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Donald Cerrone wants to become first UFC fighter to fight three times in one week
UFC welterweight Donald Cerrone says he wants to become the first fighter in UFC history to fight three times in one week. Cerrone takes on Anthony Pettis in a rematch at UFC 249 next Saturday night in Jacksonville, Florida. Living up to his ‘anywhere, anytime’ mantra, “Cowboy” took the fight against Pettis on short notice […]
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Douglas Lima “disappointed” Rory MacDonald left Bellator but hopes trilogy happens down the line
Douglas Lima says he’s disappointed Rory MacDonald left Bellator as it ruined plans for a trilogy fight. MacDonald is the former Bellator welterweight champion but after losing his belt to Lima in the grand prix final, he left in free agency to PFL. Many were surprised as they figured the Canadian would re-sign to set […]
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Brendan Loughnane opens up on PFL, lockdown & staying in shape
PFL star Brendan Loughnane opens up on everything from his signing with the promotion to life in quarantine and beyond in this exclusive with BJPENN.com. Loughnane has largely been viewed as one of the most underrated British talents for many years now, with most fans believing that he has long since deserved a chance at […]
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Johny Hendricks explains how USADA played a role in his retirement from MMA
Johny Hendricks never failed a USADA test or took any performance-enhancing drugs in his career. But, he does say USADA played a big factor in why he retired in 2018. Hendricks claimed UFC gold back at UFC 171 where he defeated Robbie Lawler to win the vacant belt. He would then lose the title to […]
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Stipe Miocic says there’s “no way” he would accept a fight during the COVID-19 pandemic
Stipe Miocic makes it clear he won’t be defending his heavyweight title anytime soon. Miocic re-claimed the heavyweight title back at UFC 241 where he scored a fourth-round TKO win over Daniel Cormier. Since then, he has been healing up his eye injury. But, as his eye is healing the champ isn’t sure when he […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 125 // Israel Adesanya | John Wayne Parr
Israel Adesanya joins the show for a quick but entertaining conversation. Having taken the combat sports world by storm on his meteoric rise to super-stardom, “Stylebender” has become a popular target for many of MMA’s biggest names. While solely focused on defending his middleweight crown in early summer opposite Paulo Costa, Adesanya is confident in […]
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BJJ with BJ: Go to the Back Transition Drill
[brid autoplay=”true” video=”531901″ player=”20625″ title=”BJJ with BJ Go To Back Transition Drill” duration=”25″ description=”BJ Penn demonstrates back and forth back transitions” uploaddate=”2020-03-18 18:40:18″ thumbnailurl=”https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/15717/thumb/531901_t_1584556840.png” contentUrl=”https://cdn.brid.tv/live/partners/15717/sd/531901.mp4″”] In this segment of BJJ with BJ, “The Prodigy” shows a drill for transitioning to an opponents back. “Go thirty seconds slow and then ten seconds fast.” BJJ with BJ […]
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Duke Roufus: “I’m seeing the best Anthony Pettis that I’ve seen in a while”
As he looks to get off his current two-fight losing skid, former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis is impressing those around him. Pettis is scheduled to fight Donald Cerrone in the featured prelim at UFC 249 which is scheduled for May 9 on ESPN and ESPN+ PPV. Coming off back-to-back losses against Diego Ferreira and […]
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Anthony Johnson will get top-10 opponent in UFC return, says Dana White
Former UFC light heavyweight title contender Anthony Johnson will get a top-10 opponent in his return to the Octagon, whenever that is. Johnson retired from MMA after losing to Daniel Cormier at UFC 210 in April 2017 in a failed bid to become the UFC light heavyweight champion. He retired as one of the top-three […]
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Junior dos Santos willing to drop to light heavyweight to fight Jon Jones
Junior dos Santos recently turned some heads by sharing a picture of his slimmed down physique. Speaking to MMA Fighting, dos Santos explained that his primary objective is simply getting his weight back down to a more ideal level—lighter than it was when he knocked out Cain Velasquez to win the heavyweight title in 2011. […]
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Israel Adesanya “glad” Robert Whittaker is “starting to find that balance”
Former UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker recently opened on up on feeling “burnt out.” Israel Adesanya, the man that took Whittaker’s title, is glad to see his former foe working through these issues. Whittaker initially opened up on his troubles in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. “That second [Yoel] Romero fight, it took heaps […]
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Luke Rockhold only sees one way Khabib Nurmagomedov can be beaten
Luke Rockhold is a long-time friend and training partner of undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Having felt Nurmagomedov’s world class skills first-hand, Rockhold believes the lightweight champ is a nightmare matchup for just about anybody — at lightweight or welterweight. Rockhold praised the skills of the champ on a recent episode of Submission Radio. “The […]
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VIDEO | Dana White gives tour of his mansion, featuring basketball court, arcade and more
Dana White has made a fortune as the president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and from the looks of it, he’s invested a lot of his earnings in his sprawling, Las Vegas mansion. White recently gave a tour of his estate to Haute TV, and its bound to spark a little envy among those riding […]
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Dana White lists the best fighters to never win a UFC title
UFC president Dana White was recently asked who the best fighters are to never win a UFC title, and his list contained several legends of the sport. White took part in a Reddit AMA this week and was asked a number of intriguing questions by fans about the history of the UFC. One fan asked […]
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Bas Rutten recounts beating three self-proclaimed “Navy SEALs” at once in Tokyo street fight
Bas Rutten has traveled all over the world over the course of his time in the combat sports industry, and he has some pretty interesting stories to share as a result. Rutten shared one of those stories on a recent episode of Submission Radio, harkening back to a time he brawled three men claiming to […]
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Marlon Vera calls out Urijah Faber after “p**sy” Song Yadong pulls out of May 16 bout
Marlon Vera has called out Urijah Faber after his May 16 opponent, Song Yadong, pulled out of their scheduled fight. While the idea of UFC 249 going ahead on May 9 is crazy enough, what’s even crazier is that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is planning on putting two more events on in the week that […]
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Daniel Cormier plans on getting “back to wrestling” in trilogy bout with Stipe Miocic
Daniel Cormier is planning on getting back to his wrestling roots in his upcoming trilogy fight against rival Stipe Miocic. While Cormier is considered to be one of the UFC’s greatest heavyweights ever, and one of the greatest in mixed martial arts history, he’s tied at 1-1 with Miocic after two fascinating battles for the […]
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Alain Ngalani finding new motivation in special rules bout with Vitor Belfort
Alain Ngalani has been given the momentous task of welcoming former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort to ONE Championship, and he relishes that challenge. In fact, it’s providing him with new motivation after a prolonged period of listlessness. Ngalani, who hails from Cameroon and now lives in Hong Kong, says the bout will most […]
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Mark Hunt uses Jon Jones reference to prove the UFC doesn’t care about their fighters
Mark Hunt has launched a savage attack on the UFC for not caring about their fighters, and he references Jon Jones to make his point. The New Zealand native has been on a crusade against the UFC ever since Brock Lesnar failed a drug test for their UFC 200 fight in 2016. Hunt lost the […]
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Colby Covington says only two fights “make sense” for UFC return
Colby Covington only has two fights in mind for his UFC return. The former interim welterweight champion is ready to set foot back in the Octagon, but only for two opponents. On Covington’s radar is the current welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman, and the former welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley. In his last UFC appearance, “Chaos” faced […]
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Robert Whittaker proposes Darren Till fight be at a catchweight, “The Gorilla” responds
Robert Whittaker is hoping his August fight against Darren Till can be a 195-pound catchweight bout. Whittaker and Till are expected to headline UFC Dublin on August 15. Yet, with the pandemic shutting down gyms, the former middleweight champion says he would rather not train and do a catchweight so they don’t have to cut […]
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Dana White says Jorge Masvidal vs. Ben Askren is his favorite KO of all time
UFC president Dana White says that Jorge Masvidal and his flying knee finish over Ben Askren at UFC 239 is his favorite KO of all time. There are hundreds of amazing knockouts that have taken place inside the Octagon, but perhaps none of them have been as crazy as Masvidal’s KO over Askren last summer […]
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Dana White says he’s “not very” confident Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson happens this year
UFC president Dana White says he’s not very confident Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson will fight this year. Nurmagomedov was expected to battle Ferguson at UFC 249 on April 18 but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight was canceled. Now, on May 9, Ferguson will fight Justin Gaethje for the interim lightweight title. After […]
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Dana White announces the return of The Ultimate Fighter
UFC president Dana White said during a Reddit AMA on Wednesday that The Ultimate Fighter reality television show will be returning “soon.” It was assumed by many that The Ultimate Fighter was dead after the show flamed out in recent years, with low television ratings and little support from fans and media. When White introduced […]
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Johny Hendricks still open to a return to the UFC and MMA under one condition
Johny Hendricks says the door is still open for a return to the UFC. Hendricks is a former UFC welterweight champion who last fought in 2017 where he suffered a TKO loss to Paulo Costa. He announced his retirement from MMA in June of 2018 but had one bare-knuckle fight after. Since then, Hendricks has […]
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Georges St-Pierre recalls making $3,000 in UFC debut
Long-time UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre recalled his Octagon debut against Karo Parisyan in 2004, admitting he was paid just $3,000 to show. St-Pierre retired as one of the richest fighters in mixed martial arts history after he headlined numerous blockbuster pay-per-views throughout his 13-year MMA career. Everything he earned inside the cage, plus sponsorships […]
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Leon Edwards compares Tyron Woodley to “a groupie trying to get back stage”
Leon Edwards has been angling for a rescheduled fight with former UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for him, the feeling doesn’t seem to be mutual. Since Edwards’ planned UFC London fight with Woodley fell through, Woodley has called out several other rivals, but expressed disinterest in a rescheduled fight with Edwards. Edwards seems to […]
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Luke Rockhold responds to callout from Jimi Manuwa
Luke Rockhold doesn’t seem particularly enthused about a potential fight with British knockout artist Jimi Manuwa. Rockhold has not fought since a 2019 knockout loss to Jan Blachowicz, but recently divulged that he’s getting the “itch” to fight again. “”Here we are now,” Rockhold told MMA UK. “I’m getting healthier and I might be getting […]