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VIDEO | Matt Mitrione’s priceless reaction to finding out he is fighting Fedor Emelianenko, GSP gets down on his knees for Fedor
https://youtu.be/kIok6pZrGpk When Matt Mitrione signed his latest Bellator MMA fight agreement, he had no idea who he would be matched up against. Being the game competitor that he is, “Meathead” signed on the dotted line and awaited the announcement. Bellator recently released video of Fedor Emelianenko signing his bout agreement with Scott Coker and the […]
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Rory MacDonald sends a daunting message with announcement of Bellator debut vs Paul Daley
On Thursday, Bellator MMA announced that former UFC title challenger Rory MacDonald is set to make his debut fighting for their promotion. MacDonald will face Bellator welterweight knockout artist Paul Daley on May 19 at Bellator 179 as the promotion makes its way back to London. Bellator announced their signing of MacDonald back in August […]
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Accusations of potential Bellator fixed fights passed on to Viacom
In surprising news, Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker has revealed that accusations of potential Bellator fixed fights have been passed on to the promotion’s parent company, Viacom. The promotion has been scrutinized on several occasions for what viewers believe to be fights ending with questionable stoppages. Most recently, UFC Hall of Famer Tito Ortiz submitted […]
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VIDEO | Germaine de Randamie KOs male opponent
Ahead of her UFC 208 inaugural women’s featherweight tile fight, Germaine de Randamie has defended her combative sports resume, explaining how while she may still be relatively fresh in MMA, she has a very extensive professional kickboxing record that saw her go undefeated. In addition, de Randamie explained that she had even knocked out a […]
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Report: Former UFC commentator MIke Goldberg in talks with Bellator
Mike Goldberg, one of the longtime voices calling the fights for the UFC may be back to commentating MMA fights again soon. According to MMA reporter Simon Head, Bellator MMA President Scott Coker has been in talks with Goldberg to join the play-by-play commentating team for events that Sean Grande isn’t able to take on. […]
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Ed Soares calls out Gabi Garcia for allegedly skipping out on rent, bills
Former high-profile manager to Anderson Silva and numerous other UFC stars, Ed Soares, recently took to social media with a message calling out WMMA phenom Gabi Garcia. Garcia, who is riding an impressive 4 fight win streak in MMA that has seen her go undefeated under the Rizin Fighting Federation banner, allegedly skipped out on […]
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Rankings update following UFC Houston, The Korean Zombie is back
This past weekend, the UFC hit Houston, Texas for ‘UFC Houston’, a highly anticipated night of fights topped off by the long awaited return of the beloved Korean Zombie following nearly 4 years away from the sport. The Korean Zombie seized the moment as he was able to make a triumphant return to the Octagon […]
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Dustin Poirier opens up on Robbie Lawler ATT split
Former UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler was a long-time staple of American Top Team in Florida. With that being said, fight fans were rather surprised to learn that the former welterweight champion had split from ATT following his 1st round KO loss to Tyron Woodley at UFC 201, where Lawler lost the welterweight championship. Even […]
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Germaine de Randamie defends credentials ahead of UFC 208
This Saturday in the main event of UFC 208, Germaine de Randamie will step into the Octagon to fight former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm in a highly anticipated showdown for the inaugural women’s featherweight championship. While fight fans are certainly familiar with Holm due to her famous knockout win over Ronda Rousey at […]
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Rory MacDonald Bellator debut official for May
We now have an official date for the highly anticipated Rory MacDonald Bellator debut! In 2016, news broke that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight contender Rory MacDonald to a contract. While MacDonald was certainly a massive addition to Bellator’s 170 pound roster, The Red King expressed his desire to take some time to […]
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VIDEO | Joe Riggs win BareKnuckleBoxing title
MMA veteran Joe Riggs added an impressive accolade to his resume recently when he won the BareKnuckleBoxing title after winning a decision over Christian ‘Fat Boy’ Evans. As you can see in the video, Riggs loses points in the first few rounds when he tries to take his opponent down. Fortunately, a late-fight rally by […]
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Holly Holm treating every fight like it’s her last
Saturday evening in Brooklyn, New York, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will step into the Octagon against WMMA veteran Germaine de Randamie. The fight will not only be the first women’s featherweight fight in the UFC, but also the first UFC women’s featherweight title fight. Given that UFC President Dana White stated several […]
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Jim Miller eyeing fight with Conor McGregor
UFC lightweight veteran Jim Miller went on a bit of a tear in the UFC’s lightweight division over the course of 2016, bouncing back from back to back losses to go on a 3-fight win streak. At UFC 200, Miller began his win streak when he picked up a 1st round TKO win over fellow […]
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Dana White defends Ronda Rousey: “She built this house”
In the wake of former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey being knocked out by Amanda Nunes in the very first round of their UFC 207 scrap back in the end of 2016, there has been much speculation as to whether or not former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will return to the Octagon […]
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Commission passes two new rules under Unified Rules of MMA
2017 will see two new rule changes made to the Unified Rules of MMA following a decision made by the Association of Boxing Commissions & Combative Sports. The first rule change allows referees access to instant replays in the event that it is needed. One example of this would be if a fighter is complaining […]
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Michael Bisping fires back at Yoel Romero
Wednesday morning, UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping found his name making MMA headlines after middleweight #1 contender Yoel Romero began to call him out on social media. Romero questioned whether or not Bisping would ever accept a fight with him, and demanded Bisping be stripped of the belt should the champ not accept a fight […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 19 // Tecia Torres | James Vick | Mark Coleman | Mayhem Miller
BJPENN.COM Radio returns at 8PM ET/5PM PT with another solid guest list for your MMA fix! 8:15 PM ET- We kick off tonights show with “The Tiny Tornado” Tecia Torres –@teciatorres. Coming off a successful return to action over the weekend in Houston, Tecia breaks down her decision victory over Bec Rawlings and gives us […]
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Anderson Silva: Conor McGregor ‘has the best stand-up technique in the UFC’
Anderson Silva is considered by many to be one of the greatest fighters of all time in mixed martial arts. Although still dangerous at 41-years-old, “The Spider” will be looking to get his first official win since 2012 as the former kingpin of the middleweight division has run into various obstacles in his last five […]
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VIDEO | UFC 208 fighters face off for Media Day
UFC 208 takes place this weekend as the UFC returns to New York at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Fighters from the UFC 208 main card took to the stage where they faced off against their competition for the media. The co-main event of the night will feature a middleweight bout between former champion Anderson […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Derek Brunson weighs-in on potential Gegard Mousasi rebooking
Leading up to UFC 200, top ranked middleweight Derek Brunson was set to face off with Gegard Mousasi in a highly anticipated middleweight showdown. Unfortunately, leading up to the fight, Brunson was forced to pull out of the fight with vision issues. Now, ahead of his scheduled UFC 208 scrap against Anderson Silva this weekend […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Tim Elliott will stay at flyweight with the goal of rematching “Mighty Mouse.”
The most recent season of the Ultimate Fighter was produced with the singular goal of creating a fresh challenger for increasingly dominant flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. In the end, the winner of this season was UFC veteran and former Titan FC champ Tim Elliott. With this TUF win, Elliott was then pencilled in […]
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VIDEO | New footage of Conor McGregor boxing sparring
Boxing at SBG A video posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Feb 8, 2017 at 9:56am PST UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor is currently on the sidelines as he prepares for the upcoming birth of his child. Despite the champ champ taking time off from the Octagon, he has continued to find his name […]
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VIDEO | Sumo bout produces thunderous, walk-off knockout
Generally speaking, knockouts are a pretty uncommon sight in the sport of sumo. When two massive men collide at full speed, however, things tend to happen. Case in point: the match shown in the video above, which pits the 319-pound Musashikuni Mamu against the 242-pound Tomisakae Ryutaro. In this contest, Musashikuni quickly sends his smaller foe careening […]
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VIDEO | Brandon Vera helps rescue sea turtle from a slow and painful death
https://youtu.be/NzlCooWoK6I ONE Championship heavyweight world champion Brandon Vera has done most of his talking in the cage with his vicious striking game. However, the former UFC fighter who is now the king of the One Championship heavyweight division has gone viral on the Internet with a touching video saving a sea turtle. The loveable sea […]
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Germaine de Randamie talks Cris Cyborg’s place in featherweight title picture
This Saturday, in the main event of Brooklyn’s UFC 208 fight card, Holly Holm and Germaine De Randamie will fight for the inaugural UFC women’s UFC featherweight title in a highly anticipated showdown. Ahead of the fight, there has been talk of where Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg, who is also 2-0 in […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan training, smashes the heavy bag
https://www.facebook.com/JOEROGAN/videos/10154662318874902/ UFC commentator Joe Rogan is admired by many fans for his amiable character and insightful fight IQ, but some may not know that Joe is also a highly trained martial artist himself. Rogan is a black belt in taekwondo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu and is likely in the gym training as much as some MMA […]
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UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie official fight card
This Saturday, the UFC will make its debut in beautiful Brooklyn, New York with UFC 208. Keep reading for all the information you need on the UFC 208 fight card! In the evening’s main event, we will witness a bit of UFC history, as former women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm and Dutch kickboxing veteran Germaine […]
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Yoel Romero raising money for Michael Bisping’s medical expenses, wants champ stripped of belt
Following Yoel Romero’s UFC 205 win over Chris Weidman in 2016, UFC President Dana White confirmed that Yoel Romero would be getting the next middleweight title shot against Michael Bisping when the champ is ready to return from a knee surgery. Bisping of course, in his time off, has been pushing for a superfight with […]