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Volkan Oezdemir outlines his strategy against “really smart” Misha Cirkunov
On May 28, the UFC will touch down in beautiful Stockholm, Sweden with an exciting night of fights. In the evening’s co-main event, rapidly rising light heavyweight contenders Volkan Oezdemir and Misha Cirkunov will collide in a bout that has title implications written all over it. In advance of this fight, Oezdemir joined host Kinch […]
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Colby Covington on Maia vs. Masvidal: Losing questionable decisions is the story of Masvidal’s career
Last weekend, on the main card of UFC 211, Jorge Masvidal gave up a close decision to Demian Maia in a clash of top-ranked welterweights. On Wednesday evening, Masvidal’s main training partner Colby Covington appeared on BJ Penn Radio to discuss the fight. He explained that he believes Masvidal should have received the nod, but […]
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Amanda Nunes explains heated staredown with Valentina Shevchenko
Last week, at the UFC Summer Kickoff press conference, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was joined onstage by her UFC 213 opponent, Valentina Shevchenko. The pair will scrap July 8th for Nunes’ belt in a highly anticipated rematch with even higher stakes this time around. While the pair certainly talked quite a bit of […]
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Andre Pederneiras encourages his fighters to move out of Brazil
Throughout the course of the history of MMA, Brazil has continued to produce not only successful MMA fighters, but also successful MMA coaches. Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras is one of those coaches. The man who coached UFC champion Jose Aldo through his UFC career has trained countless Brazilian MMA fighters and coached them […]
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Donald Cerrone has a profane message for you if you’re not watching him and Robbie Lawler fight
Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone are set to throw down in the middle of the Octagon at UFC 213. We are surely excited to see this one. Are you? Well, you better be, or “Cowboy” has a little message for you. “I’m f*cking pumped,” Cerrone said during a UFC 213 press event on Wednesday (transcribed […]
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Colby Covington plans to embarrass Dong Hyun Kim, then take on a top-5 foe
On June 17, Colby Covington will step into the Octagon in far-off Singapore, where he will battle South Korean star Dong Hyun Kim in the starkest test of his career thus far. Despite the scale of this test, the American Top Team staple is confident he can beat Kim decisively. Covington broke down this high-stakes showdown […]
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James Vick: “I would murder Eddie Alvarez, I don’t think that fight would even be close”
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC 211, dangerous lightweight talent James Vick picked up a gorgeous first-round TKO win over the durable Polo Reyes. With this win, he built on the momentum of a recent D’Arce choke defeat of Abel Trujillo, further separated himself from a loss to Beneil Dariush, and reestablished himself as […]
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Donald Cerrone responds to Daniel Cormier’s comments about Jon Jones
Recently, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier, and former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared alongside a slew of popular fighters at the 2017 UFC Summer Kickoff press conference. While the press conference was certainly a heated affair for the two men, footage emerged of the pair backstage before the press conference getting into […]
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Demetrious Johnson goes off on Ronda Rousey: “Grow the f**k up”
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has earned the reputation as one of the most polite and well spoken UFC fighters on the roster today. Johnson, who rarely engages in any form of trash talk, seemed to really come out of his shell during a recent interview when he didn’t hesitate to give former Ronda Rousey […]
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Conor McGregor confirms his side of Mayweather deal is complete
What a wild ride this Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather business has been. At first, the much-discussed boxing mega fight seemed like a downright impossibility; a veritable no-go. As the months have passed, however, this strange but undeniably compelling spectacle has begun to look more and more likely, as various road blocks and red tape […]
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VIDEO | UFC Gym President gets H-Bombed by Dan Henderson
While at the UFC Gym Huntington Beach grand opening, UFC Gym President Adam Sedlack went on camera to discuss the importance of staying active as you age. His only error was using former Pride champion and long-time UFC contender Dan Henderson as an example. Mid-way through his comments, Sedlack was interrupted by a jarring Henderson […]
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Volkan Oezdemir discusses his rapid rise from relative unknown to top-5 light heavyweight
Volkan Oezdemir’s story is a wild one. At the end of 2016, the Swiss light heavyweight was a relative unknown, flying under the radar of all but the most hardcore MMA fans. In early February of 2017, he defeated recent interim title challenger Ovince St. Preux by split decision in a short notice fight, usurping […]
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TJ Dillashaw thinks super-fight with “Mighty Mouse” should be new UFC 214 main event
For the last few weeks, former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw has been operating under the assumption that he’ll be fighting reigning champ Cody Garbrandt at UFC 213 this July 8. Recently, however, news surfaced that Garbrandt is having some issues with his back, putting the pair’s UFC 213 fight in jeopardy. While this is obviously […]
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PHOTO | Injury sustained in Muay Thai fight looks like it could be from a horror movie
When you step into the ring or cage to fight, you are ready to go to war and getting bloodied up usually just comes as a part of the game. However, it’s unfortunate that sometimes fighters end up with some really gruesome, devastating injuries. Here, we take a look at an injury sustained from a […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 33 // Volkan Oezdemir | James Vick | Colby Covington
BJPENN.COM Radio is live at 8PM ET/5PM PT with a trio of future contenders! 8:15PM ET- Kicking off tonights show is the No. 5 ranked light-heavyweight and one of the athletes featured at UFC FN 109 in Sweden next week, Volkan Oezdemir. Coming off an incredible win over Ovince St. Preux back in February, Volkan […]
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VIDEO | Paul Daley gets an intense Rory MacDonald to crack a smile during faceoff
Many are anxious to see former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald get back to competition as he is set to make his debut for the Bellator MMA promotion on Friday. The former #1 UFC ranked welterweight contender will take on the hard-hitting Paul Daley in his debut at Bellator 179, which is taking place in […]
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Concussion could delay Eddie Alvarez vs. Dustin Poirier II
This past weekend at UFC 211, former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and top ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier stepped into the Octagon for an extremely pivotal showdown. The fight started out rather one sided as Alvarez looked extremely hesitant to throw in the early minutes of the fight. After being tagged and rocked by a […]
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VIDEO | UFC 212: Aldo vs Holloway – Extended Preview
UFC 212 takes place on Saturday, June 3, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main event of the evening will feature a featherweight title unification bout between undisputed champion Jose Aldo and interim champion Max Holloway. Jose Aldo last fought Frankie Edgar in a featherweight interim title fight at UFC 200 in July of last […]
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Michael Bisping unable to fight, willing to wait for Georges St-Pierre
The ongoing saga of scheduling a Michael Bisping vs. Georges St-Pierre fight took another unexpected turn this week when middleweight champion Michael Bisping revealed that he too is unable to fight in the near future, and as a result is more than okay with waiting on Georges St-Pierre to be ready to fight later this […]
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CSAC approves 10-point plan to drastically change weight-cutting procedure
On Tuesday of this week, the California State Athletic Commission approved significant changes to the way it allows fighters to cut weight for their fights. The hope is that these changes will reduce the possibility of fighters badly hurting themselves by dehydrating themselves to make weight. These changes will be implemented through a 10-point plan […]
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Thiago Alves responds to “Platinum” Mike Perry’s callout
Last month, on the main card of the UFC’s latest trip to Nashville, Tennessee, hard-hitting welterweight “Platinum” Mike Perry authored one of the most violent knockouts in recent memory, flatlining Jake Ellenberger with a slicing, second round elbow. In the wake of this career changing win, Perry used his elevated station to call out several […]
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PHOTO | Yair Rodriguez posts update of eye following UFC 211
This past weekend at UFC 211, streaking featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez stepped into the Octagon with former UFC light heavyweight champion Frankie Edgar in a pivotal featherweight battle. For Edgar, he was looking to pick up his second straight win after bouncing back from a UFC 200 defeat to Jose Aldo for the interim title […]
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Opening odds for UFC Long Island’s Chris Weidman vs. Kelvin Gastelum main event
On July 22, the UFC will make its anticipated debut in Long Island with UFC on Fox 25. Over the last few weeks, the UFC has announced several matchups for this card, including its main event. This main event will pit struggling former champion and New Yorker Chris Weidman against surging former welterweight Kelvin Gastelum […]
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Doo Ho Choi is determined to learn from Cub Swanson loss, promises a “new Korean Superboy”
From the early vantage point, December’s UFC 206 was widely considered to be a fairly weak card. In the end, however, the card delivered as one of the best year, making up for its lack of big names by producing some epic stoppages and perhaps the best fight in UFC history: a featherweight war between […]
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Demetrious Johnson compares his pay to CM Punk’s
UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson may arguably be the pound for pound kingpin, however Johnson hasn’t found the same superstardom as fighters such as Conor McGregor or Anderson Silva, despite reigning as the one and only UFC flyweight kingpin for five years now. While fighter pay is certainly one of the most controversial topics in […]
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Daniel Cormier justifies mocking Jon Jones drug use
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier has been extremely willing to engage in trash talk recently leading up to his summer rematch with former light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones for the undisputed light heavyweight title. Leading up to the fight, Cormier appears to be extremely comfortable not only in the spotlight, but also with the […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley brings in “new training partner” to prepare for possible Demian Maia fight
My new training partner #BackPack is going everywhere with me!!! Check out #TheMorningWoodShow to hear what I think about @demianmaia #MatchUp and #ufc211 recap 🚨LINK IN BIO🚨@DinThomas Produced by: @tjdesantis A post shared by Tyron Woodley (@twooodley) on May 16, 2017 at 8:23pm PDT Over the course of his last few fights, which have seen […]
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Cris “Cyborg” Justino backs Luke Rockhold, questions Dana White’s decisions
If you’ve been paying attention to the MMA headlines over the last few days you’ve probably seen that former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and UFC President Dana White have been having a difference of opinions. This conflict began when Rockhold went off on the UFC for awarding the next crack at Michael Bisping’s middleweight throne […]