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EXCLUSIVE | Tyron Woodley discusses his fight with Stephen Thompson and why it could have been stopped in round 4
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley joined host Chris Taylor on BJPENN.com’s Rapid Fire segment where he discussed his UFC 205 “fight of the night” title bout with Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. The epic five-round battle between Thompson and Woodley was declared a 47-47 draw by two of the three judges in attendance, with the third judge […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry “Alan Jouban could lose two jobs in one night!”
‘Platinum’ Mike Perry has been making waves over the past several months. Prior to his UFC debut, a welterweight scrap with Hyun Gyu Lim at UFC 202, Perry made headlines for his weigh-in antics, high-fiving ring girls as he walked on stage, before then faking Lim out with a handshake. Perry would go on to earn a first-round TKO […]
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Neil Seery says he won’t receive Reebok pay for cancelled Ian McCall fight
The UFC’s latest trip to Belfast, Northern Ireland has now come and gone, and it was a very exciting card. Unfortunately, we lost one of the card’s most anticipated fights on the eve of battle, as fan favorite flyweight Ian McCall was forced out of a planned bout with Ireland’s Neil “2 Tap” Seery with […]
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VIDEO | Gilbert Melendez’s wife Keri Anne Taylor Melendez scores a big KO in her MMA debut
https://twitter.com/jnsanchez/status/800169260098224128 Last night, Bellator MMA returned to San Jose, California with Bellator 165. It was a card of tremendous highs and unfortunate lows, as Michael Chandler and Benson Henderson dazzled in the main event, and the highly hyped Michael Page disappointed against Fernando Gonzales in the co-main event. One of the undeniable highs of the […]
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VIDEO | Get pumped for UFC 206 with this new preview!
https://www.facebook.com/UFCCanada/videos/1300509049970735/ On December 10, the UFC will return to beautiful Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the first time since September of 2013. The organization will do so with UFC 206. The main event of UFC 206 will see light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier attempt to defend his title against an old foe in Anthony “Rumble” […]
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EXCLUSIVE | The Korean Zombie explains his decision to callout BJ Penn
Former UFC featherweight title challenger Chan Sung Jung is quickly closing in on the end of the two years of mandatory military service he was required to serve as a citizen of South Korea. Jung was most recently seen in action at UFC 163 in May of 2012, where he suffered a fourth-round TKO loss […]
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Michael Page blames ‘negative’ Fernando Gonzalez for forgettable fight at Bellator 165
Michael “Venom” Page – also known simply as “MVP” – has long stood out as one of Bellator’s most exciting young stars. Look no further than his recent, skull-smashing knockout of Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos for the reasons behind this reputation. When Page stepped onto the canvas with Fernando Gonzalez at Bellator 165 in San Jose, […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor Jumps Into the Octagon to Celebrate with Artem Lobov
On Saturday afternoon (Saturday night in Europe), the UFC returned to Belfast, Northern Ireland for the first time since UFC 72, all the way back in June of 2007. They did so with UFC Fight Night 99. While the highlight of the card was undeniably Gegard Mousasi’s score settling destruction of former foil Uriah […]
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Demian Maia Responds to Kamaru Usman’s Callout
On Saturday night, the UFC touched down in sunny Sao Paolo Brazil with UFC Fight Night 100. Over the course of the 12-fight card, we witnessed a handful of truly impressive performances. One of the most applause-worthy of the bunch was Kamaru Usman’s three-round domination of the highly regarded Warlley Alves. Relying not just on his incredible […]
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Reebok pay for UFC Belfast and Sao Paulo: 29 fighters receive $2,500, ‘Lil Nog’ gets $5k
On Saturday (November 19), MMA fans were treated to a rare double-header from the UFC, as the promotion hosted cards in both Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Between the two cards, we saw a whopping 50 fighters compete across 25 fights. At the moment, fighter purses for these two exciting events are not […]
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UFC Fight Night 100 Bonuses: With no Fight of the Night, 4 Fighters Take Home Performance Bonuses
Last night, the UFC touched down in sunny Sao Paulo, Brazil with its 100th Fight Night card. While the card lacked any real back-and-forth wars (Bellator had us covered in that regard) it did produce some fantastic finishes. As such, the UFC elected not to dish out a Fight of the Night bonus, and award […]
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VIDEO | Highlights! Watch Bader smash Lil Nog in Sao Paulo
https://youtu.be/NlWM-TB2tDM Last night (Saturday, November 19) the UFC returned to sun soaked Sao Paulo, Brazil with UFC Fight Night 100. The card was headlined by a light heavyweight clash between long-time contender Ryan Bader, and Brazilian legend Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – more widely known as “Lil Nog.” The bout had the potential to thrust the […]
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Michael Chandler Defeats Benson Henderson in Bellator 165 Main Event
On Saturday night, Bellator MMA returned to the SAP Center in San Jose, California with Bellator 165. In the card’s main event, reigning Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler attempted to defend his title against former WEC and UFC lightweight titleholder Benson Henderson. Though Chandler would ultimately succeed on this mission, Henderson did not make it easy […]
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UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Ryan Bader TKO’s Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
A light heavyweight rematch between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira served as the main event of tonight’s historic UFC Fight Night 100 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Bader lands a leg kick to start. He lands another. He attempts to go upstairs with a high kick but it is blocked. […]
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VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Thomas Almeida TKO’s Albert Morales (highlights)
A key bantamweight tilt between Thomas Almeida and Albert Morales served as the co-main event bout of tonight’s historic UFC Fight Night 100 card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Almeida lands a counter elbow to start. He scores with a follow up left hand and then lands a nice leg kick. Morales […]
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VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Claudia Gadelha dominates Cortney Casey (highlights)
A women’s bantamweight bout between former title challenger Claudia Gadelha and Cortney Casey took place during tonight’s UFC Fight Night 100 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Claudia lands a big right hand to start. Gadelha ducks under a right hand of Casey and scores a huge double leg takedown. Casey […]
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BREAKING! Fedor Emelianenko vs. Matt Mitrione set for Bellator 172
Fedor Emelianenko will return to the cage on February 18 in San Jose, California when he squares off with Matt Mitrione at Bellator 172. Bellator officials just announced the news. THE EMPEROR HAS ARRIVED! #Bellator172: Fedor vs @mattmitrione | FEB 18 live & free on @spike 9/8c pic.twitter.com/lSlMuwE48x — BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) November 20, 2016 Fedor […]
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UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Krzysztof Jotko dominates Thales Leites
A middleweight tilt between former title challenger Thales Leites and Krzysztof Jotko took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 100 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Jotko throws a kick to the body that lands. Leites shoots in and grabs a hold of Jotko. Krysztof lands some knees from the clinch […]
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VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Kamaru Usman defeats Warlley Alves (highlights)
A welterweight scrap between Warlley Alves and Kamaru Usman took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 100 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Usman presses forward and lands a nice left jab. Alves circles and lands a nice counter right hand. He follows that up with a leg kick. Alves with a […]
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VIDEO | UFC Fight Night 100 Results: Sergio Moraes defeats Zak Ottow (highlights)
A welterweight bout between Sergio Moraes and Zak Ottow kicked off tonight’s UFC Fight Night 100 main card in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Round one begins and Sergio circles and then misses with a head kick. Zak tries to shoot inside for a takedown attempt but it is not there. Moraes lands a kick to the […]
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VIDEO | Kevin ‘Baby Slice’ Ferguson Jr. forced to tapout in Bellator debut
Kevin Ferguson Jr. made his Bellator debut against Aaron Hamilton at tonight’s Bellator 165 event in San Jose, California. ‘Baby Slice’ showed off some good striking and solid power in the early stages of the contest. However, midway through the second-round Ferguson Jr. left his neck out and was caught in a tight guillotine choke […]
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UFC Fight Night 99 Bonus Report
‘UFC Fight Night 99’ in Belfast, Northern Ireland, delivered some memorable fights and solid finishes. With that said, four “Performance of the night” awards were handed out at today’s post fight press conference. Those $50,000 ‘UFC Fight Night 99’ bonuses went to the following fighters: Performance of the night bonus – Jack Marshman made a […]
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Pros react to Gegard Mousasi’s TKO victory over Uriah Hall
Former Strikeforce champion Gegard Mousasi was able to score revenge on Uriah Hall earlier today at the UFC Fight Night 99 event in Belfast, Northern Ireland, earning a first-round TKO victory over “Primetime”. Mousasi and Hall exchanged shots on their feet for the opening couple of minutes of the main event contest, but Gegard eventually […]
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PHOTO | Georges St-Pierre training with Chael Sonnen in Bellator cage
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre’s ongoing dispute with the UFC has been an extremely long one with many unanticipated bumps in the road. While St-Pierre has maintained that he is ready to once again return to the Octagon, and end his 3-year hiatus, he and the UFC have been unable to reach a deal that […]
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VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi Octagon interview
This afternoon, in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Belfast’, top ranked UFC middleweight Gegard Mousasi stepped into the Octagon against Uriah Hall for a highly anticipated rematch of their 2015 scrap. In 2015, when the pair stepped into the Octagon, Hall delivered a spectacular TKO win as he landed a back kick on […]
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UFC Fight Night 100 Live Results
Unable to catch tonight’s UFC Fight Night 100 event in Sao Paulo, Brazil? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from the historic event. UFC Fight Night 100 is headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. UFC FIGHT NIGHT 100 […]
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UFC Belfast Results: Gegard Mousasi defeats Uriah Hall in rematch
A middleweight rematch between Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall served as the main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 99 fight card in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Round one begins and Hall misses with a high kick to start. Mousasi lands a low kick and Hall returns fire with one of his own. Another leg kick […]
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UFC Belfast Results: Steven Ray defeats Ross Pearson via split-decision
A lightweight bout between Ross Pearson and Steven Ray served as the co-main event of today’s UFC Fight Night 99 fight card in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Round one begins and Pearson immediately comes forward with pressure. Ray is circling trying to find his range. The fighters exchange low kicks. Ray lands a nice straight left. […]