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UFC 213 PPV estimates are in, and they aren’t good
UFC 213 took place several weeks ago as the finale of the UFC’s international fight week. While the event was expected to host a double header of title fights, the main event scrap between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko was called off after Nunes went to the hospital reportedly feeling ill. Ultimately, after losing the […]
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Jorge Masvidal updates on long-discussed fight with Stephen Thompson
Several weeks ago, top UFC welterweights Jorge Masvidal and Stephen Thompson agreed to fight – once Thompson was all healed up from his recent surgery. On the latest edition of BJ Penn Radio, Jorge Masvidal updated on the status of this exciting scrap. “No updates on that fight yet, that I know of,” he said. […]
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Renowned MMA striking coach outlines Conor McGregor’s path to victory against Mayweather
On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will battle the undefeated Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. For all the Irishman’s talent as a mixed martial artist, he is not believed to have much of a chance in this bout, given the gulf of boxing experience between himself and Mayweather. Yet according to Mike […]
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Kevin Lee explains why he can forgive Conor McGregor’s perceived racist words
On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will step into the boxing ring with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather. To promote this fight, the two stars recently engaged in a four-city press tour, stopping in LA, Toronto, Brooklyn and London. As expected, this tour generated hundreds of headlines. Unfortunately, not all of them were positive, […]
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Former featherweight champ Germaine de Randamie booked for bantamweight return
Germaine de Randamie (8-3), who became the UFC’s first-ever women’s featherweight champion earlier this year, is officially returning to bantamweight. The former champ has been booked for a scrap with Marion Reneau (7-3-1), which will go down on September 2 in Rotterdam, in de Randamie’s home country of The Netherlands. This matchup was announced by […]
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UFC thwarts rumors of Brock Lesnar return
Last July, in the co-main event of the stacked UFC 200, former UFC heavyweight champion and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar made a return to the Octagon after a hiatus of many years. He did so against Mark Hunt for a substantial $2.5 million payday. Lesnar would win this fight, relying on his wrestling to […]
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BREAKING! Stipe Miocic will defend his heavyweight championship at UFC 216
UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his strap for the third time at UFC 216 on October 7 in Las Vegas when he squares off with former division kingpin Cain Velasquez. The fight was first reported to be in the works on Monday evening by BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor and was later confirmed […]
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PHOTO | Jon Jones trolls Daniel Cormier with latest pic
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is currently gearing up for his highly anticipated showdown with Daniel Cormier on July 29th at UFC 214. Ahead of the fight however, both Jones and Cormier have continued their bitter rivalry. Despite the fact that no press conferences for the fight have been held, the two men […]
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Bets are confirming Conor McGregor got the best in world tour battle with Floyd Mayweather
Many believe that ones mental state plays a major part in the competitive fighting game. With the four-day world tour that stopped in four major cities, Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor surely had some mental warfare go down in some verbal battles along with the first major reactions from fans where both fighters present. Bovada.lv […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 113 – The return of Jon Jones
The UFC rankings have been updated following the UFC Fight Night 113 event that took place over the weekend. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ suspension is now up and has been placed back on the rankings as the #1 light heavyweight contender. Jones is set to face champion Daniel Cormier in the main […]
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UFC Fight Night Glasgow medical suspensions
This past weekend in Glasgow, Scotland, fight fans tuned in for an action packed night of fights headlined by SBG Ireland’s Gunnar Nelson and Argentina’s Santiago Ponzinibbio, where Ponzinibbio picked up a rather controversial win over Nelson. The event also saw Galore Bafondo pick up arguably one of the most devastating KOs of the year […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 42 // Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal
BJPENN.COM Radio is live at 8PM ET/5PM PT with Jorge Masvidal! 8:15PM ET- Our guest tonight is one of MMA’s favorite personalities; Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Arguably the realest guy in the UFC today and always entertaining inside and outside the cage, Jorge joins us to discuss who’s next on the ‘Easy Money Tour.’ With a […]
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UFC releases statement on how fans can get a better chance of buying tickets for Mayweather vs McGregor on July 24
Tickets for the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor fight have not been released to the general public yet but will surely sell out quickly when they go on sale on July 24. Prices range from a limited amount of $500 seats up to $10,000 seats, according to what Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe stated during […]
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Kelvin Gastelum plans to call for title fight with win over Chris Weidman
UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum has been on a tear recently. After dropping a split decision to Neil Magny at the TUF Latin America 2 Finale, Gastelum bounced back by picking up a unanimous decision win over Johny Hendricks at UFC 200. Following that, Gastelum returned to middleweight and picked up a 3rd round TKO win […]
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Jon Jones is willing to squash beef with Cormier, but he has one condition
Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier share one of the most visible rivalries in MMA. In fact, it might be the sport’s most intense rivalry outright. The pair’s rivalry will come to a head this July 29, when Cormier attempts to defend his light heavyweight title against Jones – the only man he’s lost to – […]
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VIDEO | Jimi Manuwa goes off on Daniel Cormier in intense interview
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has a fierce rivalry with former champion Jon Jones. This rivalry will once again come to a head on July 29, when they battle for gold in the main event of the stacked UFC 214. Yet while this is Cormier’s most high-profile rivalry, it is certainly not his only […]
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PHOTO | Brandon Girtz reflects on gruesome cut from Bellator 181 that went viral
This past weekend at Bellator 181, Brandon Girtz stepped into the cage for a highly anticipated rubber match with Derek Campos. That trilogy saw the two men tied at 1 win apiece, as Campos won the pair’s first fight by unanimous decision in 2013, before Girtz then evened the score in 2015 as he knocked […]
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VIDEO | Unreleased footage of Jon Jones before he was a UFC champion
Jon Jones is one of the most recognizable faces in MMA, and at a time when he is weeks out from the opportunity to reclaim the light heavyweight crown from his fiercest rival, Daniel Cormier, his star is brighter than ever. Long before Jon Jones was a staple of pound-for-pound lists and a pay-per-view hit, […]
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Mario Yamasaki still standing by controversial Lee-Chiesa stoppage
Last month, veteran UFC referee Mario Yamasaki caught heat for a rather controversial stoppage he made during the UFC Fight Night 112 main event scrap between Michael Chiesa and Kevin Lee. With Chiesa trapped in a rear naked choke with no escape in sight, ‘The Maverick’ stopped hand fighting the choke, and momentarily appeared to […]
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ODDS| Bet on May-Mac PPV buy-rate, Conor McGregor throwing a kick, and more
Conor McGregor‘s much-discussed boxing match with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. is now just a little over a month away. As this massive money showdown draws ever closer, more and more betting options are being released for it. Some of these betting options include the number of pay-per-views sold (the over/under is set at 4.99 […]
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Michael Bisping blasts Yoel Romero: he’s “out of his god damn mind”
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 213, Cuba’s Yoel Romero gave up a decision to Robert Whittaker, and failed to claim the UFC interim middleweight title as a result. With this outcome, Romero also failed to lock down his long-awaited fight with undisputed middleweight champ, Michael Bisping. Despite this fact, Romero has […]
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Jon Jones hints at wild, post-UFC214 afterparty in another country
In March of 2011, at the age of 23, Jon Jones defeated PRIDE legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua to win the UFC light heavyweight title and become the youngest champion in UFC history. Today – which is his birthday – Jones is 30 years old. And though he has been involved in a litany of legal […]
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Report | Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar could be returning to the UFC
Last July, in the co-main event of the stacked UFC 200, former UFC heavyweight champion and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar made a return to the Octagon after a hiatus of many years. He did so against Mark Hunt for a substantial $2.5 million payday. Lesnar would win this fight, relying on his wrestling to […]
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Max Holloway reveals who really wins the Mayweather vs McGregor fight
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is really getting to know the business now that he is the king of the 145-pound division. Speaking with the media recently, Holloway dove into the hot topic of Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, who meet in the boxing ring on August 26. “The big winner of that fight is […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov punches a crazy fan in the gut
We have not seen current #1 UFC ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov compete since November of last year where he defeated Michael Johnson by submission in the third round. “The Eagle” was scheduled to fight #2 ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson in a UFC interim lightweight title fight at UFC 209 in March. However, Nurmagomdeov suffered weight […]
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Team McGregor responds to claims of Conor being knocked out during sparring session
Rumors can spread like a wildfire. One big rumor that has been buzzing throughout the combat sports community is that Conor McGregor was knocked out during a recent sparring session. Former boxing champion Jessie Vargas claims that he heard McGregor was knocked out in sparring and said that “the boxing world is small, it’s a […]
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz and 50 Cent throw shade at Conor McGregor
At the New York stop of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor started off his speech for the event by throwing shade at New York’s own 50 Cent. McGregor took the mic, saying: “What’s up New York City?” McGregor said. “50 Cent’s a (expletive). You and 50 are […]
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UFC, Bellator veteran arrested for “family violence”
Cody Pfister, who competed four times in the UFC lightweight division, has found himself in some hot water. According to BloodyElbow.com, the UFC veteran was arrested on July 15, and detained in the Potter County Detention Center in Amarillo, Texas after being charged with assault and causing bodily injury to a family member. Pfister’s arrest stemmed […]