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Dana White reacts after Conor McGregor accepts challenge from Khamzat Chimaev
UFC president Dana White reacted after superstar Conor McGregor seemingly agreed to a fight against up-and-coming prospect Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev has quickly become one of the brightest young stars in the UFC. After making his promotional debut earlier this month at UFC Fight Island 1 with a vicious submission win over John Phillips, Chimaev made […]
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Randy Brown plans to test Vicente Luque’s chin: “We will see if he can go three rounds”
Randy Brown is happy he still gets the chance to fight Vicente Luque. The two were supposed to fight in April but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After that, Luque ended up earning a TKO win over Niko Price. So, for Brown, he thought his chances of fighting the ranked welterweight […]
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UFC announces two exciting matchups for October including Jessica Andrade vs. Jessica Eye at 125lbs
The UFC has announced two exciting matchups for October, including a women’s flyweight bout between Jessica Andrade and Jessica Eye. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto first reported that Andrade vs. Eye is set to take place at a UFC Fight Night event on October 17. According to Okamoto, Andrade’s team feels that this move up to 125lbs […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
In the main event of UFC Vegas 5, Derek Brunson is looking to extend his winning streak when he takes Edmen Shahbazyan. Heading into the fight, Brunson is a +255 underdog while the undefeated prospect is a -335 favorite. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for […]
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Manager Ali Abdelaziz weighs in on Khabib Nurmagomedov’s fighting future
Dominance MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz believes we could see plenty more of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov over the next few years, but is reluctant to comment on the Russian’s fighting future until his showdown with the division’s interim champion Justin Gaethje in the rear-view. Nurmagomedov and Gaethje, who are both managed by Abdelaziz, are […]
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Stipe Miocic plans to tell the referee to watch for the “eye pokes” of Daniel Cormier in upcoming trilogy
Stipe Miocic says he’ll warn the referee for his upcoming trilogy fight with Daniel Cormier to be on the lookout for illegal eye pokes. The heavyweight star first faced off against “DC” in 2018, at UFC 226. In that fight, Cormier picked up a first-round knockout win to earn the UFC heavyweight title. A year […]
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Ali Abdelaziz on partnership with ONE Championship: ‘This is going to be good for everybody’
Earlier this week, ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong announced a new partnership with MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz and his company, Dominance MMA. Abdelaziz and Sityodtong were first introduced through their mutual friend, Renzo Gracie, but only recently began working together. Both agree the relationship is long overdue. “I’ve known Chatri for seven, eight years,” Ali […]
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Darren Till issues lengthy statement on “chess match” with Robert Whittaker
Darren Till has issued a lengthy statement on his tense, technical battle with Robert Whittaker, which headlined the UFC’s final card on Fight Island last Saturday. Till gave Whittaker, the former UFC middleweight champion, a very competitive fight, but ultimately lost the bout via unanimous decision. Despite the undesirable outcome, his performance legitimized him as […]
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Vitor Belfort says Wanderlei Silva deserves a “beating”
MMA legend Vitor Belfort once again called out his long-time rival Wanderlei Silva, saying his fellow Brazilian deserves a “beating.” Two of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, Belfort and Silva first met almost 22 years ago, back at UFC Brazil in October 1998. In one of the greatest knockouts of all time, the […]
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Alexander Volkanovski says Henry Cejudo fight would be “a waste of time”
Reigning UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski believes a fight with former bantamweight and flyweight champ Henry Cejudo would be “a waste of time.” Cejudo retired earlier this year, after a TKO win over Dominick Cruz. Despite his retirement, he’s been adamant that he’s interested in returning to the cage for the opportunity to challenge Volkanovski […]
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Paulo Costa won’t be squashing beef with Israel Adesanya after fight
If you think Paulo Costa and Israel Adesanya will squash their beef after their UFC 253 middleweight title fight, you can think again. In a recent interview with MMA Junkie, Costa vowed not to shake his opponent’s fight with the action has subsided. “Even after I knock him out, I will not shake his hand,” […]
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Tony Ferguson issues scathing response to doubters who want him to retire
Tony Ferguson has issued a fiery response to the members of the MMA community who have suggested he should hang up the gloves. Ferguson, the former UFC interim lightweight champion, has not fought since May, when sustained a violent beating at the hands of Justin Gaethje, which culminated with a fifth-round TKO loss. The loss […]
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Mario Yamasaki believes Herb Dean could have stopped Jai Herbert fight sooner
Veteran MMA official Mario Yamasaki believes that Herb Dean could have stopped last weekend’s fight between Jai Herbert and Francisco Trinaldo sooner. After Trinaldo dropped Herbert with an overhand left in their catchweight bout at UFC Fight Island 3, Dean didn’t immediately stop the fight and instead required Trinaldo to land several ground strikes on […]
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Khamzat Chimaev trolls “weak man” Conor McGregor
Sweden’s Khamzat Chimaev has taken another shot at former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Earlier this week, in an interview with reporter Adam Zubayraev, Chimaev claimed that, in 2018, he flew to Ireland with the objective of attacking McGregor. At the time, McGregor was gearing up for a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov—and sparing […]
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Petr Yan trashes Cody Garbrandt for “running away” to flyweight
UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan has sent a scathing message to Cody Garbrandt, who recently laid out plans to drop down to the flyweight division. Garbrandt, who recently burst back into bantamweight title contention with a knockout win over Raphael Assuncao, discussed his plans for a drop to flyweight in a recent interview with ESPN. […]
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Stipe Miocic still working shifts as a firefighter just 2 weeks away from UFC 252 trilogy with Daniel Cormier
UFC champion Stipe Miocic is still working shifts as a firefighter with just over two weeks to go until he takes on Daniel Cormier in their highly anticipated trilogy fight at UFC 252. Miocic’s firefighting job has been public knowledge for a few years now, with many wondering how he can balance that role alongside […]
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Bellator champ-champ Ryan Bader set to defend his light heavyweight title on August 21 against Vadim Nemkov
Bellator double champion Ryan Bader is set to return to light heavyweight for the first time since 2017 to defend his championship against Vadim Nemkov, ESPN reports. Bader has been at the helm of two divisions since he knocked out Fedor Emelianenko in January 2019, but he first won the Light Heavyweight Championship in June […]
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Chael Sonnen shares his take on who is the greatest UFC fighter to never get a title shot
Chael Sonnen has named his pick for the best UFC fighter to never receive a title shot. The MMA fighter turned analyst is known for his thorough breakdowns of MMA fights and his in-depth insights. Today is no exception as he shared the name of the man he believes is the greatest UFC fighter who […]
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Stipe Miocic responds to Daniel Cormier’s wrestling shoes comment: “I thought we were fighting”
Stipe Miocic has a simple message for Daniel Cormier who told the champ he better bring his wrestling shoes when they fight again. On August 15, in the main event of UFC 252, Stipe Miocic is looking to defend his heavyweight title when he battles Daniel Cormier for the third time. It is a fight […]
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Chris Weidman plans to “mentally and physically break” Omari Akhmedov to earn stoppage win
Chris Weidman is expecting to snap his losing streak and get back to the win column in a big way. In the co-main event of the August 8 fight card, Weidman is dropping back down to middleweight to take on the 11th-ranked contender in Omari Akhmedov. For the former champion, he knows he will the […]
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Edmen Shahbazyan eyes “dominant performance” over Derek Brunson in main event of UFC Vegas 5
Edmen Shahbazyan is looking to turn some more heads when he headlines this Saturday’s card against Derek Brunson. Shahbazyan vs. Brunson was originally scheduled to be the co-main event, but after Irene Aldana tested positive for COVID-19,the bout was moved to headliner status. Although being the main event is exciting for the 22-year-old, this is […]
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Tony Ferguson sends a message to people telling him to retire: “F**k you”
Tony Ferguson has made it clear that he is not ready to retire. Following Ferguson’s fifth-round TKO loss to Justin Gaethje at UFC 249, many wondered if “El Cucuy” is now past his prime and how the damage over the years has impacted him. Yet, for the former interim lightweight champion, he says he isn’t […]
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Edmen Shahbazyan opens up on relationship with manager Ronda Rousey: “She inspired me”
Edmen Shahbazyan knows he is lucky to have Ronda Rousey as his manager. When Rousey was the UFC champion, one of her training partners was then 15-year-old, Edmen Shahbazyan who trained at the gym. At open workouts, Shahbazyan was the person Rousey would judo throw. But, since then, “Rowdy” knew he would be something special. […]
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UFC’s Big Bang: A world where Conor McGregor fought Rafael dos Anjos would have looked very different
The galactic forces that knocked Rafael dos Anjos out of a superfight with Conor McGregor over four years ago was a miniature big bang that indirectly spawned an iconic cross-promotional boxing match, a BMF UFC title and the most volatile rivalry in MMA history. Put on the tinfoil hats, ladies and gents. It’s time to […]
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Khamzat Chimaev claims he flew to Ireland to “beat up” Conor McGregor, was detained instead
Red-hot UFC welterweight prospect Khamzat Chimaev claims that, in 2018, he flew to Ireland with the objective of attacking former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor. At the time, McGregor was gearing up for a fight with UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov—and sparing nothing in the way of pre-fight trash talk. Chimaev, hellbent on defending Nurmagomedov’s […]
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Ronda Rousey praises “special” young talent Edmen Shahbazyan: “He’s the one”
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey praised middleweight prospect Edmen Shahbazyan, calling him a “special” young talent. Rousey, the UFC Hall of Famer, is the manager for Shahbazyan, who also trains at Rousey’s old stomping grounds at Glendale Fighting Club. The young middleweight headlines his first UFC event this weekend when he takes Derek […]
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Alexander Volkanovski responds to talk of Holloway trilogy
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has reacted to talk of a third consecutive fight with the division’s former champion Max Holloway. Volkanovski and Holloway have fought twice in the last year. The pair first met in December, when Volkanovski defeated Holloway by decision to capture the featherweight title. They then met in an immediate rematch […]
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Henry Cejudo responds to jab from Amanda “The Sheep” Nunes
Nobody takes the idea particularly seriously, but that hasn’t stopped him from going back and forth with some of MMA’s greatest female stars – including the aforementioned Nunes. Amanda “The sheep” Nunes! If you come at the real 🐐 like that you better be prepare to bend the knee! Do me a favor and go […]