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EXCLUSIVE | Derek Brunson predicts Michael Bisping vs. Yoel Romero
While UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently recovering from a recent knee surgery following his first successful title defense at UFC 204 against Dan Henderson, he and middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero have continued to trade barbs in interviews. Bisping has continued to call Romero a cheater for Romero’s controversial in-fight antics, which include […]
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EXCLUSIVE | The Korean Zombie opens up on fatherhood and fighting
This past weekend, featherweight superstar ‘The Korean Zombie’, Chan Sung Jung stepped into the Octagon for the first time in nearly 4 years. The return was a triumphant one for the fan-favorite featherweight, who had been absent from the Octagon since his 2013 TKO loss to Jose Aldo. Following that fight, The Korean Zombie began […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Korean Zombie reveals who he wants to fight next
Last weekend, the UFC touched down in Houston, Texas with its annual Super Bowl weekend card. This year, the card was headlined by an intriguing featherweight showdown. In one corner, we had Dennis Bermudez. In the other, we had Chan Sung Jung – more widely known as “The Korean Zombie” – who was returning from […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Derek Brunson weighs-in on potential Gegard Mousasi rebooking
Leading up to UFC 200, top ranked middleweight Derek Brunson was set to face off with Gegard Mousasi in a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Unfortunately, leading up to the fight, Brunson was forced to pull out of the fight with vision issues. Now, ahead of his scheduled UFC 208 scrap against Anderson Silva this weekend […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tim Boetsch makes his picks for Bisping vs. Romero, Weidman vs. Mousasi
This Saturday, on the main card of UFC 208, Tim Boetsch will take on the incredibly dangerous Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. If he’s able to spring the upset against this highly regarded foe, he will find himself in the top-end of the middleweight rankings, where fights with foes like Chris Weidman, Gegard Mousasi, Yoel Romero, and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tim Boetsch on Jacare fight: I have a distinct striking advantage
This weekend, on the main card of UFC 208, Tim Boetsch will face one of the biggest tests of his long career in Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Given that Jacare stands out as one of the middleweight division’s top contenders, and Boetsch currently sits on the fringes of the divisional top-15, the announcement of this fight […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ben Rothwell discusses the injuries of Cain Velasquez and his teammates
Back in December of 2016, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was scheduled to rematch a fellow former champ in Fabricio Werdum. The winner of this fight was expected to challenge reigning champ Stipe Miocic for the heavyweight crown. Unfortunately, Velasquez was forced out of this anticipated heavyweight showdown with an injury just days before […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Derek Brunson ready to “make waves”, return to title contention
At UFC 208, #8 ranked middleweight Derek Brunson will step into the Octagon with #7 ranked middleweight, former UFC middleweight kingpin, Anderson Silva. The fight is one that has drawn the attention of MMA fans, who are eager to see Brunson and Silva step into the Octagon for a fight that has the stylistic makings […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal: If Demian Maia wants to get that ass whooped, I’m here
On Saturday night, the UFC touched down in Denver, Colorado with UFC on Fox 23. In the evening’s co-main event, hometown hero Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone looked to extend his welterweight record to 5-0 with a win over the ever-dangerous Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal, however, had other plans. After very nearly finishing Cowboy in the first, the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal on Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone: Hashtag ‘Easy Money’
Jorge Masvidal is more than excited to meet Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the middle of the Octagon at UFC on FOX 23 on January 28. Masvidal was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of BJPENN.COM Radio and told host Jason “Kinch” Kindschy that he knew it was just a matter of time that he would be […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal on Cowboy fight: He’s going to get beat down
Tomorrow night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest stop in Denver, Colorado, dangerous veteran Jorge Masvidal will get a big step up in competition against the streaking Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Since moving to the welterweight division, Cowboy has gone a perfect 4-0, scoring stoppage wins over Alex Oliveira, Patrick Cote, Rick Story, and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Baroni weighs in on BJ Penn’s loss to Yair Rodriguez
Former two division UFC champion BJ Penn returned to the octagon at last weekend’s UFC Fight Night 103 event in Phoenix, Arizona. The UFC Hall of Famer, Penn, squared off with surging featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez in the evening’s main event. Unfortunately for fans of “The Prodigy”, after a decent opening two minutes, Rodriguez caught […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry was involved in one hell of a brawl in Orlando
UFC welterweight fighter Mike Perry suffered the first loss of his professional career at last month’s UFC on FOX event in Sacramento dropping a decision against surging division contender Alan Jouban. Prior to the setback, “Platinum” had put together a very impressive win streak which included six first-round finishes. Perry, who is currently lobbying for […]
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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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BJ Penn releases quick statement, congratulates Yair Rodriguez
It was not the outcome that BJ Penn and his loyal fans were looking for on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103 in Phoenix, Arizona. The UFC Hall of Fame legend ended up losing to rising UFC star Yair Rodriguez in the main event of the evening in the second round as referee “Big” John […]
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Yair Rodriguez describes what he and BJ Penn said to one another after their fight
The main event of UFC Fight Night 103 brought UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn back into the Octagon to take on the 24-year-old rising UFC star Yair Rodriguez. It wasn’t the outcome that Penn and his fans were looking for as Rodriguez was able to pick up a second round TKO stoppage over […]
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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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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 | BJ Penn unveils all-star cornering team for Yair Rodriguez fight
UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn makes his way back into the Octagon this Sunday at UFC Fight Night 103, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona. The former two-time, two-division UFC champion will take on rising UFC star Yair Rodrigez in the main event of the evening. As fight week is already upon us, […]
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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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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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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 […]