holder Tyron Woodley was in the works for March’s UFC 209 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Earlier today that title fight rematch became official, as Tyron Woodley announced on his podcast that he had accepted a […]
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Ronda Rousey releases her first social media post since UFC 207 loss
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returned to the octagon at last month’s UFC 207 event in Las Vegas for the first time since her shocking UFC 193 knockout loss to Holly Holm. Unfortunately for fans of “Rowdy”, the fight with Nunes did not go her way at all as she suffered a quick […]
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BREAKING! Stephen Thompson vs. Tyron Woodley 2 set for UFC 209 in Las Vegas
Stephen Thompson will get a second chance to become a UFC champion at March’s UFC 209 event in Las Vegas when he rematches current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. After some initial reluctance, Woodley just announced on his podcast that he will take the fight with Thompson at UFC 209. The fight was first reported […]
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BREAKING! Stephen Thompson posts signed contract for UFC 209, waiting on Tyron Woodley
It looks as if Stephen Thompson will get a second chance to become a UFC champion at March’s UFC 209 event in Las Vegas. “Wonderboy” posted the following photo of a signed contract to rematch current UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley at UFC 209. Waiting on you @TWooodley pic.twitter.com/XwFqePtVbe — Stephen Thompson (@WonderboyMMA) January 9, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban to the UFC: “Let me prove myself, give me Rafael dos Anjos!”
Surging UFC welterweight Alan Jouban (15-4 MMA) is coming off arguably the finest performance of his octagon career at last month’s UFC on FOX 22 event in Sacramento, where he handed Mike Perry (9-1 MMA) the first loss of his professional career via unanimous decision. The victory marked Alan Jouban’s third win in a row […]
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Artem Lobov and Cub Swanson exchange barbs on social media
Earlier today we reported that featherweight prospect Artem Lobov was looking to score a fight with either Cub Swanson or “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi. Lobov explained this desire in a recent interview with Peter Carroll of SevereMMA.com. “Really I’m leaving it up to UFC to decide my next opponent,” he told Carroll. “Sean […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson “I just wasn’t mentally there at UFC 205”
Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson was last seen in action at November’s UFC 205 event where he battled current division title holder Tyron Woodley to a majority draw. The scrap between Woodley and Thompson was given “Fight of the night” honors and shortly after the event UFC president Dana White announced that an immediate rematch […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Yoel Romero discusses the passing of former Cuban President Fidel Castro
Cuban sensation Yoel Romero scored one of the most electrifying knockouts of 2016 when he devastated former division title holder Chris Weidman with a flying knee on the main card of November’s UFC 205 event in New York. With the win, “The Soldier of God” became the UFC 185-pound divisions top contender and secured himself a future […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson “I would love to see Diaz vs. Lawler 2 at UFC 209”
Way back at UFC 47 in 2004 Nick Diaz made his second appearance under the UFC banner when he took on feared striker Robbie Lawler. After a back and forth battle, Nick was able to catch Robbie with a short right hook that sent “Ruthless” crashing to the canvas. Since then both Diaz and Lawler […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Yoel Romero will fight Michael Bisping in a park, as long as the UFC middleweight belt is on the line
Yoel Romero scored one of the nastiest knockouts of 2016 this past November at UFC 205 in New York when he landed a flying knee to the head of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman. That victory earned Romero top contender status in the UFC’s 185-pound division and a shot at current UFC middleweight title […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson blames coach Edmond for Ronda Rousey getting “crushed” at UFC 207
Prior to last month’s UFC 207 event, top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson told BJPENN.com that Ronda Rousey was “going up against a monster” in Amanda Nunes. “Wonderboy’s” theory certainly proved true, as “The Lioness” battered Rousey with punches on route to a 48-second TKO victory. Thompson joined BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor on Thursday’s edition of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Yoel Romero vows to bring down justice on “false champion” Michael Bisping
Yoel Romero became the UFC’s top middleweight contender at UFC 205 this past November in New York after scoring a brutal flying-knee knockout victory over former division title holder Chris Weidman. Since that time fans have been patiently awaiting for the UFC to announce a date and fight card where Romero will get his opportunity to […]
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Jimi Manuwa returns in March at UFC Fight Night London
A scrap between two of the UFC’s top ten light heavyweights will take place at UFC Fight Night London on March 18. Flocombat’s Jim Edwards was first to report the news announcing that feared 205-pound striker Jimi Manuwa would be taking on Corey Anderson at the event. Jimi Manuwa was last seen in action at October’s UFC 204 […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Yoel Romero details what went wrong for Ronda Rousey at UFC 207
Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey made her highly anticipated return at December’s UFC 207 event where she squared off with Amanda Nunes for the promotions women’s bantamweight championship. Unfortunately for fans of “Rowdy”, the fight did not go at all her way, as she was finished by “The Lioness” in just 48-seconds by way of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson shuts down the talk of Michael Bisping vs. Tyron Woodley
Top UFC welterweight contender Stephen Thompson battled division champion Tyron Woodley to a majority draw at UFC 205 this past November in New York. Immediately following the five-round war, which was voted “fight of the night”, UFC president Dana White stated that an immediate rematch between Woodley and Thompson would be put together by the promotion. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley: UFC 209 is the date the UFC is giving me right now
Tyron Woodley is fresh off the holidays and ready to get back to defending his UFC welterweight title in the Octagon. Coming off a majority draw against Stephen Thompson at UFC 205 in his first welterweight title defense, BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor caught up with the Woodley on Tuesday’s episode of Rapid Fire to get the […]
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BREAKING! Bryan Caraway is out of next weekend’s UFC Fight Night 103 event
Fast rising UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway (21-7 MMA) has been forced out of next weekend’s UFC Fight Night 103 event in Phoenix, Arizona. Caraway suffered an undisclosed injury in training and will no longer be able to compete at the January 15 event according to MMAJunkie. Bryan Caraway was expected to face surging division contender […]
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VIDEO | Dana White Recaps Friday’s UFC 207 Event
UFC president Dana White joined the UFC on FOX crew to recap Friday’s UFC 207 pay-per-view event in Las Vegas. Here is what Mr. White had to say: “Obviously the co-main event was amazing. It was an incredible fight. Garbrandt looked better than he has ever looked in his career. Dominick Cruz is great. Dominick […]