Category: MMA News

  • Video | UFN 87 Antonio Silva vs. Stefan Struve Highlights

    Video | UFN 87 Antonio Silva vs. Stefan Struve Highlights

    Check out the highlights from today’s UFC Fight Night 87 co-main event fight between former title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Stefan “The Skyscraper” Struve (via FOX Sports): https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/729403673441275904 Stefan Struve won the bout via TKO at 0:15 of the first-round. Who would you like to see Stefan Struve fight in his next octagon appearance? […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Stefan Struve destroys Antonio Silva in round 1

    UFN 87 Results: Stefan Struve destroys Antonio Silva in round 1

    A heavyweight tilt between former title challenger Antonio Silva (19-9-1 MMA) and Stefan Struve (27-8 MMA) served as the co-main event for today’s UFC Fight Night 87 card in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Struve lands a right hand and then an uppercut. He follows up with a huge knee while Silva is coming in. […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Gunnar Nelson submits Albert Tumenov

    UFN 87 Results: Gunnar Nelson submits Albert Tumenov

    A welterweight bout between Gunnar Nelson (15-2-1 MMA) and Albert Tumenov (17-3 MMA) took place on the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Nelson leaps forward with punches. Tumenov with a leg kick. Gunnar with a nice left hook on the button. Tumenov with a body […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Germaine de Randamie TKO’s Anna Elmose in round one

    UFN 87 Results: Germaine de Randamie TKO’s Anna Elmose in round one

    A women’s bantamweight bout between Germaine de Randamie (6-3 MMA) and Anna Elmose (3-1 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Elmose immediately ducks under for a single-leg takedown attempt. She doesn’t get it but works some good knees from the clinch. De Randamie is searching […]

  • Breaking: Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson headlines July’s UFC Fight Night event in South Dakota

    Breaking: Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson headlines July’s UFC Fight Night event in South Dakota

    A key lightweight tilt will take place in South Dakota on July 13, as UFC officials just announced that Michael Chiesa (14-2 MMA) will battle Tony Ferguson (20-3 MMA) in the event’s headliner. Chiesa is coming off an impressive submission victory over Beneil Dariush which he earned at April’s UFC on FOX 19 event. The […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Nikita Krylov defeats Francimar Barroso via submission

    UFN 87 Results: Nikita Krylov defeats Francimar Barroso via submission

    A light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov (20-4 MMA) and Francimar Barroso (18-5 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and the pair of light heavyweights immediately begin trading leather. They clinch and Krylov lands some good knees. Barroso is searching for a takedown but Krylov is […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Heather Jo Clark via decision

    UFN 87 Results: Karolina Kowalkiewicz defeats Heather Jo Clark via decision

    A women’s strawweight bout between Karolina Kowalkiewicz (9-0 MMA) and Heather Jo Clark (7-5 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Heather Jo Clark was able to land some good right hands and control the pace in the opening round. Clark pressed Kowalkiewicz against the fence on a couple of […]

  • Graphic Video | Josh Emmett’s broken finger from UFC Fight Night 87

    Graphic Video | Josh Emmett’s broken finger from UFC Fight Night 87

    Josh Emmett remained undefeated by picking up a decision victory over Jon Tuck at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Emmett had a strong opening two rounds as he was able to ‘slip and rip’ shots on his lightweight opponent. However, the Team Alpha male product was very tentative in the fight’s final […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Rustam Khabilov defeats Chris Wade via decision

    UFN 87 Results: Rustam Khabilov defeats Chris Wade via decision

    A lightweight bout between Rustam Khabilov (20-3 MMA) and Chris Wade (11-2 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Wade opens with a leg kick. He follows up with a push kick to the thigh. Khabilov replies with a kick of his own. The Russian misses […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Magnus Cedenblad TKO’s Garreth McLellan in round 2

    UFN 87 Results: Magnus Cedenblad TKO’s Garreth McLellan in round 2

    A middleweight bout between Magnus Cedenblad (14-4 MMA) and Garreth McLellan (13-4 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins McLellan lands a couple of kicks to get things started. Magnus replies with a kick to the body of his own. McLellan just misses with a high kick. […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Josh Emmett defeats Jon Tuck via split-decision

    UFN 87 Results: Josh Emmett defeats Jon Tuck via split-decision

    A lightweight bout between Jon Tuck (9-3 MMA) and Josh Emmett (10-0 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Emmett starts things off with a high kick. Tuck with a good combo. Josh charges forward with punches. He lands a good counter shot and then a […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Reza Madadi defeats Yan Cabral via TKO

    UFN 87 Results: Reza Madadi defeats Yan Cabral via TKO

    A lightweight bout between Yan Cabral (12-3 MMA) and Reza Madadi (14-4 MMA) took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Reza Madadi and Yan Cabral went back-and-forth for the better part of three rounds before Madadi was able to land a beautiful combination that left Cabral out on his feet. The […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Kyoji Horiguchi defeats Neil Seery via decision

    UFN 87 Results: Kyoji Horiguchi defeats Neil Seery via decision

    A flyweight tilt between former title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi (17-2 MMA) and veteran Neil Seery (16-12 MMA) served as the featured bout of today’s UFC Fight Pass prelims in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Horiguchi throws a body kick and then a big right hand that lands on Seery. Huge left hand scores for Horiguchi […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Leon Edwards defeats Dominic Waters via decision

    UFN 87 Results: Leon Edwards defeats Dominic Waters via decision

    A welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Dominic Waters served as the second bout of today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Round one begins and Waters opens with a front kick that misses. Waters shoots in and scores a takedown. He quickly moves to half guard but Leon scrambles and jumps up to […]

  • UFN 87 Results: Ulka Sasaki submits Willie Gates in round two

    UFN 87 Results: Ulka Sasaki submits Willie Gates in round two

    A flyweight tilt between Ulka Sasaki (19-3-2 MMA) and Willie Gates (12-7 MMA) kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam. Sasaki was able to catch Gates in a rear-naked choke late in round two to earn his first career octagon victory. Ulka Sasaki defeats Willie Gates via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:30 […]

  • UFC Fight Night 87 Live Results

    UFC Fight Night 87 Live Results

    Unable to catch today’s UFC Fight Night 87 event in Rotterdam, BJPENN.com has you covered. Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of today’s UFC fights. UFC Fight Night 87 live results: Alistair Overeem vs. Andrei Arlovski – Overeem defeats Arlovski via TKO at 1:12 of round 2 […]

  • Conor McGregor respects Amir Khan for fighting Canelo

    Conor McGregor respects Amir Khan for fighting Canelo

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor took to his Twitter last night to praise boxer Amir Khan for taking a fight with Canelo Alvarez. Respect to Khan. Most established fighters these days look down the divisions for a fight. Very few are looking up. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) May 8, 2016 Amir Khan suffered a knockout […]

  • Conor McGregor hints that a fight with Floyd Mayweather is coming

    Conor McGregor hints that a fight with Floyd Mayweather is coming

    UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been rumored to be in negotiations for a potential boxing match with all-time great Floyd Mayweather. Those rumors were initially shot down by UFC president Dana White. However, Floyd Mayweather Sr confirmed in a recent interview that Conor and his son have been in discussions about a potential end […]

  • Driver arrested in connection to Jordan Parson’s death

    Driver arrested in connection to Jordan Parson’s death

    Earlier this month tragic news surfaced that Bellator MMA fighter Jordan Parsons had been struck by a vehicle and was forced to have part of his leg amputated. An update was released that Parson’s had to undergo heart surgery, as the condition turned from bad to worse. Ultimately, Parsons passed away as a result of […]

  • John Kavanagh gets hilariously strange message about training at SBG Ireland

    John Kavanagh gets hilariously strange message about training at SBG Ireland

    SBG Ireland has earned the reputation as one of Ireland’s premiere MMA gyms, with John Kavanagh earning the reputation as one of the best coaches in all of MMA. Coach Kavanagh likely receives hundreds of emails regarding training at SBG Ireland given the number of high profile fighters who train at his gym. We have […]

  • VIDEO | Anderson Silva mocking Uriah Hall

    VIDEO | Anderson Silva mocking Uriah Hall

    https://youtu.be/lkPVtdY0RuI With less than two weeks to go until UFC 198, where Anderson Silva will fight Uriah Hall, Silva has taken it upon himself to mock his opponent. Hall released a video of himself hitting the speed bag and flexing, which prompted Silva to respond with a video of his own. Check it out above.

  • Jon Jones thanks Conor McGregor for UFC 200 main event slot

    Jon Jones thanks Conor McGregor for UFC 200 main event slot

    Last month Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 main event slot after refusing to fulfill his media obligations for his fight with Nate Diaz. After a brief scramble, the UFC decided to have Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier fill the main event slot with their highly anticipated rematch for the light heavyweight championship. […]

  • Tim Kennedy gains support from unlikely celebrity in fight against ISIS

    Tim Kennedy gains support from unlikely celebrity in fight against ISIS

    UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy is a certified badass. In addition to being one of the UFC’s top ranked middleweights, Kennedy is a is U.S. Army Special Forces member who has received the Army’s Bronze Star Medal with ‘V device’ for his valor shown while under enemy fire. Kennedy, who has yet to return to the […]

  • Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara points out major flaw in UFC’s Reebok deal

    Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara points out major flaw in UFC’s Reebok deal

    Throughout the history of MMA, several fighters have worn MMA shorts that have become iconic such as Mirko Cro Cop, Chuck Liddell, and our namesake BJ Penn to name just a few. With the UFC’s new apparel deal with Reebok, fighters now all wear uniforms, which takes away a fighters ability to be an individual […]

  • VIDEO | Gruesome MMA arm injury *GRAPHIC*

    VIDEO | Gruesome MMA arm injury *GRAPHIC*

    https://youtu.be/gGLK7rVFYJ8 While injuries like this don’t happen very often in MMA, when they do, the result is absolutely horrific. In Judo class, one of the first lessons you will learn is to never plant your hand while being thrown. The result is often extremely bad, as seen in this video above. We would like to […]

  • VIDEO | Intense Bigfoot Silva vs. Stefan Struve staredown

    VIDEO | Intense Bigfoot Silva vs. Stefan Struve staredown

    Woahhh! That Bigfoot vs. Struve face-off was INTENSE! 'Skyscraper' is fired up! #UFCRotterdam https://t.co/x2m11W3hPD — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 7, 2016 Tomorrow night in Rotterdam, Netherlands, UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski goes down. While that fight is sure to deliver fireworks given the fact that the two men were once teammates, in the […]

  • VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski vs. Alistair Overeem staredown

    VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski vs. Alistair Overeem staredown

    Overeem vs. Arlovski! Don't blink in this one, odds are someone's going to be going to sleep! #UFCRotterdam https://t.co/5Y1a9h8jmc — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) May 7, 2016 Early Saturday morning, the ‘UFC Fight Night: Rotterdam’ weigh-ins went down from the Netherlands ahead of tomorrow’s fight card. Fortunately for the UFC, weigh-ins went off without any […]

  • VIDEO | Jose Aldo and Michelle Tavares grappling

    VIDEO | Jose Aldo and Michelle Tavares grappling

    https://youtu.be/a-phwwfuUI0 With UFC 200 rapidly approaching on July 9th, training camps are in full swing for the event. On the Pay-Per View portion of the card, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar will be competing for the interim featherweight championship, with the winner facing Conor McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship at a later date. The […]