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Luke Rockhold sends a message to ‘beatable’ Jon Jones
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is confident that he has the skillset required to dethrone current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Rockhold recently spoke with TMZ Sports where he revealed that his decision to move up to light heavyweight spawned from a desire to “get after” Jon Jones. “I’m moving up to get […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov has reportedly received a mega offer to rematch Conor McGregor
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has reportedly received a huge offer to rematch former UFC two-division champ Conor McGregor in 2019. The bitter rivals, Conor and Khabib, first met two months ago in the headliner of October’s UFC 229 event, with “The Eagle” emerging victorious by way of fourth-round submission. Immediately following the disappointing […]
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Tyron Woodley requests that the UFC do him one favor before fighting Kamaru Usman
Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is still waiting for the promotion to officially book his next title defense. Despite perennial division contender Kamaru Usman recently posting a signed bout agreement, a fight between “The Chosen One” and “The Nigerian Nightmare” has yet to be made official by the UFC. If Tyron Woodley has it […]
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Jon Jones fires back at his critics: “Who said that’s what a champion has to be?”
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will return to the octagon at next Saturday’s UFC 232 event for a title fight rematch with Alexander Gustafsson. Jones and Gustafsson originally collided at UFC 165 in Toronto and produced one of the greatest fights in UFC history. “Bones” ultimately was awarded a unanimous decision victory after […]
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UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Fight Card and Start Times
The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas next Saturday for the promotions UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 fight card. Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson first met at UFC 165 in Toronto and produced arguably the greatest fight in light heavyweight history. After a twenty-five minute war, Jon Jones was awarded a […]
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Let’s have some fun: Nate Diaz vs. Max Holloway at lightweight
Max Holloway handed Brian Ortega the first loss of his professional career earlier this month at UFC 231 and made it look easy. The current UFC featherweight kingpin, Holloway battered “T-City” with a record-setting number of significant strikes on route to a fourth-round TKO victory. Following his impressive performance on the tenth-island, UFC President Dana […]
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Frank Mir wants rematch with Javy Ayala to determine if he should continue fighting
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (18-13 MMA) is looking to book a rematch with Javy Ayala in order to determine his future in the fight game. Mir suffered the first submission defeat of his storied mixed martial arts career to Ayala at Bellator 212 in Honolulu earlier this month. The 39-year-old was forced to […]
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“I’m pretty sure Conor McGregor and I will be meeting in the Octagon soon!”
Fight fans are eagerly awaiting news as to who will be the next man to score a “red panty night” and challenge former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Following his submisison victory over Mike Perry at UFC Denver, Donald Cerrone stated his desire to square off with the Irish superstar. While many fight fans liked […]
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Cain Velasquez signs a new four-fight deal with the UFC and will return to the octagon February 17
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC and will return tot he octagon on February 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The news of Cain’s new four-fight contract came via ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, who posted the following on Twitter. Cain Velasquez, who meets Francis Ngannou on Feb. 17 in […]
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Heavy Lies The Crown: Max Holloway Edition
In this week’s “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC featherweight king Max Holloway. “Blessed” defended his 145-pound title in stunning fashion earlier this month at UFC 231, scoring a lopsided TKO victory over an insanely tough Brian Ortega in Toronto. The Hawaiian’s record-setting […]
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VIDEO | Nick Diaz goes off on bizarre rant, but what does it mean?
If you follow former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz on Instagram, then you know he likes to post a lot of short selfie videos detailing what he is smoking and where he is currently partying. Diaz recently posted a ton of video content on his Instagram, which was later compiled into one long video by […]
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Bellator 213 Results: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane submits Valerie Letourneau (VIDEO)
Hawaii’s Ilima-Lei Macfarlane put her Bellator women’s flyweight title on the line against Valerie Letourneau in tonight’s Bellator 213 main event in Honolulu. Macfarlane enters tonight’s main event sporting a perfect professional record of 8-0. The Hawaiian‘s most recent win came via submission over Alejandra Lara at Bellator 201 this past June in California. Meanwhile, […]
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Bellator 213 Results: Lyoto Machida defeats Rafael Carvalho (Highlights)
The promotional debut of former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida took place at tonight’s Bellator 213 event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Machida squared off with former Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho in the evenings co-main attraction. “The Dragon” has not competed inside the cage since scoring a jaw dropping second-round knockout victory over Vitor Belfort […]
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Colby Covington trashes “emasculated cuck” CM Punk during UFC Milwaukee broadcast
Former interim UFC welterweight champion Colby Covington took some time out of his evening to throw some shade at fellow 170-pound fighter CM Punk. After MMAJunkie shared a photo of the former pro-wrestling world champion turned MMA fighter being in attendance at tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, ‘Chaos’ took to Twitter with […]
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Fighters react to tonight’s Kevin Lee vs. Al Iaquinta 2 main event
A key lightweight rematch featuring Kevin Lee taking on Al Iaquinta headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 fight card in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lee and Iaquinta had first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-3 MMA) entered tonight’s main event on the […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Al Iaquinta defeats Kevin Lee (Highlights)
A key lightweight rematch featuring Kevin Lee taking on Al Iaquinta headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 fight card in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Lee and Iaquinta first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-4 MMA) was last seen in action at April’s […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Edson Barboza TKO’s Dan Hooker (VIDEO)
In the co-main event of UFC on FOX 31, lightweights Dan Hooker and Edson Barboza squared off in hopes of moving up the 155-pound ranks. Barboza (19-6 MMA) entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering losses to the aforementioned Khabib Nurmagomedov and Kevin Lee in his most recent octagon appearances. As for Dan […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Rob Font defeats Sergio Pettis (Highlights)
Sergio Pettis made his return to the UFC’s bantamweight division at tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 event in his hometown of Milwaukee against Rob Font. Pettis entered tonight’s contest on the heels of a unanimous decision setback to Jussier Formiga in his most recent octagon appearance at September’s UFC 229 event in Las Vegas. Prior […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Charles Oliveira submits Jim Miller (VIDEO)
A lightweight bout between veterans Jim Miller and Charles Oliveira took place on tonight’s UFC on FOX 31 main card from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jim Miller entered tonight’s contest on the heels of a sensation first-round submission victory over Alex White at UFC 228 in September. The win snapped a four-fight losing skid for the fan […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Results: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
The octagon returns to Milwaukee this evening for the promotions UFC on FOX 31 event. The fight card is headlined by a lightweight rematch between Kevin Lee and Al Iaquinta. Lee and Iaquinta first met at UFC 169 in February of 2014, with “Raging Al” emerging victortious by way of unanimous decision. Kevin Lee (17-3 […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson discusses losing Robbie Lawler matchup and what might be next
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson was expected to square off with former division champion Robbie Lawler in early 2019. Unfortunately, that fight was scrapped in favor of booking “Ruthless” against undefeated promotional newcomer Ben Askren at UFC 235. While Askren vs. Lawler is an intriguing matchup, Stephen Thompson is now left without […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor reflects on delivering “coffin nails” to Jose Aldo
It was only three years ago that Conor McGregor shocked the mixed martial arts world by scoring a thirteen second knockout victory over Jose Aldo. “Mystic Mac” and the Brazilian legend squared off in the main event of UF 194 in December of 2015 to unify the promotions featherweight titles. McGregor, who entered that contest […]
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Patricio Freire vows to kill Michael Chandler under the Bellator MMA banner this April
Patricio and Patricky Freire were not impressed by the performance of Michael Chandler at last night’s Bellator 212 event in Hawaii. Chandler handed Brent Primus his first career loss in last night’s headliner, thus reclaiming his Bellator lightweight world title. After being rocked by Primus in round two, Chandler opted to utilize his strong ground […]
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Frank Mir suffered alveolar ridge fracture during submission loss to Javy Ayala
Javy Ayala picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career at last night’s Bellator 212 event, stopping former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in round two. After a strong opening round from the Mir, Ayala was able to turn the tide in round two. Javy was able to split Frank open with […]
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Bellator 212 Results: Michael Chandler defeats Brent Primus (Highlights)
The lightweight belt was on the line in tonight’s Bellator 212 main event as reigning division champion Brent Primus squared off with former title holder Michael Chandler. Michael Chandler had previously surrendered his Bellator lightweight world title to Brent Primus in June of 2017, this after suffering a leg injury that resulted in an eventual […]
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Bellator 212 Results: Javy Ayala taps Frank Mir while standing (VIDEO)
A heavyweight bout featuring former UFC champion Frank Mir taking on Javy Ayala served as the co-headliner of tonight’s Bellator 212 event in Hawaii. Frank Mir made his Bellator debut back in April, where he suffered a first-round TKO loss to Fedor Emelianenko. The former UFC heavyweight champion has gone 2-3 over his past five […]
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Conor McGregor and Ben Askren have an interesting exchange on social media
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor had an interesting exchange with undefeated welterweight Ben Askren late yesterday evening. Shortly following Max Holloway’s impressive stoppage victory over Brian Ortega in the main event of UFC 231, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen took to Twitter with the following statement. Which makes you wonder, just how good […]
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Fighters react to Max Holloway stopping Brian Ortega at UFC 231
Tonight’s UFC 231 event was headlined by a highly anticipated featherweight title fight featuring reigning champ Max Holloway taking on undefeated contender Brian Ortega. Max Holloway returned to action tonight for the first time since UFC 218 in December of 2017, where he defeated former division kingpin Jose Aldo for a second time by way […]