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Bellator 228 | Pro fighters make their picks for Gegard Mousasi vs. Lyoto Machida 2
Bellator is back in Inglewood, California this Saturday night for a stacked Bellator 228 card. It features four Bellator Featherweight Grand Prix fights, and in the co-main event, a pivotal middleweight bout as Gegard Mousasi takes on Lyoto Machida in a rematch of their 2014 fight in the UFC. Heading into the tilt, Mousasi is […]
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Xiong Jing Nan ready to make history at ONE: Century
Earlier this year, Xiong Jing Nan became the first person to defeat Angela Lee, scoring a fifth-round victory over the Singaporean champion to defend the ONE Women’s Strawweight World Championship. Now, “The Panda” gets her crack at making history by becoming the first-ever female two-division champion in ONE when she challenges Lee for her ONE […]
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Report | Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight again in February or March
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s next title defense is being planned for February or March of 2020, according to his manager. Rizvan Magomedov told Tass Agency that Nurmagomedov will likely fight early next year. According to a report by ChannelOne Russia, the champ is interested in fighting at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg, Russia. That […]
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UFC Copenhagen | Pro fighters make their picks for Jack Hermansson vs. Jared Cannonier
This Saturday, the Octagon touches down in Denmark for UFC Copenhagen. The main event will be a pivotal middleweight bout as Jack Hermansson takes on Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, the European Hermansson is a -250 favorite while the American is a +190 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro […]
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Israel Adesanya on Robert Whittaker: ‘I’ll pick him apart quite easily’
Israel Adesanya has already established himself as one of the best middleweights in the world. With a record of 17-0, he is confident that his winning strategy will allow him to “pick apart” Robert Whittaker at UFC 243. It’s been a big year for Adesanya. “The Last Stylebender” got tongues wagging in a riveting three-round […]
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Dillon Danis issues vulgar response to YouTuber Jake Paul
Dillon Danis won’t let go of his feud against Youtube star Jake Paul. He’s now taking shots at Paul’s wife. A few days ago, the stars got in a Twitter beef after Dillon Danis posted “F**k the Pauls.” His YouTuber rival responded by insinuating that Danis’ girlfriend had hooked up with him. The New Jersey […]
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Eddie Alvarez withdraws from ONE Lightweight Grand Prix, replaced by lightweight champ
The ONE Lightweight World Grand Prix will wrap up at ONE: Century – Part 1 on Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo (11pm ET Saturday on TNT in the United States), as finalists Saygid Guseyn “Dagi” Arslanaliev and Eddie Alvarez were slated to collide on the card. Regrettably, Alvarez has been forced out of this massive […]
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Conor McGregor’s company suffers six-figure loss
Conor McGregor’s Irish firm has taken a financial blow. McGregor Sports and Entertainment Ltd recorded losses of €309,462 in 12 months. The firm’s accumulated losses increased from €354,708 to €664,170 in 2018. It also announced a loss of €470,923 in 2017. The company was created to manage ‘The Notorious” entertainment endeavours in sport. Whilst the […]
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Marlon Moraes eyes year end bantamweight bout with ‘legend’ Jose Aldo
Marlon Moraes is looking to welcome former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo to the promotions bantamweight division. Aldo announced his plans to move down in weight earlier this year and Marlon Moraes believes fighting him makes the most sense. “I’ve been training and I want to start a camp. I hope I can fight on […]
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Benson Henderson slams UFC over BMF belt
Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is not happy that his former promotion has introduced a “made up” BMF belt. Dana White recently announced that ‘The Rock’ will award the winner of November’s UFC 244 main event between Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal with the promotions new BMF belt. While some fight fans like the […]
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Report | Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington nearing completion for UFC 245 main event
UFC 245 is close to getting its main event as welterweight champion, Kamaru Usman is set to take on Colby Covington. Sources tell BJPENN.com that the two are close to finalizing the contract and the bout would serve as the main event. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani was first to report the news on his MMA Reporters […]
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Jeremy Stephens vs Yair Rodriguez re-booked for UFC Boston co-main event
Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez will run it back after their disappointing no-contest in their first fight. According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN citing UFC President Dana White, Stephens and Rodriguez will rematch at UFC Boston on October 18 in the co-main event. Breaking: Yair Rodriguez (@panteraufc) vs. Jeremy Stephens (@LiLHeathenMMA) is being re-booked as […]
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Jorge Masvidal releases ‘Diary of a Street Fighter’ documentary
The potential baddest motherf***er in the UFC is showing another side to this personality. Jorge Masvidal released episode one of the documentary series, The Diary of A Street Fighter Part 1: Road To The BMF Title. The episode gives fans a chance to see all the behind the scenes actions leading up to his scheduled […]
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UFC Copenhagen | Gilbert Burns believes Gunnar Nelson is the biggest fight of his career
Gilbert Burns is once again taking a welterweight short notice fight. Back in August, the Brazilian stepped up and took on Alexey Kunchenko and handed him his first loss. Now, on Saturday, at UFC Copenhagen, Burns will take on Gunnar Nelson having had just a week and a half to prepare. When Gilbert Burns found […]
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Stipe Miocic sidelined with ‘major retina injury from multiple eye pokes’
From the sounds of it, new UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will be rematching Daniel Cormier in his next fight. That being said, it likely won’t happen this year. While Cormier has stated the December 14 UFC 245 card would be a good date for him, Miocic has divulged that he likely won’t be ready […]
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Yair Rodriguez accuses Jeremy Stephens of ‘quitting’
Yair Rodriguez and Jeremy Stephens fought to a No Contest in the main event of this past weekend’s UFC Mexico City event. Rodriguez accidentally poked Stephens in the eye and after Stephens couldn’t open it, the doctor had to step in and stop the fight just 15 seconds in. Fans responded by throwing garbage into […]
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Bellator veteran Katy Collins passes away
Women’s MMA veteran Katy Collins has passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm and related complications. She was 32. The coach of Collins, JT Tilley, shared the unfortunate news on his Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216275744986414&set=a.1521374114436&type=3&theater “The fight is over. You never stopped fighting and we never gave up on you. Just wasn’t in the cards. …I’ve always […]
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Artem Lobov willing to fight Zubaira Tukhugov for free
Artem Lobov still has a bone to pick with Khabib Nurmagomedov stablemate Zubaira Tukhugov, and he’s willing to fight for free to settle it. Lobov, who is currently making waves in the bare knuckle boxing world, discussed a fight with the UFC featherweight Tukhugov in a recent interview with The Mac Life. “It’s a fight […]
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Cris Cyborg talks possible pro wrestling career
Cris Cyborg is no stranger to making new career moves. Recently, she left the UFC to join Bellator, and now it seems the former champion has her sights set on WWE. Cyborg had a tumultuous relationship with the UFC, specifically the organization’s kingpin, Dana White. The last fight of her final UFC contract was a […]
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Leon Edwards claims he could get next welterweight title shot
The UFC has had some difficulty pinning down a welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and top contender Colby Covington. If the bout continues to give the promotion difficulty, it sounds like Usman could instead be matched up with streaking contender Leon Edwards. At least, that’s what Edwards claims. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA […]
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TJ Dillashaw: Henry Cejudo will be an enemy ‘for the rest of my life’
TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo fought in early 2019, but the bad blood between them didn’t evaporate thereafter. Instead, Dillashaw says he’ll always have some animosity toward his former opponent. “I definitely have some animosity towards myself, towards the sport, just everything,” Dillashaw said during a chat with Chael Sonnen (via MMA Junkie). “I have some enemies that […]
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Urijah Faber rips manager who claimed he re-retired
Yesterday afternoon, MMA manager Daniel Rubenstein claimed that UFC bantamweight star Urijah Faber had re-retired. Petr’s already accepted a fight vs Faber, but Faber is apparently reretired. If Frankie wants to fight in Vegas Dec 14, would be Petr’s honor to fight a legend like him. Wish @funkmasterMMA a speedy recovery. — Daniel Rubenstein (@dannyrube) […]
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James Gallagher talks mental health struggles
Irish Bellator prospect James Gallagher has a promising future ahead of him. As he prepares for his next fight against Roman Salazar in Dublin on Friday, he plans to follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and take his budding career stateside. The 22-year-old has the winning formula for a rising MMA star, but that […]
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Valentina Shevchenko overtakes Conor McGregor in UFC P4P rankings
The women’s flyweight champion, Valentina Shevchenko surpassed Conor McGregor in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings. The rankings were updated following Saturday’s UFC Mexico card, which was topped by a featherweight fight between Jeremy Stephens and Yair Rodriguez. While the card produced plenty of action, the event was somewhat overshadowed by the early stoppage of the […]
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Aljamain Sterling has surgery, forced to withdraw from rumored Frankie Edgar fight
Aljamain Sterling will not be fighting at UFC 244 in Madison Square Garden against Frankie Edgar as initially expected. Sterling recently took to Instagram to announce he has undergone wrist surgery, and because of that, he has withdrawn from the rumored Frankie Edgar fight. The surgery was much needed as Aljamain Sterling has been dealing […]
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Manager claims Urijah Faber has re-retired after turning down Petr Yan fight
It appears that Urijah Faber has once again decided to hang up the gloves. The UFC Hall of Famer ended his two-and-a-half-year retirement in July when he returned at UFC Sacramento and TKO’d Ricky Simon. Following the win, Urijah Faber wanted something big and called for a title shot against Henry Cejudo. However, that never […]
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PHOTO | UFC Copenhagen gets LEGO inspired poster
The UFC has partnered with LEGO to create a very memorable poster for this weekend’s UFC Copenhagen event at Royal Arena. Check out the poster for this weekend’s middleweight fight between Jack Hermansson and Jared Cannonier below. From the UFC’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/UFC_CA/status/1176569114296573960 LEGO is one of the world’s most popular toys and the company […]
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Aung La N Sang: The Beekeeper who Became a World Champion
Long before Aung La N Sang became a professional fighter, he worked as a professional beekeeper. Surprisingly, there are a number similarities between these two gigs. Both require a lot of patience and care. Both require a noteworthy quantity of courage. Both require a surprising amount of travel (beekeepers are often flown to other locales […]