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Jon Jones roasts rival Daniel Cormier: “Let’s not forget me popping your cherry”
With former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ suspension wrapping up in July, it’s looking like we can expect him to return to the cage sometime this summer. And though there was some talk of his taking a tune-up fight in his first fight back, it now looks as though he’ll jump right back into […]
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VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather’s father says he’ll “beat the sh*t out of McGregor”
There is no bigger story in combat sports today than that of a possible boxing mega fight between undefeated great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor. While this fight initially looked almost impossible, there has recently been plenty of reason to believe it could actually happen. Though anything can happen when two […]
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VIDEO | Relive Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s incredible rise as she prepares for her UFC 211 title defense
https://youtu.be/gjW1s64Xksc Poland’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the most dominant champions in the UFC today. Since winning the strawweight title from inaugural champion Carla Esparza in early 2015, she has defended it four times, and in a few short weeks, she’ll attempt to make it five. Her next defense will pit her against aggressive Brazilian […]
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VIDEO | How to beat taller opponents, featuring legendary kickboxer Mike Zambidis
“Iron” Mike Zambidis, who hails from beautiful Athens, Greece, is revered for the seemingly endless knockouts he produced over the course of his epic kickboxing career. The stone-fisted Greek’s many knockouts are made even more impressive by the fact that, as a shorter fighter, much of his opposition towered over him. Yet with his incredible ring […]
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Three extremely underrated fights on the May MMA calendar
There a lot of big fights on the MMA horizon. Stipe Miocic and Junior Dos Santos will rematch for heavyweight gold in the main event of UFC 211 this May 13. On the same night, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will attempt to defend her UFC strawweight title for a fifth time against the dangerous Jessica Andrade, while […]
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5 of the most tattooed fighters in MMA
Recently, we learned that heavyweight legend Mark Hunt had painted his chest with a new and beautifully done tattoo. With this new ink, which joins to half-sleeves, Hunt enters the books as one of the most heavily tattooed fighters in the UFC, if not in all of MMA. MMA, of course, is chock full of […]
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VIDEO | Get Pumped for UFC 211 with this Awesome Junior Dos Santos highlight
https://youtu.be/S9ZI8xSqn-E There are a lot of reasons to be excited for UFC 211, which goes down on Saturday, May 13 in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The undercard alone is packed with reasons to watch. We’ll see former WSOF champ Jessica “Jag” Aguilar get the fight she’s been chasing against Courtney Casey. We’ll […]
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VIDEO | 5 of the best non-UFC Knockouts of 2017 so far
This year, we’ve seen some pretty jaw-dropping knockouts occur inside the UFC’s Octagon. We saw Jorge Masvidal burst into welterweight title contention with a second-round knockout of Donal “Cowboy” Cerrone. We saw Derrick Lewis club Travis Browne to a second-round KO. We watched Jimi Manuwa level Corey Anderson with a first-round left hook. Most recently, […]
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Yair Rodriguez believes that “disrespectful” Frankie Edgar is the toughest fight in the featherweight division
Yair Rodriguez believes that “disrespectful” Frankie Edgar is the toughest fight in the featherweight division Surging UFC featherweight contender Yair “El Pantera” Rodriguez will return to the octagon at next month’s UFC 211 pay-per-view event in Dallas, Texas where he will square off with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. Prior to his […]
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Eddie Alvarez reflects on title fight loss to Conor McGregor, plans on making a statement at UFC 211
Eddie Alvarez reflects on title fight loss to Conor McGregor, plans on making a statement at UFC 211 Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will return to the octagon at May’s stacked UFC 211 pay-per-view fight card in Dallas, Texas against perennial division contender Dustin Poirier. Alvarez’s most recent octagon appearance came at UFC 205 […]
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Rory MacDonald doesn’t believe it will be “a bad thing” if his fight with Paul Daley stays standing
Rory MacDonald doesn’t believe it will be “a bad thing” if his fight with Paul Daley stays standing Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will make his Bellator MMA debut at next month’s Bellator 179 event London, England when he squares off with knockout artist Paul Daley in the evenings main event. Prior to […]
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Yair Rodriguez details his post-fight conversation with BJ Penn, expects “The Prodigy” to defeat Dennis Siver
Yair Rodriguez details his post-fight conversation with BJ Penn, expects “The Prodigy” to defeat Dennis Siver Surging UFC featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez will take on former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar on the main card of next month’s stacked UFC 211 pay-per-view card in Dallas, Texas. The 24-year-old phenom recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris […]
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Eddie Alvarez explains why he picked Dustin Poirier to fight at UFC 211
Eddie Alvarez explains why he picked Dustin Poirier to fight at UFC 211 One of the most exciting fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, Eddie Alvarez, will return to the octagon at next month’s highly anticipated UFC 211 event in Dallas, Texas. The former UFC lightweight champion of the world, Alvarez, recently sat […]
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VIDEO | Watch Tyson Nam KO Ali Bagautinov in the final second of their main event fight
VIDEO | Watch Tyson Nam KO Ali Bagautinov in the final second of their main event fight Tyson Nam scored arguably the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career Friday night in Russia. The 33-year-old, Nam, flattened former UFC flyweight title challenger Ali Bagautinov with a head kick in the final second of their […]
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Al Iaquinta continues “Raging”, pokes fun at UFC President Dana White
Al Iaquinta continues “Raging”, pokes fun at UFC President Dana White Al Iaquinta has proven to be one of the UFC’s top lightweight fighters. The 29-year-old New York native is coming off a very impressive knockout victory over former title challenger Diego Sanchez which took place at UFC Fight Night 108 last weekend in Nashville. […]
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Eddie Alvarez: “Frankie Edgar is nobody to be f*cked with man!”
Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will return to the octagon at UFC 211 on May 13 in Dallas, Texas where he will square off with Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier. Alvarez, who trains with fellow former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, recently sat down with Chris Taylor on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment. Taylor asked Eddie […]
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VIDEO | Watch Matt Hamill KO Luiz Cane at Fight2Night 2
VIDEO | Watch Matt Hamill KO Luiz Cane at Fight2Night 2 Former UFC fighter Matt Hamill picked up his first victory since September of 2012 last night in Brazil. “The Hammer” needed just 38 seconds to knockout another former UFC staple Luiz Cane in the main event of Fight2Night 2 in Parana. Check out the […]
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Eddie Alvarez is tired of “just winning”, plans to finish Dustin Poirier at UFC 211
Eddie Alvarez is tired of “just winning”, plans to finish Dustin Poirier at UFC 211 Former UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez will return to the octagon at next month’s stacked UFC 211 pay-per-view event in Dallas, Texas where he will square off with Dustin Poirier. Alvarez recently took some time out of his busy schedule […]
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Tito Ortiz makes peace with Dana White, reflects on move to Bellator
In 2012, former UFC champion Tito Ortiz competed in the UFC for the final time as he was handed his third straight loss, his 7th over the course of the past 8 fights. Ortiz then signed with Bellator MMA in 2014. When Ortiz made his highly anticipated Bellator debut, he did so against Alexander Shlemenko, […]
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Benson Henderson planning summer return following knee surgery
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has been competing under the Bellator MMA banner for the past two years. Following a 2-fight win streak under the UFC banner in 2015, Henderson decided to test the free agency market, and ultimately opt to sign with Bellator MMA. Henderson made his promotional debut under the Bellator MMA […]
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Jake Ellenberger reflects on loss to Mike Perry
This past weekend at ‘UFC Fight Night: Nashville’, UFC welterweight veteran Jake Ellenberger stepped into the Octagon with welterweight prospect Mike Perry for a highly anticipated showdown. For Ellenberger, he was looking to return to the win column following a controversial TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal, where he was declared TKOd after he got his […]
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Jacare Souza undergoes major surgery, out 6 months
It may be some time before top ranked UFC middleweight Jacare Souza steps into the Octagon again following his recent TKO loss to Robert Whittaker at ‘UFC Fight Night: Kansas City’ earlier this month. Following the fight, Souza was handed a mere 30 day medical suspension. Now however, it appears as though Souza will be […]
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Michael Bisping weighs-in on Al Iaquinta’s feud with UFC
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been competing in the UFC for over ten years now. During that time, Bisping climbed the UFC rankings, before ultimately winning the middleweight championship nearly a year ago. Given his familiarity with the UFC, and experience in dealing with the promotion, Bisping feels as though it isn’t wise for […]
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Mike Perry and Al Iaquinta trade barbs on Twitter
Following ‘UFC Fight Night: Nashville’ both UFC welterweight Mike Perry and UFC lightweight Al Iaquinta engaged in a rather heated feud. Iaquinta returned to the UFC at ‘UFC Fight Night: Nashville’ following a 2-year layoff, making a statement in his return fight as he knocked out Diego Sanchez in the first round of their three […]
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With Germaine de Randamie bout “unlikely” for UFC 214, Cris Cyborg still plans on fighting July 29
With Germaine de Randamie bout “unlikely” for UFC 214, Cris Cyborg still plans on fighting July 29 Earlier today rumors began swirling that current UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie was considering vacating her title and possibly retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts entirely. However, according to GDR’s manager Brian Butler-Au, the […]
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Pearl Gonzalez reflects on UFC 210 breast implant confusion
Earlier this month, following the UFC 210 early weigh-ins, UFC women’s bantamweight Pearl Gonzalez was informed that she would be unable to compete the following evening due to her breast implants. Reports from those in attendance at the weigh-ins immediately began to emerge, revealing that Gonzalez would be unable to fight due to the implants. […]
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Ronda Rousey’s coach gives his take on if ‘Rowdy’ will ever fight again
Ronda Rousey took women’s mixed martial arts to a new level in her rise to stardom in the UFC. Now, with two UFC losses in a row and recently engaged to fellow UFC fighter Travis Browne, many are still curious if Rousey will ever return to compete in the UFC again. Rousey’s judo coach, Justin […]
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UFC fighter seeks to inspire others after years of struggling with her own body image
There are a few fighters that have struggled with being bullied growing up. UFC strawweight Paige VanZant says she enrolled in college early to get away from the high school bullying she was going through. UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was bullied during his childhood until the day he stood up to his peer […]