Category: MMA News

  • UFC Halifax Results: Sara McMann submits Gina Mazany

    UFC Halifax Results: Sara McMann submits Gina Mazany

    A women’s bantamweight bout between Sara McMann and Gina Mazany took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 main card in Halifax. Round one begins and McMann quickly pushes Mazany up against the fence. McMann scores with an early takedown and quickly moves to mount. She locks in an arm-triangle choke and this one is […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Paul Felder TKO’s Alessandro Ricci (VIDEO)

    UFC Halifax Results: Paul Felder TKO’s Alessandro Ricci (VIDEO)

    UFC Halifax Results: Paul Felder vs. Alessandro Ricci A lightweight bout between Paul Felder and Alessandro Ricci kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 main card in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and Ricci moves to get inside. Felder scores with a leg kick and then a jab. Both men connect with kicks and punches. […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Santiago Ponzinibbio defeats Nordine Taleb (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Santiago Ponzinibbio defeats Nordine Taleb (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Nordine Taleb A welterweight bout between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Nordine Taleb served as the featured bout of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 event in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and there is a bit of a feeling out process as both men try and find their range. Taleb with […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Randa Markos defeats Carla Esparza (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Randa Markos defeats Carla Esparza  (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Carla Esparza vs. Randa Markos A women’s strawweight bout between former division title holder Carla Esparza and Randa Markos took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 prelims in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and Markos starts off by throwing a jab. She is very light-footed here. Esparza comes forward with a […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Aiemann Zahabi defeats Reginaldo Vieira (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Aiemann Zahabi defeats Reginaldo Vieira (Highlights)

    UFC Halifax Results: Reginaldo Vieira vs. Aiemann Zahabi A bantamweight bout between Reginaldo Vieira and Aiemann Zahabi took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 prelims in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and Vieira starts off quickly. He throws a nice combination that lands. Zahabi takes it and circles out. Zahabi presses forward and lands […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Thiago Santos KO’s Jack Marshman (VIDEO)

    UFC Halifax Results: Thiago Santos KO’s Jack Marshman (VIDEO)

    UFC Halifax Results: Jack Marshman vs. Thiago Santos A middleweight bout between Jack Marshman and Thiago Santos took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 prelims in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and Marshman presses forward with his jab early. Santos counters him with a right hand. Marshman continues to press forward but eats back […]

  • UFC Halifax Results: Gerald Meerschaert submits Ryan Janes (VIDEO)

    UFC Halifax Results: Gerald Meerschaert submits Ryan Janes (VIDEO)

    A middleweight bout between Ryan Janes and Gerald Meerschaert kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 event in Halifax, Canada. Round one begins and Meerschaert starts things off with a body kick. Janes pushes forward with a flurry of punches, some that connect. He pushes Gerald against the fence and scores an early takedown. Janes […]

  • UFC Halifax Live Results

    UFC Halifax Live Results

    Unable to catch tonight’s UFC Fight Night 105 card in Halifax? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from tonight’s action. UFC Fight Night 105 is headlined by a heavyweight showdown between surging contender Derrick Lewis and the always dangerous Travis Browne. In the evenings co-main […]

  • Michael Chiesa calls for fight with Eddie Alvarez

    Michael Chiesa calls for fight with Eddie Alvarez

    Michael Chiesa is currently regarded as one of the best lightweights on the planet. Unfortunately, he’s been sidelined for almost a year with a back injury.   Luckily for the Ultimate Fighter winner and his fans, he is now almost ready for a comeback. During a recent Q&A in the buildup to UFC Halifax, Chiesa explained that […]

  • Joe Rogan on the return of Georges St-Pierre: I bet he’s better than ever

    Joe Rogan on the return of Georges St-Pierre: I bet he’s better than ever

    Earlier this week, we learned that, after months of rumors and conflicting reports, former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has agreed to the terms of a brand new UFC contract. With this development, we can expect to see the welterweight great back in the Octagon sometime in the next few months – though it’s not known […]

  • VIDEO | Tyron Woodley: “I’m the best welterweight to ever fight in the Octagon”

    VIDEO | Tyron Woodley: “I’m the best welterweight to ever fight in the Octagon”

    Earlier this week, we learned that former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and the UFC had buried the hatchet and agreed on the terms for a new contract. This, of course, means that we can expect to see St-Pierre back in the cage sometime in the next few months. Given that St-Pierre is considered the best […]

  • VIDEO | Get pumped for UFC Halifax by watching Travis Browne crush Josh Barnett

    VIDEO | Get pumped for UFC Halifax by watching Travis Browne crush Josh Barnett

    https://youtu.be/JHjNG3sKzUQ Later tonight, in the main event of UFC Halifax, dangerous Hawaiian heavyweight Travis Browne will attempt to correct an unfortunate, two fight losing streak. His opportunity to do so will come against the streaking Derrick Lewis. Though Browne has recently fallen on tough times, there was a time not all that long ago when […]

  • Bellator to auction off Fedor Emelianenko’s sweater for charity

    Bellator to auction off Fedor Emelianenko’s sweater for charity

    If things had gone according to plan, Russian MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko would have made his long awaited debut in the Bellator cage in the main event of Bellator 172 last night. Regrettably, fate got in the way, as his opponent Matt Mitrione was forced out of the fight with kidney stones just hours out […]

  • Chael Sonnen wanted to fight Fedor on hours’ notice, Bellator was interested

    Chael Sonnen wanted to fight Fedor on hours’ notice, Bellator was interested

    Last night, Bellator MMA returned to San Jose, California with Bellator 172. Until yesterday afternoon, we expected this card to be headlined by a heavyweight scrap between UFC veteran Matt Mitrione and heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. Unfortunately, disaster struck on Saturday afternoon, when Mitrione was forced out of the bout with kidney stones. In the […]

  • Matt Mitrione responds to claims that he was scared to fight Fedor

    Matt Mitrione responds to claims that he was scared to fight Fedor

    On Friday night, the MMA community was transfixed on the imminent comeback of heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko. The Russian great was poised to take on Matt Mitrione in the main event of Saturday’s Bellator 172, and not even the UFC’s Sunday trip to Halifax could distract us from his return to action. Regrettably, things took […]

  • Ranked fighters Nikita Krylov and Kyoji Horiguchi removed from UFC roster

    Ranked fighters Nikita Krylov and Kyoji Horiguchi removed from UFC roster

    Over the last few weeks, the UFC has generated some controversy by removing a number of high profile fighters from its roster. The most high-profile fighters to part ways with the organization have been light heavyweight talents Ryan Bader and Misha Cirkunov, and welterweight star Lorenz Larkin. Other names to be scratched off the UFC […]

  • Bellator 172 Results: Patricky Pitbull KO’s Josh Thomson

    Bellator 172 Results: Patricky Pitbull KO’s Josh Thomson

    Bellator 172 Results: Josh Thomson vs. Patricky Pitbull A lightweight scrap between Josh Thomson and Patricky Pitbull served as tonight’s Bellator 172 main event in San Jose, California. Round one begins and Thomoson lands a hard leg kick to start. He follows that up with another leg kick and then another. Good start here for […]

  • Bellator 172 Results: Cheick Kongo defeats Oli Thompson

    Bellator 172 Results: Cheick Kongo defeats Oli Thompson

    Bellator 172 Results: Cheick Kongo vs. Oli Thompson A heavyweight scrap between Cheick Kongo and Oli Thompson served as the co-main event of tonight’s Bellator 172 event in San Jose, California. Round one begins and Thompson starts off quickly with a leg kick. Oli is utilizing a lot of movement early. He presses forward and […]

  • Bellator 172 Results: Mauricio Alonso KO’s Josh Koscheck

    Bellator 172 Results: Mauricio Alonso KO’s Josh Koscheck

    Bellator 172 Results: Mauricio Alonso vs. Josh Koscheck Former UFC welterweight title challenger Josh Koscheck made his Bellator MMA debut tonight in San Jose, California as he squared off with Mauricio Alonso on the Bellator 172 main card. Round one begins and Koscheck starts off quickly. Alosno circles and lands a nice leg kick and […]

  • BREAKING! Matt Mitrione out of Fedor Emelianenko fight

    BREAKING! Matt Mitrione out of Fedor Emelianenko fight

    Breaking news surfaced Saturday afternoon that Bellator MMA heavyweight Matt Mitrione has been forced out of his Bellator 172 headlining fight against MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko. According to reports from Ariel Helwani, Matt Mitrione fell ill prior to his fight against ‘The Last Emperor’ and as a result the fight has been cancelled. Fedor vs. […]

  • VIDEO | Fighter attempting to be flashy gets brutally KO’d

    VIDEO | Fighter attempting to be flashy gets brutally KO’d

    GOD DAYUMMMM. Johan Segas KTFO's Joe Harding at BCMMA 18. When showboating goes wrong. Savage head kick. pic.twitter.com/pPkOPmdmOf — caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) February 18, 2017 The flashy hands down style of fighting popularized by MMA icon Anderson Silva, MMA veteran Genki Sudo, and Bellator MMA star Michael ‘Venom’ Page to name just a few, has produced […]

  • VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre “It’s official. I’m back!”

    VIDEO | Georges St-Pierre “It’s official. I’m back!”

    Former welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre (25-2 MMA) is officially back with the UFC. UFC President Dana White made the big announcement on Friday revealing to the LA Times that the promotion had finalized a multi-fight deal with the Canadian Superstar. Just minutes ago, “Rush” took to his Twitter where he released the following video that […]

  • BREAKING! Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy has been cleared to fight again by cardiologists in the UK

    BREAKING! Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy has been cleared to fight again by cardiologists in the UK

    Former UFC welterweight title challenger Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy (25-10-1 MMA) has apparently received the necessary paperwork from doctors which would allow him to once again compete inside the octagon. Simon Head broke the news on Twitter stating the following: Breaking: @danhardymma just told me he has documentation from the best cardiologists in the UK […]

  • EXCLUSIVE | The Korean Zombie explains why he called out BJ Penn

    EXCLUSIVE | The Korean Zombie explains why he called out BJ Penn

    “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung made a successful return to the octagon earlier this month in Houston, scoring a first-round knockout victory over Dennis Bermudez in the main event of UFC Fight Night 104. Jung caught Bermudez with a devastating uppercut midway through the opening round that sent Dennis crashing to the canvas which […]

  • VIDEO | Tony Ferguson eating brutal body kicks for 30 seconds

    VIDEO | Tony Ferguson eating brutal body kicks for 30 seconds

    [youtube https://youtu.be/OTIVOnZs4C0] On March 4th, undefeated Dagestani lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov will square off against streaking lightweight contender Tony Ferguson in a highly anticipated showdown for the interim lightweight title. The fight will not only produce the interim lightweight champion, but will also produce Conor McGregor’s next opponent when the lightweight champion chooses to return from […]

  • Fedor Emelianenko questions if UFC wants Khabib Nurmagomedov as champion

    Fedor Emelianenko questions if UFC wants Khabib Nurmagomedov as champion

    In just two short weeks, undefeated top ranked lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov and streaking lightweight contender Tony Ferguson will meet in the Octagon for a highly anticipated interim lightweight title fight, with the winner then moving on to fight Conor McGregor when the lightweight champion returns from the hiatus due to the upcoming birth of his […]

  • Georges St-Pierre says his return ‘not official yet’

    Georges St-Pierre says his return ‘not official yet’

    This week, news surfaced that the UFC and former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre had finally reached an agreement on the terms of a new multi-fight contract which was in the process of being finalized. That was then followed up by a statement from UFC President Dana White, in which he revealed that St-Pierre was […]

  • Daniel Cormier forces Anthony Johnson to stand in new interview

    Daniel Cormier forces Anthony Johnson to stand in new interview

    UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier pulled one of the most savage moves in recent memory when he decided to make UFC fight heavyweight #1 contender Anthony Johnson stand during an interview because there was only one seat available. Cormier, who will be having his highly anticipated rematch with Johnson at UFC 210 on April […]