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BJ Penn and USADA come to agreement on suspension term for IV violation
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement on Monday addressing the suspension terms for BJ Penn for his admitted IV violation. USADA’s statement: USADA announced today that Jay Dee (“BJ”) Penn of Hilo, Hawaii, an athlete in the UFC, has accepted a 6-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation for his use of a […]
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VIDEO | Mark Hunt: ‘I don’t care if you’re cheating or not, I’ll punch your face in’
Hard-hitting knockout specialist Mark Hunt is set to welcome back former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar back to the Octagon at UFC 200. Hunt recently spoke with the media in Las Vegas as he has been in Nevada training and getting acclimated to the city where UFC 200 will take place on July 9. The […]
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Tyron Woodley says Robbie Lawler wanted to fight him instead of rematching Carlos Condit
While many fighters in the welterweight division are questioning the UFC’s call to give Tyron Woodley a title shot against Robbie Lawler, Woodley is more than ready to seize the opportunity to become a UFC champion. Woodley spoke with FloCombat recently on fighting his ATT teammate for the UFC welterweight championship title. “All I’m seeing […]
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Marcelo Garcia black Belt Dillon Danis: ‘Conor McGregor is amazing on the ground’
BJJ sensation Dillon Danis has been in Ireland at SBG training with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team preparing for McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202. Danis, a black belt under Marcelo Garcia spoke with FloGrappling about training with “The Notorious” and had nothing but great things to say about […]
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Anderson Silva states his case for a rematch with Michael Bisping
Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping fought a controversial fight back at UFC Fight Night 84, just a few months prior to Bisping becoming the UFC middleweight champion at UFC 199. Silva thought he had finished Bisping at the end of the third round and ran off jumping on the cage celebrating, but was dumbfounded when […]
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Conor McGregor still fighting with the UFC over media obligations
Conor McGregor bit off even more than he could chew in his attempt to negotiate media appearances for his once scheduled main event at UFC 200. “The Notorious” and Nate Diaz were pulled from the main event of UFC 200 after McGregor refused to take part in media obligations to promote the historic card. Now […]
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MMA community reacts to the shocking death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo
Another shocking death has hit the MMA community. UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo was involved in a hit-and-run incident in Edmonton, Canada early Sunday morning and died later that day due to injuries sustained from the incident. Back in May, Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons was also killed in a hit-and-run incident. The MMA community reacted […]
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Joanne Calderwood has yet to hear from Dana White on her new contract and bonus
UFC strawweight Joanne Calderwood made some noise about her pay and being broke following her fight with Valerie Letourneau at UFC Fight Night 89. UFC President Dana White caught wind of Calderwood’s gripe on not getting a “Performance of the Night” bonus and said that he would be giving Calderwood the bonus and signing her […]
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BJ Penn calls Georges St-Pierre out for a fight at 155 pounds
After hearing Georges St-Pierre tell Ariel Helwani on a recent episode of “The MMA Hour” that he could easily fight at lightweight, our namesake, BJ Penn took to twitter to cordially ask “Rush” for another fight in the Octagon. Penn tweeted, “Hey @GeorgesStPierre if you can make 155 easily, I’m free in November and would […]
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Urijah Faber: ‘The best things were the memes with my chin and my butt matching’
Reebok has faced a ton of issues since trying to establish their brand as a legitimate athletic clothing company in the sport of mixed martial arts. From their countless design issues to now facing problems with their products not functioning well while being used in competition, Urijah Faber spoke about his recent wardrobe malfunction that […]
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VIDEO | Fighter gets knocked out three times before ref stops fight
Henrique Lopes KO's Jonny Walker – JF 88(No sound). Comedy KO of the year. Amazing reffing. Get Jonny Walker a drink pic.twitter.com/MFr4XY9zHJ — caposa (@GrabakaHitman) June 26, 2016 Jungle Fight 88 took place over the weekend in Brazil and one of the referees from the event is getting a lot of criticism. Henrique Lopes and […]
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UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo killed in hit and run
Tragedy has struck the mixed martials arts world as it is being reported that former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo has been killed after a hit and run in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian news outlet CBC shared the following information: Homicide detectives are investigating a hit and run on Whyte Avenue that left one man dead […]
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VIDEO | Jean Claude Van Damme’s Daughter Is Absolutely Gorgeous
https://youtu.be/wsuuk3CHgoI Legendary actor Jean Claude Van Damme is best known for his mixed martial arts action films. What some fans don’t know is that “JCVD” has a daughter, Bianca Brigitte Van Damme, and she is an absolute stunner. Check out the above video which shows off the 25-year-old Bianca, who like her father can throw […]
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Bisping taunts Weidman, suggests prior steroid use
Current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping has been doing some verbal sparring with former division title holder Chris Weidman in recent weeks. The pair have been firing off insults at each other on Twitter and “The Count” recently took things to another level with this tweet insinuating that Weidman may have been taking steroids in […]
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VIDEO | UFC 200: Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar 2 Preview
https://youtu.be/wIfMSGLwTyA Former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will square off with former UFC lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar for the promotions interim featherweight championship on the main card of UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. The bout will mark the second time that Edgar and Aldo have squared off, with Jose winning the […]
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GSP could ‘easily’ fight at lightweight in his octagon return
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently announced that he would be making a return to the octagon later this year. “GSP” discussed a possible move up to middleweight in order to challenge newly crowned champion Michael Bisping in his return. However, that is not the only weight class that “Rush” has his eyes […]
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Mickey Gall plans on doing terrible things to CM Punk at UFC 203
Mickey Gall and Phil Brooks (CM Punk) will finally square off at September’s UFC 203 event in Cleveland, Ohio. Gall, who was discovered on Dana White’s “Looking for a Fight” reality show, is planning on making an example out of the former wrestling superstar as he told FOXSports in a recent interview: “I think I’ll finish […]
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Conor McGregor details what went wrong in his first fight with Diaz
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor suffered the first loss of his UFC career to Nate Diaz this past March in Las Vegas. Diaz submitted the Irish superstar in the second-round of their main event fight at UFC 196. McGregor was initially supposed to fight Rafael dos Anjos for the UFC lightweight title at the event, […]
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Conor McGregor: “I’ll toy with Diaz in rematch”
Conor McGregor will be looking to get revenge on Nate Diaz when the pair square off in the main event of UFC 202 later this summer. The current UFC featherweight champion was submitted by Diaz in the second-round of their welterweight fight at UFC 196 this past March. The brash Irish superstar is confident that […]
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Wilson Reis believes he can knockout Demetrious Johnson
Wilson Reis will challenge Demetrious Johnson for the UFC flyweight title at UFC 201 next month. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, Reis, has earned nine of his twenty career victories by way of submission. However, when Wilson squares off with “Mighty Mouse” at UFC 201 he wouldn’t be surprised if he gets his first career […]
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Conor McGregor: Retirement Tweet was a negotiation tactic
Following UFC 196, where Nate Diaz submitted Conor McGregor, the pair were slated to fight in the main event of UFC 200. McGregor wasn’t happy with the situation, and surprised the MMA community when he retired via Twitter. The fight was ultimately scrapped after McGregor refused to fulfill his promotional obligations for the event. Ultimately […]
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VIDEO | Tim Kennedy talks Michael Bisping, next fight, and more
https://youtu.be/wnAh6r9eZtw Back in 2014, Tim Kennedy defeated Michael Bisping via unanimous decision at the TUF Nations finale. Fast forward two years, and Michael Bisping is the UFC middleweight champion after knocking out Luke Rockhold in the main event of UFC 199 earlier this month. While Kennedy doesn’t have a fight announced, he did an interview […]
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Jon Jones is no longer interested in fighting at heavyweight
Current UFC interim light heavyweight title holder and former undisputed champion Jon Jones was recently interviewed by MMAJunkie where he was asked about potentially moving up to the promotions heavyweight division. “Bones”, who once seemed very interested in fighting at heavyweight, is now singing a different tune: “To be honest with you, heavyweight really doesn’t […]
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VIDEO ︱Daniel Cormier vs. Anthony Johnson from UFC 187
https://youtu.be/dyWG1yWWcF0 Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will defend his title for the first time against bitter rival Jon Jones in the main event of UFC 200 on July 9 in Las Vegas. Watch Daniel Cormier earn the UFC’s vacant light heavyweight title by defeating feared striker Anthony Johnson via submission at UFC 187 […]
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Gustaffson: I know I can beat DC and Jones!
Former title challenger Alexander Gustaffson will return to the octagon in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 93 in Hamburg, Germany, when he squares off with Jan Blachowicz. The 29-year-old Swede has gone 1-3 over his past four bouts suffering losses to Jon Jones, Anthony Johnson and most recently Daniel Cormier over that stretch. […]
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UFC announces official UFC 200 fight card lineup
We are just two weeks away from this summer’s blockbuster UFC 200 fight card which takes place July 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The stacked fight card features three title fights and includes the return of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. The UFC had already announced the twelve bouts which would be taking place […]
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VIDEO | Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Eddie Alvarez preview
The UFC lightweight title will be on the line July 7 in Las Vegas when current champion Rafael dos Anjos defends his strap against former Bellator title holder Eddie Alvarez. RDA is currently riding a five-fight win streak, which includes wins over Jason High, Benson Henderson, Nate Diaz, Anthony Pettis and most recently Donald Cerrone. […]
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VIDEO︱Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier first fight
https://youtu.be/jETFlZjABL0 Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will rematch in the headlining bout of July’s UFC 200 event for the promotions undisputed light heavyweight title. The bitter rivals first squared off at UFC 182 in January of 2015, with Bones earning the unanimous decision victory over DC (watch the fight in the above video). Jones was […]