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Max Holloway Opens as a Favorite Against Frankie Edgar for UFC 218
Now that the bout that we said was slated for UFC 218 is official, we can finally start drooling over Frankie Edgar fighting Max Holloway for real. It’s an incredible match-up and a true test for the new featherweight champion. Jose Aldo is the only man in the division who has ever beat Edgar, with […]
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Daniel Cormier Details the Backstage Encounter That Changed His Respect for Anthony Johnson
Jon Jones is gone for the time being, Daniel Cormier has been handed the UFC light heavyweight belt again, and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is retired (for now). The division is both old and new; clean yet warped. On the supposed verge of Johnson’s return to a heavier division, Cormier made some comments about Johnson’s super […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 52 // Matt Mitrione | Volkan Oezdemir
BJPENN Radio is back tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT with more great guests for your MMA fix! 8:15PM ET- Our first guest tonight is Bellator heavyweight contender, Matt Mitrione. Following his sensational finish over the legendary Fedor Emelianenko back in June, Matt is the prime candidate to fight for the vacant Bellator strap. We’ll catch […]
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BREAKING | Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez is Confirmed for UFC 218
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve gotten a tsunami of fight announcements for cards closing out the year. Back on September 14th, we let you guys know that a contender scrap between Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez would be put on the UFC 218 card. It looks like our forecast has finally been officially […]
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VIDEO | Matt Hughes honors ICU nurses who helped him recover from horrifying accident
UFC Hall of Fame legend Matt Hughes is well on his way to recovering from his horrifying accident. In June, Hughes was involved in a crash when his pickup truck that he was driving was struck by a train while crossing the train tracks. Hughes was airlifted to the HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, […]
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VIDEO | Matt Serra gets punked interviewing ‘El Cucuy’ over the phone
Tony Ferguson has the biggest fight of his life coming up this weekend as he is set to take on Kevin Lee in their UFC interim lightweight title fight at UFC 216. Ferguson and Lee are scheduled to headline the card with Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson set to defend his title and perhaps set the […]
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Kevin Lee has already mapped out his post-fight callout of Conor McGregor
If Kevin Lee beats Tony Ferguson at UFC 216 this weekend, he’ll be crowned the UFC interim lightweight champion and establish himself as one of the most likely opponents for reigning lightweight champion Conor McGregor. In the event that a win alone isn’t enough to coax the Irishman into a fight, Lee says he’s also […]
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Daniel Cormier Criticizes Anthony Johnson For His Possible Comeback
While nothing is official, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s manager revealed that Johnson would be meeting with the UFC to discuss a potential comeback. This time, he’d be entering into the heavyweight division. The former two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger just retired back at UFC 210 in April this year. Daniel Cormier thinks Johnson should have […]
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Michael Bisping Alleges That Georges St-Pierre Delayed Their Fight to Cycle Off Steroids
Michael Bisping is just a month away from fighting Georges St-Pierre to defend his UFC middleweight title. The fight went through many dates and delays, in part due to a very long negotiation process with company brass and an eye injury St-Pierre suffered. Back when everything was still up in the air, Bisping and St-Pierre […]
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‘The Rock’ Dwayne Johnson gets choked by former UFC fighter during movie filming
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a big fan of mixed martial arts and at one point in his life even considered pursuing a career in MMA. We’ve seen Johnson show love for our very own BJ Penn shouting him out while in Hawaii and wearing some Penn gear during training in the past. Recently, “The Rock” […]
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VIDEO | Paulie Malignaggi still pushing for McGregor fight: He’s a con artist and he’s conned all these idiot fans
Former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi is still not letting his beef with UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor go. The two had a couple of sparring sessions together after McGregor’s team asked Malignaggi to help “The Notorious” prepare for his professional boxing debut against Floyd Mayweather. Their training relationship came to an end after Malignaggi […]
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Kevin Lee argues Tony Ferguson’s win-streak is not as impressive as it seems
This Saturday, in the main event of the stacked UFC 216, Kevin Lee and Tony Ferguson will battle for the UFC interim lightweight title. Lee will enter this fight on an applause-worthy 5-fight win-streak. Ferguson, meanwhile, will step into the cage with an even more impressive nine straight wins in his wake. According to Lee, […]
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Conor McGregor Gives Props to Max Holloway and Would Fight Him at Lightweight
On Friday last week, Conor McGregor made his first major public appearance since his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. We didn’t learn much from the man, other than he has options open to pretty much fight anyone he wants to in his UFC return, but we already knew that. Out of the about seven names […]
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“Platinum” Mike Perry calls out pretty much every top welterweight in a single social media post
Paging Stephen Thompson, Robbie Lawler, Carlos Condit, Jorge Masvidal and Santiago Ponzinibbio. Just so you know, you’re all apparently on the hit-list of rising welterweight knockout artist “Platinum” Mike Perry. Perry took to Instagram to call out all the names mentioned above in a single post on Tuesday, promising he’s got his eye on all […]
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Mairbek Taisumov takes to Twitter to call out Edson Barboza
Mairbek Taisumov, one of the UFC’s fastest rising lightweight contenders, is hoping to set himself up with a big step up in competition. On Tuesday, the surging Russian knockout artist took to Twitter to call out long-time lightweight contender Edson Barboza. Tired of talking but the fans asked for this fight, I’m ready anytime! Are […]
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UFC’s exclusive negotiation period with FOX ends, promotion can field offers from other bidders
The UFC on FOX era could be drawing to a close. Yesterday, the promotion’s exclusive negotiation period with FOX ended, which means it will now be able to negotiate with other bidders as it hunts for a new partner for its TV broadcast rights. The exclusive negotiating period between the UFC and FOX has ended. […]
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Frankie Edgar reacts to Max Holloway booking
Last night, a UFC 218 featherweight title fight between champ Max Holloway and challenger Frankie Edgar was made official, confirming earlier reports from BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor. Shortly after this fight was made official, the challenger Frankie Edgar took to Instagram with a quick reaction to the big news. In his post, Edgar chose to quote […]
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Tony Ferguson was “upset” when he learned Demetrious Johnson wasn’t headlining UFC 216
Originally, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson was expected to attempt his potentially history-making 11th-straight title defense in the main event of UFC 215. Yet when his opponent, Ray Borg, was forced out of the fight at the last-minute with an injury, this flyweight title fight was rescheduled for UFC 216. Given that the original UFC […]
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Kevin Lee goes off on Khabib Nurmagomedov, plots quick turnaround to fight him
Kevin Lee’s UFC 216 opponent is the streaking Tony Ferguson. While Ferguson is surely at the forefront of his focus, he’s also still finding opportunities to share his opinions on the lightweight division’s other top players. One the latest lightweights to find himself in Lee’s crosshairs was Dagestan’s Khabib Nurmagomedov. Lee went off on Nurmagomedov […]
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Breaking! Frankie Edgar vs. Max Holloway set for UFC 218 in Detroit
The first title defense of new UFC featherweight king Max Holloway will go down at UFC 218, this December 2 in Detroit, Michigan. The bout was first reported to be in the works by our own Chris Taylor, a title fight pitting Holloway against former UFC lightweight champ and two-time featherweight title challenger Frankie Edgar […]
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Rafael dos Anjos Wants Tyron Woodley Not Kamaru Usman
Rafael dos Anjos’ run in the welterweight division much like his former opponent “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone. He’s taken out Tarec Saffiedine and Neil Magny, and he’s not even close to slowing down. Kamaru Usman was campaigning for a fight with dos Anjos after destroying Sergio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 116. However, dos Anjos is […]
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Cyborg Cancels Holly Holm Fight Negotiations After Being Insulted By UFC’s Offer
The UFC women’s featherweight champ, and arguably the most dominant female fighter on the planet, still doesn’t have a fight. After a long social media campaign to try and finally get the title defense booked against Holly Holm, Cris Cyborg and their team have called off negotiations and canceled their upcoming meeting to solidify a […]
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Mike Perry discusses options for his next fight: Everybody goin’ to sleep
UFC welterweight Mike Perry is steadily climbing the UFC rankings after making his debut with the promotion last year. Now, with five fights in the UFC, “Platinum” spoke with BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor about some potential fights and working his way to the top of the chain. Taylor asked Perry if we could expect to see […]
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Exciting Newcomer Zabit Magomedsharipov Gets Quick Turnaround for UFC Shanghai
Viewers who tuned in to UFC Rotterdam at the beginning of last month, were treated to a violent surprise. Fresh-on-the-roster featherweight Zabit Magomedsharipov put on a performance in his UFC debut that rivals anyone we’ve seen in recent memory. He was leaping off cages, putting together video game combos, but best off all, he finished […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor gets drink thrown at him after rallying for Glasgow soccer team in nightclub
Rangers fan throws a drink over Conor McGregor for singing a Celtic tribute song in Glasgow. pic.twitter.com/wLgzyo0CiU — UFC Related 👊🏼 (@UFCrelated) October 2, 2017 If you’re looking to disrespect someone in the club, throwing your drink at someone is probably a good start. One crazy, brave, or die-hard soul did just that recently in […]
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VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson Makes Kevin Lee Squirm While Describing His Easy Diet
Fight week for fighters is a special kind of hell. You’re so close to the fight that you’ve prepared months for, but it’s just out of reach. You’re doing media, cameras are always around you, and worst of all, you’re cutting weight. Some fighters cut an obscene amount of weight. Conor McGregor went through a […]
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VIDEO | This MMA fighter is completely blind
Back in 2009, “The Black Mamba” Ronald Dlamini (6-3, 1 NC) became the first black MMA champion in the South African history, claiming the welterweight title in a reputable fight promotion. Several years later, his life took a disastrous turn, as he was hospitalized with meningitis, and after a 10-day coma, ultimately wound up completely blind. “My life […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey is Releasing a Line of Women’s Nutritional Supplements
Ronda Rousey may have been taken a break from MMA ― maybe even a full-on retirement this time ― but that doesn’t mean she’s not been doing anything. She was with Shayna Baszler every step of the way through the WWE’s Mae Young Classic tournament, she may be heading to WWE herself, and she was just married […]