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Fedor Emelianenko clarifies that he is not retiring and outlines future plans
Bellator heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko clarified he did not retire following his first-round KO win over Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at Bellator Japan. Emelianenko had one of his best showings in years as the 43-year-old Russian appeared to be fast and spry against Jackson, moving around the cage like he was 20 years younger and showing […]
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Rampage Jackson reacts following first-round KO loss to Fedor Emelianenko
Bellator heavyweight legend Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has reacted following his first-round KO loss to Fedor Emelianenko at Bellator Japan. Jackson took on Emelianenko in the main event featuring two of the legends of PRIDE. It was expected to be a competitive battle between two heavy-hitting heavyweight sluggers, but Emelianenko proved he was the superior fighter […]
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Pros react after Fedor Emelianenko KO’s Rampage Jackson at Bellator Japan
Mixed Martial Arts legends Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson squared off in a heavyweight contest in tonight’s Bellator Japan headliner. ‘The Last Emperor’ entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a first round knockout loss to Ryan Bader in his most previous effort at Bellator 214. Prior to the setback, Fedor was […]
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Bellator Japan Results: Fedor Emelianenko KO’s Rampage Jackson (Video)
A heavyweight fight between MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko and Rampage Jackson headlines tonight’s Bellator Japan event. Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA) will be looking to rebound after suffering a first round knockout loss to Ryan Bader in his most recent appearance at Bellator 214. Prior to that, ‘The Last Emperor’ had scored back-to-back TKO victories over […]
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Douglas Lima gunning for middleweight gold, says he will fight winner of Larkin vs MVP
Douglas Lima has his eyes set on becoming a Bellator champ-champ before he decides to grant anyone a rematch. Lima, who is the current Bellator welterweight champion after beating Rory MacDonald, recently said that he is going after middleweight gold. And, after that, he plans to grant a rematch to the winner of Lorenz Larkin […]
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Bellator Japan Results: Michael ‘Venom’ Page KO’s Shinsho Anzai (Video)
A 173-pound catchweight bout between Michael ‘Venom’ Page and Shinsho Anzai took place on the main card of tonight’s Bellator Japan event. ‘MVP’ (16-1 MMA) will enter tonight’s contest looking to build on the momentum of back-to-back first round knockout victories over opponents Richard Keily and Giovanni Melillo. Page’s lone career loss came at the […]
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Bellator Japan: ‘Fedor vs. Rampage’ Results and Highlights
Bellator Japan: ‘Fedor vs. Rampage’ takes place this evening live from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Fedor Emelianenko (38-6 MMA) will be looking to rebound after suffering a first round knockout loss to Ryan Bader in his most recent appearance at Bellator 214. Prior to that, ‘The Last Emperor’ had scored back-to-back TKO victories […]
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Jon Jones reflects on longevity as UFC Champion
It was back at UFC 128 in March of 2011 when Jon Jones first captured UFC gold by defeating Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua by way of third round TKO. At the time, Jones’ victory over Rua improved his professional mixed martial arts record to 13-1 overall. The Rochester natives lone career loss had come by way […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington appears just fine sitting court side with Lil Pump
Colby Covington fell short in his attempt to dethrone current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman earlier this month at UFC 245. ‘Chaos’ was TKO’d by ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ in the fifth and final round of their ‘fight of the night’ earning battle in Las Vegas. However, even in defeat, Covington earned a ton of respect for […]
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Tyron Woodley opens as betting underdog for UFC London bout with Leon Edwards
Tyron Woodley will return to the Octagon this March to take on Leon Edwards in the headliner of UFC London. The former welterweight kingpin, Woodley, has not competed since surrendering his title to Kamaru Usman at UFC 235. ‘The Chosen One’ is eager to get back to his winning ways and has been seen training […]
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Manager says Conor McGregor is reignited and prepared for big season in 2020
Audie Attar, the manager of UFC star Conor McGregor, says the Irishman is “reignited” and ready for a big year in 2020. ’Mystic Mac’ will return to the Octagon in the headliner of next month’s UFC 246 event for a welterweight bout with Donald Cerrone. “I’ve seen a level of fire that’s been reignited with […]
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Tyson Fury confirms he will train MMA with Conor McGregor
Heavyweight boxing star Tyson Fury has confirmed that he will soon be heading to Dublin to train MMA with UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Fury is one of the best heavyweight boxers on the planet but in recent months has teased a future move to mixed martial arts. Fury has been training his MMA skills recently […]
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Vitor Belfort calls for the ‘most anticipated rematch that will ever happen’ against Wanderlei Silva
Vitor Belfort wants to rematch Wanderlei Silva. The two fought back in October of 1998 at UFC Brazil where it was Belfort who won by first round TKO. Since then, Silva became the Pride champion while Belfort won the UFC’s light heavyweight championship and both have gone their own ways. Silva has since signed with […]
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Greg Hardy returns at UFC Columbus against undefeated Yorgan de Castro
Greg Hardy has his first fight of 2020 booked. The former NFL pro-bowler is set to return to the Octagon on March 28 at UFC Columbus against Yorgan de Castro. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1210693590168588288 Hardy is coming off of a decision loss to Alexander Volkov at UFC Moscow, a fight which he took on short notice. Before that, […]
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Canelo Alvarez open to boxing Jorge Masvidal
Boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez says that he is open to competing in a boxing match against UFC welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. Masvidal recently said that he is open to a boxing superfight against Floyd Mayweather, but a boxing match against Alvarez would arguably be just as big. Speaking to TMZ Sports, Alvarez said that he […]
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Cris Cyborg is ‘the greatest female fighter of all time,’ says Scott Coker
Bellator president Scott Coker says that Cris Cyborg is “the greatest female fighter of all time” ahead of her title fight against Julia Budd. Cyborg has an incredible 21-2, 1 NC record in her MMA career and didn’t lose a fight between her MMA debut in 2005 and 2018, when she was knocked out by […]
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Chael Sonnen: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Tony Ferguson winner is ‘the best ever’
Chael Sonnen believes that the winner of the upcoming lightweight title fight between champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and challenger Tony Ferguson will stand out as the best fighter in the lightweight division’s history. Sonnen gave his take on the matchup in a recent interview with Drake Riggs. “It’s very hard to say that [the winner] wouldn’t […]
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Fedor Emelianenko could continue fighting longer than originally planned
When heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko signed a new three-fight contract with Bellator MMA, the expectation was that it signalled the final chapter of his career. According to the man himself, however, retirement could be further off than the end of this new Bellator contract. He might continue fighting beyond that if he still feels good. […]
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Ryan Bader will defend both Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight titles in 2020
Bellator president Scott Coker says that Bellator heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader will defend both of his belts in 2020. Bader is coming off of a No Contest against Cheick Kongo in his first Bellator heavyweight title defense. He spent all of 2019 up at heavyweight, and hasn’t fought at light heavyweight since […]
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Bellator 237 | Pro fighters make their picks for Fedor Emelianenko vs. ‘Rampage’ Jackson
In the main event of Bellator 237, which goes down in Tokyo, Japan, two Pride legends in Fedor Emelianenko and ‘Rampage’ Jackson square off. Heading into the fight, Emelianenko is a -135 favorite while the former UFC champion is a +105 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get […]
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Conor McGregor donates $27,000 worth of toys to children in need
UFC superstar Conor McGregor took the opportunity to give back this Christmas, donating a whopping €25,000 ($27,000) worth of toy vouchers to a charity in Ireland. The charity organization Inner City Helping Homeless announced this generous donation from McGregor and his partner Dee Devlin on social media on Tuesday. “Thank you so much to @thenotoriousmma […]
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Jorge Masvidal sends a message to Kamaru Usman after ‘who?’ remarks
Jorge Masvidal has sent a very clear and direct message to UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman in the wake of some recent comments from “The Nigerian Nightmare”. Masvidal is coming off the best year of his career in 2019 after he was able to finish Darren Till, Ben Askren and Nate Diaz in impressive fashion. […]
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Korean Zombie isn’t happy with his spot in UFC rankings
Chan Sung Jung, AKA “The Korean Zombie”, isn’t happy with the current state of the UFC featherweight rankings. The popular Korean star is coming off of a huge first round win over Frankie Edgar at UFC Busan. Jung was scheduled to go one on one with Brian Ortega, only for an injury to force “T-City” […]
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Drake uses Nate Diaz comparison when reflecting on beef with Pusha T
Drake has had his fair share of beef with A-list celebrities. One that takes centre stage is Drake’s ongoing beef with rapper and Kanye West’s homie, Pusha T. Their feud culminated in a diss track called The Story of Adidon, released by Pusha T in 2018. The song took aim at the Canadian rapper’s behaviour […]
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Report | UFC revenue for 2019 could be near $1B
UFC President Dana White recently took to social media to proudly claim that 2019 has been the biggest year ever for the company. https://twitter.com/danawhite/status/1209275582627774464 “2019 was the biggest year in the company’s history. I wanna thank all the fighters, the fans, the media and my staff at UFC.” When White made this claim, most fans […]
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Darren Till DMs Israel Adesanya requesting middleweight title, champ responds
All Darren Till wants for Christmas is the middleweight belt. On Christmas Day, the recent addition to the middleweight division sent an Instagram DM to the 185-pound champion. He wished Israel Adesanya a Merry Christmas, but on the condition that he hands over the middleweight gold. The king of memes (and the division) responded with […]
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UFC rankings update: Justin Gaethje passes Conor McGregor
The official UFC rankings have been update in the wake of last weekend’s UFC Busan card, and as expected, there have been some interesting changes. Most notably, UFC Busan main event winner has climbed up the featherweight list after knocking out Frankie Edgar. Unrelated to UFC Busan, UFC lightweight contender Justin Gaethje has snuck past […]
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Donald Cerrone understands why Conor McGregor could get title shot before Justin Gaethje
On January 18, former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor will return to the Octagon for a welterweight fight with Donald Cerrone. Ahead of this fight, UFC President Dana White has stated that, if McGregor wins this welterweight battle, he could get the next shot at lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. This possibility has troubled some members […]