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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 12 with Irene Aldana, Brandon Royval, Yorgan De Castro & Casey Kenney
The 12th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Fight Island 4. We’re first joined by one-half of the main event and sixth-ranked bantamweight, Irene Aldana (2:01). Next, seventh-ranked flyweight, Brandon Royval (16:10) comes on. Heavyweight, Yorgan De Castro (31:10) joins the program. Finally, UFC bantamweight, Casey […]
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Dan Hardy criticizes Israel Adesanya’s “crass” UFC 253 celebration
UFC commentator Dan Hardy was not impressed by Israel Adesanya’s post-fight celebration at Saturday’s UFC 253 card. Adesanya, the UFC middleweight champion, took on ferocious Brazilian knockout artist Paulo Costa last Saturday night. After winning via second-round TKO, he briefly pretended to hump his vanquished foe. Hardy, who is never shy to share his opinions, […]
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Leon Edwards says Jorge Masvidal turned him down for Nate Diaz rematch
UFC welterweight contender Leon Edwards claims that superstar Jorge Masvidal spurned a potential fight against him in favor of Nate Diaz. Edwards and Masvidal have been connected to a potential fight ever since their back-stage scuffle at UFC London in March 2019. With Edwards needing a fight against a top-five opponent and with Masvidal coming […]
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Photos | Khabib Nurmagomedov gives fans a look at UFC 254 training camp
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov gave fans a closer look at his training camp for UFC 254 in a series of new photos released. Nurmagomedov returns to the Octagon for the first time since September 2019 when he takes on interim champ Justin Gaethje in a title unification bout at UFC 254 on October 24. […]
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ONE Championship reveals full lineup for ONE: Reign of Dynasties on October 9
ONE Championship has revealed the complete lineup for the upcoming ONE: Reign of Dynasties card, which is scheduled for October 9. The card is headlined by a ONE Strawweight Muay Thai World Title clash. A co-main event featuring two of the promotion’s best flyweight contenders rounds out the six-bout offering. The venue and location for […]
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Jorge Masvidal throws support behind Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch
Jorge Masvidal has publicly thrown his support behind a proposed charity fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Masvidal and Poirier are teammates at American Top Team and “Gamebred” tweeted his approval, stating that he will both be tuning in and donating. I will be tuning in and happily be donating to to @DustinPoirier charity […]
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Paulo Costa says “something happened” before Adesanya fight, performance was impacted
Paulo Costa claims “something happened” before his UFC 253 fight with Israel Adesanya that affected his performance in the cage. Costa challenged Adesanya for the UFC middleweight title in the main of UFC 253 last Saturday un Abu Dhabi. Despite being hailed as the champion’s toughest foe to date, he was soundly beaten, and ultimately […]
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Jorge Masvidal to join Donald Trump Jr. on “Fighters Against Socialism” bus tour
UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal will join Donald Trump Jr., the son of the US President, on a “Fighters Against Socialism” bus tour across Florida. The tour is expected to conclude at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, where several other fighters are reportedly set to join in. This news comes from Ariel Helwani of […]
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Jan Blachowicz sends challenge to “fat a**” Daniel Cormier, gets quick response
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is calling for a fight with the division’s former champion, Daniel Cormier. Blachowicz became the new UFC light heavyweight champ when he defeated Dominick Reyes in the co-main event of UFC 253 last Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Just days into his reign as champion, he’s […]
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Israel Adesanya offers advice to Paulo Costa after UFC 253
Undefeated UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has some advice for his latest opponent, Paulo Costa. Adesanya took on Costa in the main event of UFC 253 last Saturday, on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Ahead of the fight, Costa was widely heralded as the champion’s toughest foe to date. In the end, however, those perceptions […]
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Jake Matthews says he almost apologized to Diego Sanchez during final moments of ground and pound
UFC welterweight Jake Matthews has admitted he almost apologized to Diego Sanchez in the final moments of their UFC 253 showdown. Matthews was able to dominate the UFC veteran from pillar to post in a unanimous decision win that was scored 30-26 across the board. It took Matthews’ current winning streak to three in the […]
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Colby Covington praises UFC president Dana White for “not bowing to the woke mob”
UFC welterweight contender Colby Covington has praised UFC president Dana White for defending him after his recent racism controversy. Covington was accused of racially insulting 170-pound champion Kamaru Usman when the two had a heated exchange after “Chaos” defeated his long time rival Tyron Woodley in dominant fashion. He also proceeded to go after the […]
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Video | Jon Jones appears to still be bulking up for move to heavyweight
Former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones posted a new video of him lifting weights as he appears to still be bulking up for heavyweight. Jones gave up his belt at 205lbs this summer and announced that after nearly a decade at the top of the UFC light heavyweight division he is setting his sights […]
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Conor McGregor unloads on “fat fool” Daniel Cormier
Conor McGregor lashed out at fellow former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier on social media Monday evening. The Irishman’s verbal assault was due to comments made by Cormier surrounding McGregor’s current and very public spat with UFC President Dana White. White and McGregor have been going back and forth ever since the UFC boss insinuated […]
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Daniel Cormier accuses Jon Jones of giving up belt due to fear of Dominick Reyes rematch
Daniel Cormier believes that his rival Jon Jones vacated the UFC light heavyweight title because he didn’t want to rematch Dominick Reyes. After defending his title earlier this year at UFC 247 with a decision win over Reyes, Jones surprised the MMA community this summer when he officially vacated the 205lbs title, which put it […]
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Conor McGregor challenges Dustin Poirier to charity MMA fight in Ireland, “The Diamond” responds
UFC superstar Conor McGregor challenged long-time rival Dustin Poirier to a charity MMA fight, and “The Diamond” has issued his response. McGregor has been in the news this weekend after he released text messages of a private conversation he had with UFC president Dana White earlier this year regarding a potential fight with Diego Sanchez. […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 253?
The UFC was back on Fight Island last weekend for a very solid UFC 253 card that saw two titles on the line. In the main event of UFC 253, Israel Adesanya remained undefeated as he scored a second-round TKO win over Paulo Costa. The co-main event saw Jan Blachowicz become the promotions new light […]
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James Krause blasts Diego Sanchez’s “clown” coach Joshua Fabia: “He is a disgrace to our sport”
James Krause isn’t a fan of Diego Sanchez’s head coach, Joshua Fabia. Sanchez recently left his entire team and the past couple of fights has only had Fabia in his corner. In his UFC 253 fight, he added Stephan Bonnar, yet it didn’t help as he was dominated by Jake Matthews to a decision loss. […]
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Daniel Cormier lists the five “big fights” he wants the UFC to book at welterweight
Daniel Cormier believes booking the UFC’s welterweight division should be rather easy. Right now, it appears the only fight booked is Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns. The plan was to do Jorge Masvidal vs. Nate Diaz 2 but Colby Covington might be next for ‘Gamebred’. So, if Cormier was a matchmaker he believes there are […]
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Jon Jones sends a stern warning to UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya
Jon Jones has sent a stern message to Israel Adesanya following his UFC 253 win over Paulo Costa. For months, Adesanya and Jones have taken shots at one another and many thought a fight would eventually happen. Yet, “Bones” vacated the light heavyweight belt and has a planned moved to heavyweight. Once that happened, many […]
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Manny Pacquiao confirms plans to fight Conor McGregor for a charity
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has confirmed that he intends to fight UFC superstar Conor McGregor in the new year. Last week, McGregor made headlines by announcing that he intends to fight Pacquiao in the Middle East before the year is out. Anyway all water under the bridge who gives a fook. I’m boxing Manny Pacquiao […]
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Paulo Costa reportedly “very upset” after seeing video of Israel Adesanya humping him
UFC middleweight Paulo Costa is reportedly very upset after seeing the video of champion Israel Adesanya humping him at UFC 253. Adesanya had one of the best performances of his MMA career to date as he dominated Costa with his striking en route to a second-round TKO win. After the ref stepped in to stop […]
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Dustin Poirier welcomes boxing matches with Tony Ferguson, Nate Diaz
Long-time UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier would be willing to fight either Tony Ferguson or Nate Diaz in the boxing ring. Poirier is currently looking for a fight. He was briefly expected to fight Ferguson at UFC 254 on October 24, but negotiations for the matchup went south. “The UFC and I didn’t come to […]
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Paulo Costa breaks silence on UFC 253 loss, promises rematch “will be different”
Paulo Costa has broken his silence on his Saturday night loss to UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya. Costa challenged Adesanya for the middleweight strap in the main event of the headline-dominating UFC 253 card on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Despite being hailed as Adesanya’s toughest foe to date, he was soundly beaten by the […]
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Dana White on potential retirement talks with Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone: “It’s the not-so-fun part of the job”
UFC president Dana White says that potentially having retirement talks with Diego Sanchez and Donald Cerrone is the “not-so-fun part of the job.” White has been open about having a conversation with the 37-year-old Cerrone about retirement after the long-time contender’s five-fight winless skid. Another fighter who White will soon have a tough talk with […]
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Video | New UFC champ Jan Blachowicz gets swarmed by fans in Poland
New UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz got a reception worthy of a national hero upon his return home to his native Poland. Wejście smoka @JanBlachowicz❗😍 Zaskoczył wszystkich #LegendaryPolishPower pic.twitter.com/LJGH37tWBq — TVP SPORT (@sport_tvppl) September 28, 2020 Blachowicz, who was born in Cieszyn and now fights out of Warsaw, took on Dominick Reyes for the […]
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Nate Diaz teases 2021 comeback
Fan favorite UFC star Nate Diaz is teasing a return to the Octagon in 2021. Diaz has not fought since a late-2019 TKO loss to Jorge Masvidal. However, if a recent Instagram post is any indication, he’ll be back in the cage in the coming year. On Sunday, Diaz shared a video to Instagram, which […]
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Colby Covington calls for PPV headliner against Jorge Masvidal in Miami
Colby Covington wants to headline a UFC pay-per-view against Jorge Masvidal—and he wants it to go down in his rival’s backyard. Covington and Masvidal used to be good friends and training partners at American Top Team in South Florida, but over the last few years, they’ve become the most heated of rivals. Now, Covington wants […]