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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban with Versace modeling campaign still can’t get a marketing push from the UFC
Alan “Brahma” Jouban is looking to make a statement to the UFC welterweight division when he meets the controversial and undefeated Mike Perry at UFC on FOX 22 in December. Speaking with BJPenn.com Radio host “Kinch” on Wednesday’s episode, “Brahma” says that he is going to turn some heads with his performance, and that will […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ian McCall addresses the Internet know-it-alls: ‘Who the f–k are you?’
Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall has had the worst string of bad luck with his recently scheduled fights in the UFC. The flyweight has had his last three scheduled fights canceled with suffering one injury that forced him to withdraw from a match while the other two were from issues with his opponents not being able […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson chimes in on what Ronda Rousey needs to do for a successful return at UFC 207
UFC President Dana White announced on Wednesday the return of former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Rousey will step back into the Octagon and fight the current champion, Amanda Nunes for the title in December at UFC 207. With Rousey’s return slated for December, it will be just a little over a year since […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ian McCall: Irish fans are the best on the planet but most Conor McGregor fans are idiots
UFC flyweight Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall is set to return to compete in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast, Ireland on November 19. McCall will face Ireland’s Neil Seery, who will be fighting for the last time with his intent to retire after their competition. McCall will be looking to get out […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson weighs in on why fighting Conor McGregor is so difficult
The historic UFC 205 event takes place on November 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The monumental card will feature three UFC championship bouts. A women’s strawweight title fight will take place between two undefeated Polish fighters as champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk looks to defend her title for the fourth consecutive time against […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Eddie Bravo: “The Eddie Bravo Invitation doesn’t use referees. Watch NCAA if you want to watch wrestling!”
The Eddie Bravo Invitational has become a staple in premier grappling competitions. The man behind the contest spoke to BJPENN.COM Radio this week and discussed the unique nature of his competition and the exciting future of submission-based grappling. “The Eddie Bravo Invitational is all about the audience. The audience comes first. It’s all about entertainment.” […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bas Rutten predicts Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi
Tomorrow night in Manchester, England, MMA veterans Vitor Belfort and Gegard Mousasi will step into the Octagon in the co-main event of UFC 204. Interestingly enough, while this is the first time the pair will step into the cage together, it isn’t the first time they have been booked to fight. Back in 2009, Affliction […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Bas Rutten predicts Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson
Tomorrow night in Manchester, England, Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson will square off in a highly anticipated fight for the UFC middleweight championship in a fight that will also serve as Henderson’s last fight before retiring from MMA. Ahead of the fight, the MMA community appears to be torn on their prediction for the scrap. […]
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Exclusive | Alan Jouban: Luke Rockhold is definitely with the right modeling agency and could make some big money
Alan Jouban (14-4 MMA) is one of the hottest prospects in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division. “Brahma” has gone 5-2 under the UFC banner and is currently riding a two-fight win streak. The 33-year-old is currently recovering from surgery, this to repair a broken hand suffered in his latest octagon appearance. With that said, Jouban […]
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Exclusive: Josh Thomson shares his thoughts and prediction for Conor McGregor vs. Eddie Alvarez
Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson was a recent guest on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment where he discussed a number of different topics including the potential lightweight title fight between Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez which is expected to headline UFC 205 in New York this November. Thomson, who is the only fighter to score […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Josh Thomson talks Al Iaquinta’s stand-off with UFC and details why he left the promotion
When news broke this week that Long Island native Al Iaquinta wouldn’t be fighting at Madison Square Garden for the UFC’s first event in New York City, no one had even realized that Iaquinta never even signed the bout agreement. After asking his manager to negotiate his UFC contract to reflect his current position in […]
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Exclusive | Alan Jouban breaks down UFC 205’s welterweight title fight between Woodley and Thompson
Earlier this week it was announced that current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt to defend his title for the first time against number one contender Stephen Thompson at November’s historic UFC 205 fight card in New York. Woodley earned the UFC welterweight title this past July when he scored a first-round knockout victory […]
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Exclusive | Alan Jouban wants to return in December against a top 15 opponent, maybe Patrick Cote
UFC welterweight standout Alan Jouban (14-4 MMA) is quickly climbing the promotions 170-pound ranks, having won two fights in a row and four of his past five overall. Jouban’s most recent effort came at this past July’s UFC Fight Night 90 event in Las Vegas, where he picked up a unanimous victory over Belal Muhammad. […]
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Exclusive | BJ Penn Reacts to Potential Fights with Aldo, Pettis and Holloway
In just one month’s time, former two-division UFC champion BJ Penn will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon. He’ll be taking on the talented Ricardo Lamas in the five-round, featherweight main event of the UFC’s October 15 return to the Philippines. Should Penn win this bout with Lamas, who has long stood out as […]
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Exclusive | BJ Penn on Chael Sonnen’s Move to Bellator: I’m Gonna Watch What Chael Sonnen Does
Last night, news broke that former UFC middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen had signed with Bellator MMA. Shortly thereafter, Sonnen took to Twitter to address this surprising move, while several notable reporters announced that the fan favorite mouth-piece had already called for a bout with Bellator light heavyweight Tito Ortiz. The Rulers […]
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Exclusive | BJ Penn on CM Punk’s Failed UFC Fight: You Might as Well Give Him a Second One
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 203, former WWE star CM Punk came up short in his long-awaited UFC debut, tapping to a first-round rear-naked choke applied by the young Mickey Gall. When it was first announced that Punk had signed with the UFC, the reaction was almost universally negative. Here was a guy, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJPENN.COM’s Rapid Fire episode 1 with BJ Penn
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Exclusive | BJ Penn on GSP: That’s Why Nobody Will Remember His Name
We’re now just one month away from the hotly anticipated Octagon return of MMA legend B.J. Penn. The Hawaiian great will be taking on dangerous featherweight Ricardo Lamas in the main event of the UFC’s return to Manila on October 15. As we eagerly await Penn’s comeback, another legend of the sport appears to be […]
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Exclusive | Jason Parillo talks Bisping vs. Henderson II, boxing in MMA, & more
Jason Parillo has gained recognition as one of the best striking coaches in MMA. Parillo, who has not only worked with UFC champions such as our very own BJ Penn, and UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, but also Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, has been around MMA since its earliest days. Parillo, who was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn: “To the doubters, go put all your money on Lamas!”
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn will return to the octagon on October 15 when he squares off with former UFC featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas in the main event of UFC Manila. The UFC Hall of Fame fighter, Penn, recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he discussed his comeback fight and future […]
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EXCLUSIVE | The man who helped save BJ Penn’s career, Dr. Pete Goldman
While MMA fans are certainly familiar with the legendary career of our very own BJ Penn, many MMA fans may not be familiar with the man who helped save Penn’s career following his UFC 46 win over Matt Hughes which saw him capture the welterweight championship. Unfortunately, Penn was experiencing severe neck pain throughout the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn details the IV that forced him out of his fight at UFC 199
We would not being doing our job as journalists if we did not track down BJ Penn and ask him what everyone is wondering, which is why he took the IV back in March. “Ok do you want the short version or the long version?” asked Penn. Of course BJPENN.com always demands the full version. So we […]
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EXCLUSIVE | BJ Penn addresses his fans about the USADA IV violation
Yesterday it was announced that former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn had been pulled from his scheduled UFC 199 bout with Cole Miller due to a USADA IV violation. We caught up with the UFC Hall of Fame fighter earlier today to discuss the USADA violation and what will come next in the […]
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Exclusive | Patrick Cote discusses Conor McGregor’s standoff with the UFC
UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is busy preparing for his upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 89’ showdown with Donald Cerrone which takes place next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “The Predator” is currently riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his past seven bouts overall. We caught up with the Canadian […]
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Exclusive | Patrick Côte wants to finish Donald Cerrone at UFC Fight Night 89
UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is busy preparing for his UFC Fight Night 89 showdown with Donald Cerrone which takes place next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “The Predator” is currently riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his past seven bouts overall. We caught up with Patrick Cote to […]
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Exclusive | Scott Burt “Bare Knuckle Boxing returns to the USA on June 11”
Since the late 1800’s, only one Bare Knuckle Boxing event has been sanctioned in the United States of America. That lone stateside ‘BKB’ event took place on August 5, 2011 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Well, BJPENN.com has confirmed with sources that a second stateside Bare Knuckle Boxing event is set to take place in Miami, Florida […]
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JacksonWink Exclusive Interview with BJ Penn – Is he ready? Red Chili or Green?
[ooyala code=”B5ZzZtMjE6Otrbfws43SsDU4V8nAMdrB” player_id=”b8fa6431adff441580c2e2bf5e6bd724″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn has been training at the JacksonWink MMA Academy in Albuquerque New Mexico for his highly anticipated return to the Octagon. When Penn officially ended his retirement several months ago, he revealed that he planned on making a run at the UFC featherweight […]
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Exclusive | Richard Perez says UFC 196 payday has not changed Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz’s boxing coach Richard Perez recently sat down with BJPENN.com and talked about a number of different topics. One of the topics discussed was Nate’s big payday at last month’s UFC 196 event in Las Vegas. The “Stockton Slugger” was able to step in on just two-weeks notice and defeat the heavily favored Conor […]