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Claudia Gadelha details what happened in off-camera fight with Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Strawweight rivals Claudia Gadelha and Joanna Jedrzejczyk have been in each other’s faces for the entire season of TUF 23. The two are set to rematch, this time for Jedrzejczyk’s UFC strawweight title after the two fought to a split-decision back in 2014, with Jedrzejczyk walking out with the victory. During the filming of this […]
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Sage Northcutt’s dad fires back at Muay Thai champion
Earlier this month, Muay Thai champion Ilya Grad took to Instagram to recall a training session with UFC prospect Sage Northcutt. Grad’s recollection of the situation was far from good, as he called out Northcutt’s father for interfering with their training. While video footage of the sparring session in question has since surfaced, Northcutt and […]
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VIDEO | #TBT to Dan Henderson’s first professional MMA fight way back in 1997
https://youtu.be/PVkRt96X_S8 MMA legend Dan Henderson is still knocking people out after 19 years of professional mixed martial arts fighting. Wednesday marked “Hendo’s” professional MMA debut anniversary, as he took on Crezio de Souza in the Brazil Open – ’97 on June 15, 1997. Come 45 fights later, the 45-year-old pioneer of the sport is coming […]
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Dana White’s response to latest UFC sale rumors
Numerous reports have emerged about the sale of the UFC this week. Ariel Helwani tweeted on Tuesday that the sale of the company was “definitely progressing.” Then, a source told us here at BJPENN.COM that the word on the street is that the deal is already done. Dave Meltzer also added this week that the […]
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VIDEO | Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado weigh-ins
Fedor Emelianenko returns to competition tomorrow at EFN 50, which takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia and will air live on UFC Fight Pass at 11AM EDT. Emelianenko will face UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado in the main event of the evening. Emelianenko is coming off a first round TKO win over Jaideep Singh, which took […]
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Brock Lesnar reveals how he’ll deal with ring rust after a near five-year hiatus
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has not fought in the UFC since December 2011. With his much-anticipated return to the Octagon next month at UFC 200, Lesnar will face the devastating striker in Mark Hunt and admitted to ESPN in a recent interview that he will have some ring rust. “Is there going to […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping reflects on winning UFC championship on 2 weeks notice
https://youtu.be/OgDjwRIeeHI It has been nearly two weeks since Michael Bisping won the middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 199 by knocking out Luke Rockhold. Bisping stepped into the fight on just two weeks notice after former middleweight champion Chris Weidman backed out of the fight with a neck injury that ultimately required surgery. […]
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Frankie Edgar on Conor McGregor: ‘If he goes to 55 he’s not going to be in the title talks for awhile’
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is set on getting his hands on the UFC featherweight title. Edgar will get his chance at the UFC interim featherweight belt when he rematches Jose Aldo at UFC 200. Edgar has a set plan, which is to beat Aldo at UFC 200 in July and then fight Conor […]
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Donald Cerrone calls out Khabib Nurmagomedov, Nate Diaz, and Conor McGregor
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is currently gearing up for his UFC Fight Night 89 welterweight scrap against Patrick Cote this Saturday in Ontario, Canada. However Cerrone is already setting his sights on a major fight against three of the biggest names in the UFC today. Cerrone spoke to MMAJunkie to explain his desire to fight either […]
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UFC veteran diagnosed with clinical autism
MMA veteran John Howard never could have imagined that a routine neurological exam ahead of his WSOF debut at WSOF 31 on June 17th could have led him to receive a diagnosis which would lift a weight off his shoulders that he had been carrying since childhood. John ‘Doomsday’ Howard, found out that he is […]
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VIDEO | Horrific footage released of MMA fighter being paralyzed during arrest
Earlier this year, news surfaced that Colorado MMA fighter Donovan Duran had been paralyzed from the chest down after police allegedly used excessive force during an arrest for public intoxication. Duran was suing the department for using excessive force in his arrest, which resulted in his paralysis. While in April a jury determined that none […]
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Bellator lightweight champion Will Brooks signs with the UFC
Surprising news surfaced last month that Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks had been released by the promotion, and would become a free agent in the MMA market. This week Brooks revealed that he and the UFC had reached an agreement, and that he had signed with the UFC. In addition, it was revealed that […]
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Carlos Condit gives update on hiatus from the UFC
It’s been 6 months since Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit had their welterweight title fight at UFC 195. The fight, which was an extremely controversial one in terms of scoring, saw Lawler retain his championship via split decision. Prior to the bout, Condit revealed the fans that he wasn’t sure how many more fights he […]
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PHOTO | Conor McGregor training with Olympic boxers
Ahead of Conor McGregor’s welterweight UFC 202 rematch against Nate Diaz, the featherweight champ is wasting no time in bringing in elite level boxers to help him prepare for the bout. Michael Conlan is a 2012 Olympic Bronze medalist, and and Paddy Barnes is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Both men vouched for McGregor’s skills […]
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UFC sale reportedly for entire ownership of company
The news of the potential sale of the UFC picked up once again earlier this week as it was announced that the sale was “definitely progressing” with no terms being given. Now, according to Dave Meltzer the bidding for the promotion is going to end above $4 billion and would see a complete transfer of […]
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VIDEO | Paige VanZant answers, ‘Would you fight Ronda Rousey?’
.@PaigeVanzantUFC is ready to head back into the octagon & the possibility of her next opponent has us excited!https://t.co/G2gta20xUu — FSLive: #JayAndDan (@foxsportslive) June 16, 2016 UFC strawweight Paige VanZant has an interesting backstory with Ronda Rousey as she was apparently chewed out by the former women’s bantamweight champion. While appearing on FS1’s show with […]
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PHOTO | #TBT to Miesha Tate’s high school yearbook picture
Curious at all about how the stunning UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate looked in high school? One of her high school classmates uploaded a couple of her yearbook photos to the Internet and her fans have been loving it. Take a look at Miesha Tate in this fun Throwback Thursday junior high edition showing […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping gets hero’s welcome when returning to UFC Tonight
This week, Michael Bisping returned to UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 for the first time since defeating Luke Rockhold for the middleweight championship in the main event of UFC 199 earlier this month. Upon returning to the FS1 studio, Bisping received a hero’s welcome, complete with a cake! Check out the clip above!
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz, Dana White, and famed rapper hanging out
Nate Diaz’s star power continues to rise following his UFC 196 submission win over UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. Ahead of Diaz’s rematch with McGregor at UFC 202 on August 20th, Diaz and UFC President Dana White met famed rapper ‘The Game’. @losangelesconfidential @danawhiteufc @natediaz209 #Cali A photo posted by Diazbrothers209 (@diazbrothers209) on Jun 15, […]
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Update on Anderson Silva fighting at UFC 200
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was supposed to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil last month, however ‘The Spider’ was forced to undergo surgery to remove his gallbladder the week of the fight. Silva set his sights on a return to the Octagon at UFC 200, hoping to avenge his loss […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald discusses lasting impact of Robbie Lawler fight
Rory Macdonald breaks down his bout vs. @WonderboyMMA and the lasting affects of his brutal war with Robbie Lawler. https://t.co/kxOK4WCmv3 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) June 16, 2016 Back at UFC 189, nearly a year ago, Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald fought for the welterweight championship in what became one of the most historic fights […]
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Shane Carwin wants back in the UFC to ‘knock some people the F$*& OUT!’
Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin is looking to get back into the Octagon and establish himself as one of the more memorable fighters in UFC history. Following news of Brock Lesnar’s return to the Octagon for a single fight at UFC 200, Carwin reflected on where he currently stands amongst the UFC’s greatest. […]
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VIDEO | Bob Sapp is back and brings the ruckus with him ahead of fight with Aori Gele
Bob Sapp will return to competition when he takes on Aori “The Heavyweight Supernova” Gele in an MMA openweight match at ROAD FC’s event in July. Ahead of the big fight between the two big men, they appeared for a press conference where things got a bit heated. Hong Man Choi, another very big man […]
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Anthony Pettis featherweight debut set for August
Earlier this month, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis announced his intentions to drop down to featherweight in hopes of ending his 3-fight skid. On Wednesday, it was announced that Pettis would be making his featherweight debut in Vancouver on August 27th against #7 ranked featherweight Charles Oliveira. UFC Executive VP Tom Wright spoke to […]
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PHOTO | Cris Cyborg bit by a black widow spider
With all the blood, sweat and tears endured in training and in competition, MMA fighters have a high threshold for pain. That just goes to show how much of pain black widow spiders can be if they bite you. Invicta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg revealed that she was bitten by a black widow spider nearly […]
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Will Claudia Gadelha become your #WCW UFC champion?
UFC strawweight Claudia Gadelha’s only loss in her professional mixed martial arts career was from her fight against Joanna Jedrzejczyk back in 2014. Their fight was a close one with Jedrzejczyk walking out with the win after being awarded the split-decision victory that many argue could have gone either way. Gadelha and Jedrzejczyk’s rivalry continues […]
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VIDEO | Mark Hunt pounds the mitts with Ray Sefo ahead of bout with Brock Lesnar
https://www.facebook.com/SugarRaySefo/videos/1321015401260739/ Mark Hunt has a huge fight scheduled for UFC 200. “The Super Samoan” will welcome former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar to the Octagon in his first fight back in mixed martial arts since retiring from the sport back in 2011. To prepare for the bout with Lesnar, Hunt has decided to get some […]
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Frankie Edgar on Conor McGregor: ‘I respect Conor’s hustle, but . . .’
Frankie Edgar is taking a step closer to making sure he will be fighting for the undisputed UFC featherweight title. In his next fight at UFC 200, Edgar is set to rematch former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo for the interim title. However, the interim tagline doesn’t excite Edgar so much. “Show me where any […]