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Darren Till releases statement that he won’t be fighting at UFC London
Darren Till reveals he will not be fighting at UFC on ESPN+ 29 in London. The UK-based fighter and title-challenger fought Jorge Masvidal in the main event of UFC London last-year and received a shocking TKO loss in the second round. Since then, he has moved up to middleweight and had great success defeating Kelvin […]
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Bellator middleweight champion Rafael Lovato Jr. reveals he has a rare brain condition, career on pause
Rafael Lovato Jr. doesn’t know if he will fight again. The 36-year-old has not fought since his upset win over Gegard Mousasi to win the Bellator middleweight title in June of 2019. He’s 10-0 as a pro recently discovered he has a problem that went undetected because he often fought with commissions that didn’t require […]
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Streaming this Week: ONE Championship, LFA, Miami Fight Night and more
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN, and YouTube. BJPenn.Com’s Streaming this Week series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms. Here’s what’s streaming this […]
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Jorge Masvidal says he’s entering negotiations for title fight with Kamaru Usman
Jorge Masvidal says he’s entering contract negotiations to fight Kamaru Usman for the welterweight title. Masvidal and Usman have been going back-and-forth at one another on social media and interviews. But, at radio row in Miami for the Super Bowl, Masvidal and Usman got into a confrontation to add to the rivalry. Yet, before that […]
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Kamaru Usman praises Colby Covington: ‘He really showed how good he is’
Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington had a heated rivalry in the lead up to their UFC 245 fight. The two traded shot at one another on social media and in interviews and it appeared any respect between the two was gone. Yet, following UFC 245, where Usman won by fifth-round TKO, the welterweight champion praised […]
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Nate Diaz takes aim at Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor, says they owe Stephen A Smith an apology
Former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz believes Joe Rogan and Conor McGregor owe Stephen A Smith an apology. The feud started shortly after McGregor decimated Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246, where Smith had some questionable words regarding ‘Cowboys’ performance. Smith’s choice words did not sit well with UFC commentator Joe […]
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Up next: Miesha Tate deserves her place in UFC Hall Of Fame in 2020
For many years, the UFC has given worthy fighters and contributors their rightful place in the UFC Hall Of Fame. The Hall Of Fame has several wings which includes the Pioneer wing, the Modern-era, Contributors, and Fights to honor the very best that have taken place in the promotion’s history. Last year’s Modern-era wing featured […]
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Kamaru Usman reacts to Jorge Masvidal altercation
Jorge Masvidal has found a new target for his ‘three-piece and a soda’ antics, Kamaru Usman. At a Radio Row media session in Miami, the welterweights nearly got into a fight before being separated by bystanders. The media day is being held in preparation for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV event which features the San […]
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Joe Rogan fires back Stephen A. Smith: ‘You’re wrong’
UFC commentator Joe Rogan and ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith have recently been butting heads over the comments Smith made about Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone during the recent UFC 246 broadcast. The pair have made it clear that they respect each other, but it’s even clearer that they’re at odds in terms of their opinions on […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk responds to Weili Zhang amid backlash for Coronavirus post
Joanna Jedrzejczyk has found herself in hot water after sharing a controversial picture to her Instagram story. The post in question included a promotional image of Jedrzejczyk and her UFC 248 opponent, China’s Weili Zhang. The controversy stemmed from the fact that, in the image, Jedrzejczyk was wearing a gas mask — at a time […]
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VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal and Kamaru Usman nearly break into fight in Miami
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Jorge Masvidal nearly got into a fight during a media session at Radio Row in Miami. The sports media is gathering in Miami this week in preparation for this weekend’s Super Bowl LIV event featuring the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Kansas City Chiefs. Both Masvidal […]
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Kamaru Usman says Dana White told him Jorge Masvidal is next
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman says that UFC president Dana White wants him to fight superstar Jorge Masvidal for his next title defense. Ever since Usman defended his welterweight strap against Colby Covington at UFC 245, there has been plenty of speculation about who he would fight next. Masvidal has always been at the top […]
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PHOTOS | Posters released for UFC 248, UFC Norfolk
The UFC has released the official posters for two of its upcoming cards: UFC Norfolk, scheduled for February 29 in Norfolk, and UFC 248, scheduled for March 7 in Las Vegas. See these new fight posters below, as revealed by the UFC on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/B74orwBlLXG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B74rcSLg8sC/ UFC Norfolk will be headlined by a clash between […]
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Dominick Reyes plans to warn referee about Jon Jones’ eye pokes
Dominick Reyes is still a few weeks out from his title fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, but he’s already worried about the illegal — if inadvertent — eye pokes that the champ is infamous for. Speaking to MMA Fighting, Reyes admitted the threat of eye pokes is something he’s thinking about, and […]
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Weili Zhang responds to Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s joke about coronavirus
UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang has responded to a joke that Joanna Jedrzejczyk made about the coronavirus outbreak in China. Jedrzejczyk posted an Instagram story earlier this week in which she shared a picture of herself and Zhang as the two are set to collide in March at UFC 248 for the women’s strawweight […]
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UFC rankings update: Promotion unveils men’s and women’s pound-for-pound rankings
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of Saturday’s UFC Raleigh card, and as expected, there have been some interesting changes. The biggest changes, however, do not relate to the card. Instead, the biggest difference you’ll notice in the new UFC rankings is the addition of new men’s and women’s pound-for-pound rankings. […]
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Ilir Latifi believes teammate Alexander Gustafsson will fight again ‘very soon’
Ilir Latifi expects Alexander Gustafsson to fight again soon. Shortly after Gustafsson was submitted by Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC Stockholm he announced his retirement. Yet many thought the Swede would come back and a few months later he revealed he is considering a return. Now, his teammate in Latifi says Gustafsson […]
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MMA veterans Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings are offering ‘premium content’ on OnlyFans subscription service
Jessica Penne and Bec Rawlings have found another stream of income, and that is their own subscription accounts on OnlyFans.com. The two athletes have records that encompass the UFC, Invicta and Bellator. Jessica Penne hasn’t fought since 2017 after coming off three back-to-back losses and Bec Rawlings is also coming off 5 consecutive losses, though […]
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Leon Edwards shares ‘fairy tale’ UFC title scenario
UFC welterweight contender & UFC London headliner Leon Edwards has detailed his potential “fairy tale” run that’ll lead him to a title shot. Edwards, 28, is in the midst of a sensational eight-fight win streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship which has taken him to the doorstep of a title shot. His next bout will […]
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VIDEO | Watch Israel Adesanya react to Conor McGregor’s win at UFC 246
Conor McGregor’s return to the Octagon garnered priceless reactions from the MMA community. That included fellow MMA superstar, Israel Adesanya, who reacted to ‘The Notorious” 40-second victory against Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. The current middleweight champion tuned into the blockbuster event with friends in New Zealand. In the main event, the Irishman returned to […]
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Bob Arum believes Terence Crawford could ‘pin’ Conor McGregor in an MMA bout
Boxing promoter Bob Arum has said that he believes Terence Crawford could “pin” Conor McGregor in a mixed martial arts bout. Arum has always been a thorn in the side of MMA fans, many of whom believe he doesn’t really understand the sport in any way, shape or form. Now, in a recent interview with […]
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Eduard Folayang still pumped despite a year full of setbacks
Things didn’t go exactly as planned for former ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard Folayang in 2019. The 35-year-old entered the year as a world champion but shortly after succumbed the title to rival Shinya Aoki in ONE Championship’s debut event in Japan. Folayang’s next bout came against American legend Eddie Alvarez in the ONE Lightweight […]
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Mackenzie Dern returns at UFC Lincoln
Mackenzie Dern will look to rebound from the first loss of her MMA career at UFC Lincoln on April 25, when she takes on Ariane Carnelossi. This bout was first reported by Combate and confirmed thereafter by MMA Fighting. When Dern last fought, at UFC Tampa in October, she experienced her first taste of defeat, […]
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Israel Adesanya praises Kobe Bryant: ‘Mamba Mentality is worldwide’
Israel Adesanya is one of many top MMA fighters to pay tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant, who passed away in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Adesanya shared his thoughts on Bryant in a video from EMG Access on YouTube. “I don’t follow basketball, I just follow greatness, and just watching the way he played […]
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Kamaru Usman explains why he’ll never fight Israel Adesanya or Khabib Nurmagomedov
Kamaru Usman is not interested in moving up in weight to fight Israel Adesanya or taking on Khabib Nurmagomedov. Usman, who is the current UFC welterweight champion made it very clear he does not want to fight the champions in the weight classes below and above him. He and Nurmagomedov share the same manager and […]
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Valentina Shevchenko says trilogy fight with Amanda Nunes will ‘happen sometime in the future’
Valentina Shevchenko expects to fight Amanda Nunes again. The two first met at UFC 196 where it was Nunes who won by unanimous decision and would go on to win the bantamweight title in her next fight. The rematch then came a year and a half later where Nunes edged out a split-decision to defend […]
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Daniel Cormier explains why it will take a heavyweight to beat Jon Jones
Daniel Cormier is confident that no light heavyweight will be able to beat Jon Jones. Jones has been reluctant to move up to heavyweight so far in his career, as he has continued to reign over the light heavyweight division. Still, fans have made it clear they want to see ‘Bones’ at heavyweight. But, there […]
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UFC gets hacked on Instagram, Twitter
The official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the UFC have been hacked. A hacking organization identifying itself as OurMine is taking credit for this incident. The original Tweet from the hackers has already been deleted — though it’s not clear if it was deleted by the hackers, the UFC, or by Twitter. Whatever the case, […]