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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington goes off on “completely unprofessional” Michael Bisping
Shortly after he won the UFC interim welterweight title with a unanimous decision defeat of Rafael dos Anjos, Colby Covington joined a panel of Karyn Bryant, Michelle Waterson, Kenny Florian and Michael Bisping on the FS1 UFC 225 post-fight show. While the new champ probably expected a few typical post-fight questions, what he got instead […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington ‘100%’ sure that Rafael dos Anjos was cheating in their fight
Last night a new champion was crowned. That champion was none other than the outspoken American Top Team product, Colby ‘Chaos’ Covington. Covington fought and defeated former UFC lightweight king, Rafael Dos Anjos in UFC 225’s co-main event to become the new UFC interim welterweight champion. Thus setting him up for a future date with […]
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EXCLUSIVE | After starting MMA as ‘anger therapy’, Dominick Reyes expects next year will be his year
Dominick Reyes took home his most recent win against Jared Cannonier at UFC Chile, bringing his UFC record to 3-0 overall and his MMA career to an undefeated 9-0. Following the win, Reyes shot from unranked to #11 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. Looking to return before year’s end, Reyes hopped on a call […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Krause on Megan Anderson, ‘She’s a fan’s fighter’
James Krause has had his hand involved in many ways with mixed martial arts. He’s on a four-fight win streak in the lightweight division, he’s a former Ultimate Fighter contestant, and he’s also coached on Team Miocic during this current season of TUF. Although he’s been successful inside the Octagon, Krause has been finding more […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Jackson goes in-depth on matchup vs Phil Brooks, won’t buy into CM Punk hype
Mike Jackson is getting his second UFC fight in enemy territory against a guy who has quite the following, and that’s why this fight has become what it is. When Jackson takes on Phil Brooks, better known as CM Punk, he’ll do so at the United Center in Chicago, Punk’s hometown. However, if you’re willing […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban says Yair Rodriguez situation influenced him to take fight in Hamburg
Initially, American welterweight Alan Jouban wasn’t very excited about the possibility of flying all the way to Hamburg, Germany to fight Danny Roberts on July 22. He even thought about turning the fight down. But then, amid the UFC’s ostensible release of Yair Rodriguez, and the difficulty some of his teammates were having getting fights, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington makes prediction for UFC 225 bout with Rafael dos Anjos
Colby Covington has had plenty to say about his UFC 225 opponent Rafael dos Anjos. In fact, Covington has had plenty to say about pretty much everybody he’s been asked about, from dos Anjos, to Tyron Woodley, to Robert Whittaker, to Darren Till, to Fabricio Werdum. While talk is what Covington has become known for, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington expects to corner Tyron Woodley with win at UFC 225
If Colby Covington defeats Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225, he will become the UFC’s interim welterweight champion. It’s Covington’s belief that capturing this interim title will leave undisputed welterweight champ Tyron Woodley with no choice but to accept a fight with him. Covington explained this feeling on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio. “There’s […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains why CM Punk belongs on the UFC 225 main card
The news that Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes‘s heavyweight bout had been bumped from the UFC 225 card to make room for a featherweight contender bout between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson was met with significant backlash from the fans. This backlash had nothing to do with Holm and Anderson’s placement on the main card. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains how he’s been preparing for “juiced-up little lightweight” Rafael dos Anjos
This Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 225, surging welterweight contender Colby Covington will battle former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Covington explained how he’s been preparing for dos Anjos, and the many weapons he brings to the battlefield. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington says he’ll knock Robert Whittaker out if Yoel Romero doesn’t
On June 9, in the co-main event of UFC 225, Colby Covington will challenge Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title. Shortly thereafter, in the main event of the same card, UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker will attempt to defend his title in a rematch with fearsome contender Yoel Romero. In the past, Covington […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington on Joe Rogan: “I’m going to say something when I see him face to face”
On a recent episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, UFC 225 interim welterweight title challenger Colby Covington made headlines by suggesting that he he might have to slap UFC commentator Joe Rogan. Though Rogan promptly responded to these comments, asking Covington not to slap him, Covington isn’t satisfied. Covington updated on his beef with Rogan on the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jimmie Rivera makes prediction for TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt rematch
Tomorrow night, in the main event of the UFC’s anticipated stop in Utica, New York, streaking bantamweight contender Jimmie Rivera will attempt to take out former World Series of Fighting champion Marlon Moraes. Though it’s not a certainty just yet, the winner of this fight could become the next man in line for the victor […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alexandre Almeida on the PFL: “I believe, 100%, they’re going to change MMA”
On June 7 in New York City, the Professional Fighters League (PFL) will kick off its inaugural season with the first round of its heavyweight and featherweight tournaments. In one of the card’s first-round featherweight bouts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt Alexandre Almeida will attempt to topple dangerous striking specialist Lee Coville, and take another step in the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington offers his scorecard for Darren Till vs. Stephen Thompson fight
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s debut in Liverpool, UFC welterweight contender Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career, scoring a decision win over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Not everybody, however, agreed with the judges’ decision. You can file UFC 225 interim welterweight title challenger Colby […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jimmie Rivera says Marlon Moraes has been “very cordial, very nice” ahead of UFC Utica
Bantamweight contenders Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes, who will fight on Friday night in the main event of UFC Utica, have had plenty to say about each other in the past. That being said, it sounds like their encounters have been quite friendly in the lead-up to their fight. “I actually saw Marlon when we […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington “could see the roid-rage” in Werdum’s eyes during Boomerang incident
Earlier this month, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was notified of a potential USADA violation. Werdum is now undergoing his due process, and is vehemently maintaining his innocence. Yet in the opinion of one of the heavyweight’s chief nemeses, UFC welterweight Colby Covington, there is no doubt about Werdum’s guilt. Covington, who has had […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ricky Simon and the unglamorous roads of MMA
It’s not always ‘rainbows and unicorns’ on one’s path to the UFC. Often times, it’s the farthest thing from it. The battle to get to the UFC can sometimes be harder than the battles inside the UFC themselves. One of the many owners of a road that was a bit longer than most thought it […]
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EXCLUSIVE | After KO of Jared Cannonier, Dominick Reyes is ready for the UFC’s top light heavyweights
Last Saturday night, during the main card of the UFC’s anticipated debut in Santiago, Chile, undefeated light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes (9-0) authored the biggest win of his career thus far, clobbering the dangerous Jared Cannonier with a rocket-fuelled uppercut in the first round. Reyes entered the cage in Chile knowing that the uppercut could […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alex Volkanovski on UFC Boise scrap with Darren Elkins: I honestly think I can finish him
Having won his four four bouts in the UFC’s Octagon, Australian featherweight Alex Volkanovski (17-1) has been rewarded with a big step up in competition. He’ll be battling 10th-ranked UFC featherI honestly think I can finish himweight contender Darren Elkins (24-5) when the UFC touches down in Boise, Idaho on July 14, as first reported […]
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EXCLUSIVE | No longer injured, Gokhan Saki excited to continue MMA journey with KO of Khalil Rountree
Back in September, fearsome kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki made a successful UFC debut, authoring a thunderous first-round knockout of Henrique da Silva. On July 7, when the UFC returns to glimmering Las Vegas, Nevada with UFC 226, Saki will partake in his second UFC bout, as he faces off with the dangerous Khalil Rountree. Saki’s bout […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal explains why he believes Colby Covington will defeat Rafael dos Anjos
On June 9, in the co-main event of UFC 225, top welterweight contenders Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos will battle for the interim welterweight title. While this matchup seems to have many fans and pundits divided, Covington’s friend and training partner Jorge Masvidal feels dos Anjos is in for a tough night. Masvidal gave […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Kyoji Horiguchi wants rematch with Demetrious Johnson in “very near future”
Former UFC flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi has looked absolutely unstoppable since parting ways with the promotion, rattling off five-straight victories in the Rizin Fighting Federation ring — many of which have come against significantly larger foes. Of all the wins Horiguchi has authored under the Rizin banner, none were quite as impressive as his […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw says UFC told him Demetrious Johnson was “too afraid” to accept fight
For a fleeting moment earlier this year, it sounded as though UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw would drop down to flyweight to battle dominating divisional champ Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in an incredible superfight. Regrettably, negotiations for this endlessly compelling contest stalled, and ultimately flat-lined. On the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, the bantamweight champ […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal doubts he’ll ever get the chance to meet “full of s**t” Neil Magny in the Octagon
When Gunnar Nelson was forced out of his UFC Liverpool co-main event showdown with Neil Magny, Jorge Masvidal offered to step in and replace him. Masvidal only asked that this short-notice bout with Magny be contested at 180 pounds, as he would have difficult making the welterweight limit’s 170-pound with an abridged training camp. While […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TJ Dillashaw expects to defeat Cody Garbrandt faster, more decisively in rematch
Back in November, in the co-main event of UFC 217, TJ Dillashaw stepped into the cage with Cody Garbrandt in an attempt to reclaim the UFC bantamweight title. In the second round, Dillashaw succeeded on this mission, putting his rival down with a crackling combination. Though Dillashaw was briefly linked to a superfight with flyweight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Gokhan Saki rates the UFC’s striking specialists, names the fighters that impress him most
Kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki, who made his UFC debut in September with a first-round demolition of Henrique da Silva, might just be the most accomplished striker to ever set foot in the Octagon. As such, his opinions on the UFC’s other striking specialists are particularly interesting. In a Wednesday interview with BJPenn.com’s Jason Kindschy, Saki […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Gokhan Saki explains Michael Bisping callout, hopes to battle Brit after clobbering Khalil Rountree
Former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been trying to find a suitable opponent for his retirement fight for some time, but seems to be having a little bit of difficulty doing so. Kickboxing legend Gokhan Saki, who is now firmly embedded as a member of the UFC light heavyweight roster, is hoping to make […]