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PHOTO | Henry Cejudo appears to have suffered a nasty cut ahead of UFC 249
UFC Bantamweight Champion Henry Cejudo appears to have suffered a nasty cut prior to UFC 249 this weekend. While Cejudo’s “cringeworthy” persona may have been at the forefront of the conversation over the last year or so in regards to his career, the focus has now shifted to his potentially career-defining showdown with Dominick Cruz […]
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Daniel Cormier explains why Stipe Miocic loss is harder to swallow than Jon Jones loss
UFC star Daniel Cormier has revealed why his defeat to Stipe Miocic was harder to swallow than his two losses to Jon Jones. Cormier shocked the world back at UFC 226 when he knocked Miocic out in the first round to capture the UFC Heavyweight Championship. However, just over a year later, he went from […]
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Justin Gaethje believes he will knock Tony Ferguson “out cold” at UFC 249
Justin Gaethje believes he will knock out Tony Ferguson in the main event of UFC 249 to win the UFC’s interim lightweight title. Gaethje originally stepped up on short notice to fight Ferguson on April 18 for the interim belt. But, the event was postponed and he will now get the fight with basically a full […]
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UFC 251 officially postponed
Alexander Volkanovski will have to wait a while to defend his belt in Australia as the upcoming UFC 251 pay-per-view event has been officially postponed. The UFC men’s featherweight champion Volkanovski was being targeted for a title defense against Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 251, which was set for June 6 at […]
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Jairzinho Rozenstruik plans to KO Francis Ngannou in “one of the best fights of 2020”
Jairzinho Rozenstruik is expecting to continue his knockout streak on Saturday night when he takes on Francis Ngannou at UFC 249. Rozenstruik and Ngannou were expected to headline UFC Columbus and then fight on April 18, but those events were canceled. Now, for Rozenstruik, he finally gets his wish of fighting Ngannou on May 9. […]
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Tony Ferguson says he hasn’t “had this confidence in a long f*****g time” ahead of Justin Gaethje fight
Tony Ferguson is confident he’ll be able to beat Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 249. Ferguson will battle Gaethje for the interim lightweight title, where he enters the bout as a slight favorite. Although he was originally supposed to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov, “El Cucuy” says it doesn’t matter as he is always […]
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‘The Mountain’ Thor Bjornsson to make combat sports debut opposite former World’s Strongest Man in 2021
Thor Bjornsson, also known as “The Mountain” on HBO’s hit series “Game of Thrones”, will make his combat sports debut in September of 2021. Bjornsson recently set a world record for deadlifting 1,104.54 pounds at his gym in Iceland. The mark broke the record which was previously held by former World’s Strongest Man, Eddie Hall. […]
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Marlon Vera tells UFC Jacksonville haters to “f*ck off”
UFC bantamweight Marlon Vera fired back at the critics of UFC Jacksonville in an interview with CBC Sports, telling haters of the event to “f*ck off.” Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, UFC president Dana White was adamant the show would go on, and he lived up to his promise. Starting this weekend, the UFC will […]
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Donald Cerrone reflects on first Anthony Pettis fight: “He kicked my liver out of my body”
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has an opportunity to avenge a loss in a rematch against Anthony Pettis at UFC 249. In recent fights, the UFC veteran has suffered three back-to-back TKOs against Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje. However, his first knockout loss came from Pettis. The former lightweight champion body kicked his way to […]
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Francis Ngannou admits “it’s been very exhausting, very frustrating” to train through bout cancelations
Francis Ngannou is days out from a crucial heavyweight matchup with fellow knockout artist Jairzinho Rozenstruik. The bout will go down on the main card of UFC 249 this Saturday. While this matchup will finally go down this Saturday, Ngannou originally expected it to happen much sooner. The pair were originally scheduled to fight at […]
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Oscar De La Hoya makes prediction for potential boxing match with Conor McGregor
Even at 47 years old, Oscar De La Hoya likes his chances in a potential boxing match with Conor McGregor. Speaking on CBS Sports’ State of Combat podcast recently, De La Hoya was asked about a potential fight with the McGregor. Despite his age, and the fact that he hasn’t fought since a 2008 loss to […]
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Full betting odds released for UFC 249
The sportsbooks have released the full slate of betting odds for this weekend’s UFC 249 event, including the main event of Tony Ferguson vs. Justin Gaethje. UFC 249 was originally set to take place on April 18 in Brooklyn, New York, and later at Tachi Palace in Leemore, California. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, both […]
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UFC Kazakhstan canceled, Petr Yan and Marlon Moraes now in limbo
The upcoming UFC Kazakhstan card in June has been canceled, leaving main event bantamweights Petr Yan and Marlon Moraes in limbo. UFC Fight Night 177 was set to take place on June 13 at Astana Arena in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The card was set to be headlined by Yan and Moraes, but according to a report […]
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Justin Gaethje: “I don’t think I would have taken the fight against Khabib on short notice”
Justin Gaethje is days out from a short-notice interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson, but he says he might not have accepted a short-notice fight with Ferguson’s originally scheduled foe, undisputed lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov. Ferguson was originally expected to fight Nurmagomedov on April 18, but when Nurmagomedov got stranded in Russia, Ferguson was […]
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Jon Jones explains why he dislikes Colby Covington more than Cormier, Adesanya or Danis
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has no shortage of haters, doubters, and rivals. Of all his enemies, however, he seems to dislike Colby Covington the most. On Sunday night, Jones took some time to interact with his fans on Twitter. One fan asked Jones who he dislikes the most out of Colby Covington, Israel […]
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Israel Adesanya explains why he’s a bad matchup for “washed up” Jon Jones
UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya has made no secret of the fact that he intends to move up to the light heavyweight division to battle Jon Jones in the future. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Adesanya explained why he’s so confident he’d win this potential matchup. He points to the fact that […]
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PHOTO | Paulo Costa is as jacked as ever during coronavirus pandemic
The gym closures and social distancing measures associated with the coronavirus pandemic have not stopped UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa from maintaining his physique. The Brazilian middleweight, who is expected to get the next crack at the division’s reigning champion Israel Adesanya, is looking as monstrous as ever, despite the challenges created by the pandemic. […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor dominates boxing champ in MMA sparring session
Back in 2013, ahead of his fight with Max Holloway, Conor McGregor stepped into the cage for an MMA sparring session with former WBC featherweight champ Patrick Hyland. Suffice it to say it did not go well for the boxer. See the pair’s lopsided training session below: The footage, which was filmed by McGregor’s long-time […]
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Jon Jones shares some advice for new pro athletes
Jon Jones has shared some advice for young athletes. The UFC light heavyweight champion has had an interesting 2020 so far. His closely contested bout against Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 in February left many spectators believing his opponent should have won the division’s crown. His recent DWI arrest earlier this year in his hometown […]
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Bob Arum believes the UFC’s “cowboy behavior” in Florida could end up hurting all sports
Boxing promoter Bob Arum has voiced his displeasure regarding the UFC’s persistence in trying to go ahead with events in Florida during the pandemic. It’s no secret that Arum doesn’t exactly see eye to eye with UFC president Dana White, with the pair constantly going back and forth at one another over the years in […]
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TJ Dillashaw gives prediction for Dominick Cruz vs. Henry Cejudo title fight at UFC 249
TJ Dillashaw has predicted the outcome of the bantamweight title fight between Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz at UFC 249. The former bantamweight champion has been out of action since his anti-doping violation in 2019, but that hasn’t stopped the fighter from giving his two cents on the current 135-pound division. The active bantamweight champion, […]
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Oscar De La Hoya commends UFC President Dana White for “phenomenal job” during pandemic
Boxing promoter and former champion Oscar De La Hoya has praised former rival Dana White for his handling of the UFC during the pandemic. De La Hoya and White have been embroiled in a bitter feud for quite some time now, to the point where there was even talk that they could settle the score […]
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Videos | Top 5 Submissions: UFC 31 – UFC 40
Check out videos of the top five submissions from UFC 31 to UFC 40, featuring former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir in his UFC debut. In our latest series here at BJPenn.com “Top 5 Submissions” we take a look at the most lethal submissions from the fourth block of UFC events. These submissions all took […]
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Kelvin Gastelum interested in fighting Jack Hermansson
UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum is looking to return to the Octagon this summer and he likes a matchup against Jack Hermansson for his comeback. We last saw Gastelum fight at UFC 244 this past November when he dropped a split decision to Darren Till. It was Gastelum’s second straight loss following a unanimous decision […]
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Kevin Lee announces successful ACL surgery
UFC lightweight contender Kevin Lee announced that he had successful surgery on his ACL which he says he re-injured in the Charles Oliveira fight. Lee fought nearly two months ago at the last UFC event when he was tapped out by Oliveira in their headliner in Brasilia. Lee said after the fight that he was […]
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UFC fighters can have full corner at UFC 249 and other Jacksonville events
UFC fighters will be permitted to have a full corner of three cornermen at the upcoming UFC 249 card as well as the other three Jacksonville cards. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the UFC is following social distance guidelines which limit the number of people in a building at one time. Because of this, there […]
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Douglas Lima hoping Bellator re-books Gegard Mousasi fight for July
Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima hopes his canceled vacant middleweight title fight against Gegard Mousasi is re-booked to take place in July. Lima was set to step up a weight class and take on one of the best in the world in Mousasi in the co-main event of Bellator 242. But Bellator decided to cancel […]
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Uriah Hall moved into a gym so he could train for UFC 249
UFC middleweight contender Uriah Hall moved into the Fortis MMA gym for his training camp preparing to fight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at UFC 249. Hall was set to fight Souza at the original UFC 249 card on April 18 in Brooklyn and later at Tachi Palace, an event that was canceled due to the coronavirus […]