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UFC Vancouver Results: Justin Gaethje TKO’s Donald Cerrone (Video)
A key lightweight bout between perennial division contenders Justin Gaethje and Donald Cerrone headlines tonight’s UFC Vancouver event. Donald Cerrone (36-12 MMA) will enter tonight’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a second round TKO loss to Tony Ferguson in his most recent effort at June’s UFC 238 event. Prior to the setback, […]
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UFC Vancouver Results: Glover Teixeira defeats Nikita Krylov
A light heavyweight bout between Nikita Krylov and Glover Teixeira serves as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Vancouver event. The former title challenger, Teixeira (29-7 MMA), was most recently seen in action at April’s UFC event in Sunrise, where he defeated Ion Cutelaba by way of submission. That victory extended Glover’s current win streak to […]
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UFC Vancouver Results: Todd Duffee vs. Jeff Hughes ends in a no-contest
A heavyweight bout between Todd Duffee and Jeff Hughes took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vancouver event. Todd Duffee (9-3 MMA) will return to the Octagon for the first time in over four years at tonight’s event. In his most recent effort at UFC Fight Night 71 in San Diego, Duffee suffered […]
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UFC Vancouver Results: Uriah Hall defeats Antonio Carlos Junior (Highlights)
A middleweight bout between Uriah Hall and Antonio Carlos Junior took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vancouver event. Uriah Hall (14-9 MMA) was most recently seen in action at December’s UFC 232 event in Los Angeles, where he defeated Bevon Lewis by way of second round knockout. The former TUF standout, Hall, […]
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UFC Vancouver Results: Misha Cirkunov submits Jimmy Crute (Video)
A light heavyweight bout between Misha Cirkunov and Jimmy Crute took place on the main card of tonight’s UFC Vancouver event. Misha Cirkunov (15-5 MMA) will return to the Octagon for the first time since suffering a brutal first round knockout loss to Johnny Walker this past March at UFC 235. After starting his UFC […]
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UFC Vancouver: Gaethje vs. Cerrone Live Results & Highlights
The Octagon returns to beautiful British Columbia, Canada this evening for tonight’s highly anticipated UFC Vancouver event. The twelve-bout fight card is headlined by a key lightweight bout featuring former title challenger Donald Cerrone taking on surging contender Justin Gaethje. Donald Cerrone will be returning to the Octagon for the first time since June’s UFC […]
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Darren Till says a win over Kelvin Gastelum shouldn’t warrant a title shot
Darren Till is on a two-fight losing streak and now moving up to middleweight. At UFC 244, the Englishman will take on Kelvin Gastelum who is coming off of an interim title shot. For Till, the stakes are high for this one. With Gastelum being ranked fourth, a win would put him in the top-five […]
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The top nine UFC Fighters to never take home Championship Gold
Hey The UFC has showcased some of the world’s top mixed martial arts talent over the past decade. During that time the Promotion has crowned several UFC champions, and even a few ‘champ champs’. However, for any champion to be crowned, a challenger must fall. With that said, BJPENN.com recently dove into the UFC’s past […]
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Donald Cerrone reacts to BMF title talk
On November 2, in the main event of UFC 244 in New York City, Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will battle for the newly conceived BMF title. BMF, for those unaware, stands for “bad motherf**ker.” If that term sounds familiar, it could be because it’s been associated with lightweight action-fighter Donald Cerrone for some time. […]
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UFC Vancouver weigh-in results: Headliners hit marks
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC Vancouver card, airing on ESPN+. In the main event of this exciting card, fan favorite lightweight contenders Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Justin Gaethje will collide in a bout rich in title implications. Cerrone will be looking to rebound from a recent […]
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Ilima-Lei MacFarlane joins Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus in new music video
Bellator flyweight champion Ilima Lei-MacFarlane is featured in the official music video for the new song Don’t Call Me Angel by pop stars Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey. In the video for this song, which will serve as the lead single on the soundtrack for the new Charlie’s Angels movie, MacFarlane can […]
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Dana White takes aim at a female commenter, sparks a wave of insults from fight fans
UFC President Dana White has never been shied away from confrontation, whether he’s at odds with a fighter, a member of the media, or a fan. This week, the UFC boss once again showed his bellicose side, taking aim at a female fan who commentated on one of his Instagram posts. This exchange quickly turned […]
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Kevin Lee returning to lightweight
Earlier this year, Kevin Lee announced his intention to move from the lightweight division to the welterweight division. His time in this heavier division did not last long. After tapping to a Rafael dos Anjos choke in his welterweight debut at UFC Rochester in May, Lee is now headed back down to lightweight. Interestingly, it […]
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Donald Cerrone sends message to long-absent Conor McGregor
Donald Cerrone believes a win over Justin Gaethje will give him a big push in the direction of a lightweight title shot. One fighter who could conceivably cut ahead of Cerrone in line, however, is Conor McGregor. Speaking at a scrum ahead of his fight with Gaethje, Cerrone was asked if he was worried about […]
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Cris Cyborg believes women’s featherweight is ‘one of the deepest in terms of talent’
Cris Cyborg officially signed with Bellator two weeks ago. The former UFC featherweight champion was released from the Las Vegas-based promotion after her UFC 240 bout — partly due to her crumbling relationship with UFC President Dana White. Cris Cyborg talked to many promotions when her free agency began, but she always knew she would […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov meets Vladimir Putin after UFC 242
Khabib Nurmagomedov, a native of Dagestan, has become a massive star in larger Russia. So, what better way to celebrate his UFC 242 win than a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At UFC 242, “The Eagle” once again delivered a dominant performance, this time against the lightweight interim champion, Dustin Poirier. He submitted Poirier […]
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Bellator fighter Michael Page believes he makes less money because he’s black
According to Bellator fighter Michael Page, being a black fighter is less lucrative than being white. “I genuinely feel if I was a white fighter with the same talents, I would have more support and money,” Page said in an interview with Metro. Page says he hasn’t experienced racism from fans or fight promoters, but […]
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Kamaru Usman fires back at his critics
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman was expected to make the first defense of his title against Colby Covington this November at UFC 244. Unfortunately, the negotiations for this fight hit a snag, and Usman’s fight with Covington is still unscheduled. It’s not completely clear what caused these negotiations to stall, but fans are starting to […]
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Jorge Masvidal says Colby Covington ‘didn’t pay’ his coach which started beef
Jorge Masvidal has revealed the start of his beef with longtime best friend, Colby Covington. “Gamebred” says their friendship came to a halt shortly after Covington won the interim title after beating Rafael dos Anjos. Jorge Masvidal says after that UFC 225 title fight, “Chaos” never paid one of his coaches that helped prepare Covington […]
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Dustin Poirier thanks Khabib Nurmagomedov for a tough lesson
Dustin Poirier has had nearly a week to process his tough, submission loss to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 242, and he seems to be finding a silver lining in the experience. From the sounds of it, he’s treating this loss to the champ as a lesson, and hopes it’ll make him stronger. […]
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Justin Gaethje almost had to withdraw from UFC Vancouver
This weekend, in the main event of UFC Vancouver, Justin Gaethje will collide with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in a matchup that has fans drooling in an anticipation. Apparently, we almost lost this matchup before we got the chance to enjoy it. Speaking to the media ahead of his UFC Vancouver fight with Cowboy, a sunglasses-wearing […]
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Todd Duffee rips UFC for preferential treatment of Greg Hardy
Greg Hardy is currently on a two-fight win-streak in the UFC heavyweight division, having recently blasted Juan Adams and Dmitrii Smoliakov. Hardy’s fellow heavyweight Todd Duffee believes that’s due in large part to the favorable matchmaking he’s received from the UFC. Speaking ahead of his return to action at UFC Vancouver, Duffee shared his belief […]
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Colby Covington loyal to ATT, but acknowledges he might have to leave
Colby Covington’s list of allies at American Top Team is getting shorter and shorter. After alienating many of the gym’s Brazilian fighters with his previous comments, he’s now at odds with two of the gym’s top fighters in Jorge Masvidal and Dustin Poirier. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.com Radio, Covington admitted that things […]
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Uriah Hall believes Robert Whittaker will withdraw from UFC 243
UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker is scheduled to defend his title opposite interim champion Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 this October. In the opinion of long-time middleweight contender Uriah Hall, however, this Whittaker-Adesanya matchup is doomed to fail. Hall believes that Whittaker will ultimately withdraw from this fight, just as he did last time he […]
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Todd Duffee tells MMA media to ‘step up their game’
Heavyweight Todd Duffee went off on the MMA media during a pre-fight interview prior to this weekend’s UFC Vancouver event. Duffee spoke to MMAjunkie.com and gave his take on a number of topics, including the state of the MMA media. In the interview, Duffee criticized the MMA media for doing what he believes is a […]
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Al Iaquinta critiques Poirier’s performance, talks Nurmagomedov’s next move
As one of the top contenders in the UFC lightweight division, New York’s Al Iaquinta was watching last weekend’s Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Poirier fight very closely. In fact, Iaquinta had some pretty unique insight into this Nurmagomedov vs. Poirier matchup, having battled the former to a decision loss in a short-notice fight in early […]
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Colby Covington details surprising beginning of Jorge Masvidal beef
Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal have been friends for a long time, but the pair’s relationship has recently curdled. As both fighters close in on shots at the UFC welterweight title, they’ve become heated rivals. In fact, things have gotten so tense between them that there’s been talk of violence occurring at American Top Team, […]
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Donald Cerrone believes Nurmagomedov is next if he beats Justin Gaethje
Fan favorite UFC lightweight contender Donald Cerrone believes Justin Gaethje is the only opponent standing between him and the undefeated lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov. “Cowboy” Cerrone is scheduled to fight “The Highlight” this weekend at UFC Vancouver. The highly anticipated matchup is a chance for Cerrone to recover from his last fight: a doctor’s stoppage […]