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UFC fighters rally behind Joe Rogan following recent criticism: “Time to stand up people”
A number of current and former UFC fighters have taken to social media to show their respective support for Joe Rogan. The longtime UFC commentator, and immensely successful podcast host, Rogan, has been under a lot of scrutiny in recent weeks. The criticism started with Rogan being accused of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about Covid-19 on […]
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UFC Vegas 47 Bonus Report: Julian Erosa pockets $100k
The Octagon returned to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 47 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland. The highly anticipated middleweight main event proved to be the story of Sean Strickland’s jab. The American was able to consistently batter the face of ‘The Joker’ with a lightning quick left hand […]
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Pros react after Sean Strickland defeats Jack Hermansson at UFC Vegas 47
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 47 event was headlined by a key middleweight bout between Jack Hermansson and Sean Strickland. Hermansson (22-7 MMA) had most previously competed back in May, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over highly touted prospect Edmen Shahbazyan. That win was of course preceded by a loss to Marvin Vettori in December […]
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UFC Vegas 47 Results: Sean Strickland defeats Jack Hermansson (Highlights)
Tonight’s UFC Vegas 47 event is headlined by a key middleweight bout featuring Jack Hermansson taking on Sean Strickland. Hermansson (22-6 MMA) most recently competed back in May, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over highly touted prospect Edmen Shahbazyan. That win was preceded by a loss to Marvin Vettori in December of 2020. […]
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Pros react after Julian Erosa defeats Steven Peterson at UFC Vegas 47
Featherweight fighters Julian Erosa and Steven Peterson kicked off tonight’s UFC Vegas 47 main card lineup. Peterson had missed weight for the contest (149lbs) and was thus forced to forfeit 30% of his fight purse to Erosa. Julian Erosa (27-9 MMA) entered the contest looking to build off his September submission victory over Charles Jourdain. […]
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Video | Denys Bondar suffers nasty arm injury at UFC Vegas 47
A flyweight bout between Denys Bondar and Malcolm Gordon kicked off today’s UFC Vegas 47 event. The highly anticipated matchup has Denys looking keep his finish streak alive, as he has currently won all 16 of his bouts via stoppage. Round one of this UFC Vegas 47 flyweight bout begins and a good combination from […]
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UFC Vegas 47: ‘Hermansson vs. Strickland’ Live Results and Highlights
The Octagon returns to Nevada for tonight’s UFC Vegas 47 event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Jack Hermansson vs. Sean Strickland. Hermansson (22-6 MMA) most recently competed back in May, where he earned a unanimous decision victory over highly touted prospect Edmen Shahbazyan. That win was preceded by a loss to Marvin Vettori in […]
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Benson Henderson dubs BJ Penn as the lightweight GOAT: “It’s not even close”
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson has named BJ Penn as the greatest lightweight fighter of all time. Penn, a former two-division UFC champion, is best known for his 27-month reign atop the UFC’s lightweight division. ‘The Prodigy’ captured the strap with a submission win over Joe Stevenson in 2008 and went on to defend […]
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson denounces his support of Joe Rogan: “Now I’ve become educated to his complete narrative”
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is no longer backing Joe Rogan after a video of the UFC commentator using the N-Word went viral. Earlier this week, Rogan took to Instagram to post a nine minute video addressing accusations that his podcast ‘JRE’ was spreading misinformation concerning Covid-19. The longtime UFC commentator admitted that he enjoys having […]
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Joe Rogan issues statement following viral video of him using the N-Word: “I clearly have f*cked up”
UFC commentator Joe Rogan has issued a statement after a video of him using the N-Word on multiple occasions went viral. On Friday, Grammy Award-winning R&B singer India Arie released a video that showcased Rogan using the N-Word on multiple occasions during previous podcasts. The video quickly went viral and spawned a ton of backlash […]
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Bryan Battle doesn’t view Tresean Gore fight as real TUF finale, confident he’ll finish him: “He’s going to melt mentally and physically”
Bryan Battle doesn’t think his UFC Vegas 47 fight against Tresean Gore is the real TUF 29 finale. Battle and Gore were supposed to fight in the finals, but Gore suffered an injury and “Pooh Bear” ended up facing Gilbert Urbina instead. Battle won the fight to win TUF, but now as he finally faces […]
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Chad Mendes claims he’ll make more money in his BKFC debut than Francis Ngannou made for UFC 270
Chad Mendes is finally set to make his BKFC debut and is apparently getting paid quite a bit of money for his services. Mendes hasn’t fought since 2018 at UFC 232 and he later retired in the summer of 2019. ‘Money’ recently announced his intention to return and signed with BKFC where he will face […]
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Jack Hermansson praises “special” Khamzat Chimaev, wants to face him in grappling: “It will be a different story”
Jack Hermansson didn’t expect Khamzat Chimaev to be so strong. Back in November, Hermansson and Chimaev had a freestyle wrestling match which ‘Borz’ won. The two have trained together in the past and even though Hermansson fights a weight class higher, he says his fellow Swede was just as big and strong as him. [brid […]
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Joe Lauzon explains mixed emotions upon Cowboy Cerrone fight offer: “Should I be fighting at all?”
Joe Lauzon is set for his first Octagon walk since 2019. The long layoff mainly stemmed from his own inner turmoil over potentially retiring. The last UFC appearance for ‘J-Lau’ was in October 2019. In his hometown of Boston, he dominated and TKO’d Jonathan Pearce to a raucous ovation. Following the bout, UFC president Dana […]
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Jon Jones teases return fight against “greatest heavyweight of all time”
Jon Jones has taken to Twitter to tease a return to the Octagon. The former UFC light heavyweight champion has been out of the cage since February 2020. Following his win over Dominick Reyes, he vacated his 205-pound title and announced his intention to move up to heavyweight. However, his return plans hit a snag. […]
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Max Holloway medically cleared, offered backup role at UFC 273
Max Holloway has the possibility to find himself in a strange position come April. The Hawaiian was previously booked in a trilogy bout against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 272. The fight had a lot of fan demand behind it, which is why it was made despite Holloway being down 2-0 in the series against ‘The […]
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Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes to serve as TUF 30 coaches, rematch set for after season
Julianna Pena and Amanda Nunes will be coaching the newest of The Ultimate Fighter. TUF 30 will start filming in February and Pena and Nunes will serve as the coaches. The news of the two being the coaches was first reported by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. Pena also confirmed the news on an appearance Friday on […]
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Jack Hermansson explains why he’s “the biggest threat” to Israel Adesanya: “I’m the person that is going to dethrone him”
Jack Hermansson believes he is the biggest threat to Israel Adesanya at middleweight. Adesanya is the current middleweight champion and has been seemingly unbeatable at 185lbs. However, for Hermansson, he believes his grappling is the main reason as to why he poses the biggest threat to the champ. “Definitely, I see myself, without a doubt […]
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Joe Rogan explains what it would take for the UFC to implement a super-heavyweight division
Joe Rogan, interviewer and color commentator for the UFC and also known as an actor, comedian and host, launched his podcast ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ in 2009. In speaking on ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ on YouTube, Rogan commented on how a super-heavyweight division could happen in the UFC: “There is a super-heavyweight class but the […]
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Islam Makhachev on Dustin Poirier moving up to welterweight: “I think he just wanna make money. He knows he’s not gonna be champion no more”
According to Islam Makhachev, Dustin Poiriers’ move to welterweight is only because he won’t ever be a lightweight champion. Poirier (28-7 MMA) lost to Charles Oliveira (32-8 MMA) at UFC 269 in December 2021, failing to earn the desired lightweight belt. It was Poiriers’ second attempt to gain the title, his first attempt was back […]
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Michael Bisping reacts after Jorge Masvidal releases the first episode of ‘Judas Covington’
Michael Bisping has reacted after Jorge Masvidal released episode one of ‘The Story of Judas Covington’ to expose his former friend, Colby. Covington (16-3 MMA) and Masvidal (35-15 MMA), are set to do battle in the headliner of UFC 272 on March 5, in Las Vegas, Nevada. ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ will enter the Octagon looking […]
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Marvin Vettori responds after Paulo Costa suggests he wants to end his life: “I know a bitch her name Felicia she hits harder than you”
UFC middleweight Marvin Vettori has hit out at Paulo Costa as the Brazilian continues to push for a rematch. Back in October, Marvin Vettori and Paulo Costa clashed in what turned out to be an impromptu light heavyweight bout – as well as a Fight of the Year contender. The contest was initially supposed to […]
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Michael Bisping reveals how a previous motorcycle accident changed Sean Strickland’s fight style: “He got a ton of money from the accident”
During a ‘Believe You Me’ podcast, former UFC champion Michael Bisping discussed a conversation he had with Sean Strickland concerning his previous motorcycle accident and how it changed his fight style. Sean Strickland (24-3 MMA) is scheduled to fight Jack Hermansson (22-6 MMA) this Saturday, February 5th at the UFC Vegas 47 main event. Strickland […]
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Sean Strickland attempts to retract his previous homophobic comments: “Gay men are awesome. Lesbians, not so much”
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland has reiterated his stance after being accused of making homophobic comments. In recent months, Sean Strickland has really come out of his shell within the MMA landscape. In addition to being a top 185-pound contender, he’s also showing off a different side of his personality – with many fans being split […]
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Aleksei Oleinik vs. Ilir Latifi booked for UFC Columbus
A heavyweight fight between Aleksei Oleinik and Ilir Latifi has been added to UFC Columbus. Multiple sources informed BJPENN.com that Oleinik and Latifi have signed to fight one another at UFC Columbus on March 26. The card does not have a main event after Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksandar Rakic was pulled from the headlining spot. […]
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Jeremy Stephens feels he was being “iced out” by the UFC: “I just want an opportunity to go to work”
Jeremy Stephens has explained why he believes he was being “iced out” by the UFC prior to leaving the promotion. Last month, it was announced that UFC veteran Jeremy Stephens would not be re-signing with the company and would instead be heading to PFL. The 35-year-old last won a bout back in February 2018 but […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov on Drake showing up with Conor McGregor at UFC 229: “People said this guy is very famous. I swear I didn’t know this guy”
Khabib Nurmagomedov has said he didn’t know who Drake was when he showed up with Conor McGregor at UFC 229. The build-up to UFC 229 in 2018 was so intense that it was always going to break records throughout the promotion. From PPV numbers to social media engagement and beyond, the world wanted to see […]
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Jack Hermansson seeks title shot with win at UFC Vegas 47: “I think people want to see Jack Hermannson vs. Adesanya”
Jack Hermansson thinks it’s about time for him to receive a title shot. ‘The Joker’ is currently set to face Sean Strickland at UFC Vegas 47 this weekend. The No.6-ranked middleweight is only 2-2 in his last four bouts. However, he believes that if he scores a win over ‘Tarzan’ he very well may receive […]