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Dana White fires back at fan following backlash over UFC Sacramento main event
Dana White has a clear message for the fight fans who are unhappy with Aspen Ladd vs. Germaine de Randamie being named as the headliner for UFC Sacramento. The UFC President responded to fans criticizing the July 13 main event booking with a suggestion to ‘Stay home’. Of course, the brash UFC boss, Dana White, […]
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Jon Jones ‘humbled’ following recent praise from Rashad Evans
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was recently dubbed ‘the best in history’ by former division champion Rashad Evans. Although Evans and Jones are former rivals, “Suga” showed no animosity when discussing “Bones” in a recent interview with TMZ. “Without a doubt, Jon Jones [is the best I’ve faced],” Rashad Evans said. “When it […]
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Conor McGregor, Rafael dos Anjos and the red panty night that needs to happen
Conor McGregor needs an opponent, and Rafael dos Anjos deserves a “baby we’ve done it” moment. There have been far worst ideas than pitting a pair of iconic lightweight figures together for a fist fight. Pop open a champagne bottle, bring out the chocolate strawberries and don’t forget about the red panties. It’s about to […]
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Frankie Edgar says underdog status against Max Holloway similar to UFC 112 fight against B.J. Penn
In the main event of UFC 240, Frankie Edgar will once again be fighting for a UFC belt when he takes on Max Holloway. However, the oddsmakers don’t favor “The Answer” to win this fight. He is a +350 underdog, given he is just 1-1 in his last two. And, his last win was against […]
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Daniel Cormier shares thoughts on Brock Lesnar choosing WWE over UFC
At UFC 241 on August 17 in Anaheim, California, UFC heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier will look to successfully defend that title for the second time. However, as we all kind of expected it to be against a former champion in Brock Lesnar, that will not be the case after all. Instead, Cormier will still square […]
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Jessica Andrade and wife robbed at gunpoint in Brazil
The newest UFC champion, Jessica Andrade dealt with a scare in her native country of Brazil on Thursday morning as she and her wife were robbed at gunpoint. Fernanda Gomes, Andrade’s wife, shared on Facebook that the couple had been driving in their Honda HRV in Niteroi before the car was stopped and they were […]
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Ilir Latifi suffers last second injury, out of UFC Stockholm
On Saturday night, UFC Stockholm takes place as it is scheduled to showcase six of the top light heavyweights in the promotion in its final three bouts. Well, at least that was originally the case as Ilir Latifi is no longer going to be able to make the walk. The UFC released a statement Thursday […]
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Michael Bisping reacts to Yoel Romero’s $27M lawsuit
Earlier this week, top UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero struck it rich, winning a case against a supplement company and pocketing a whopping $27 million. Michael Bisping, one of the Cuban’s chief rivals, is happy to hear it. Bisping reacted to Romero’s massive payday on a recent episode of his Believe You Me podcast. “I’m […]
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First bout for UFC Sochi revealed
The first matchup for the UFC’s return to Russia has been revealed. According to a report from Combate’s Ralph Mariano, welterweights Claudio Silva and Ramazan Emeev will meet at UFC on ESPN 5, which takes place August 3 at a TBD venue in Sochi, Russia. Silva vs. Emeev is the first confirmed matchup for the […]
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Anthony Smith reveals simple gameplan for Alexander Gustafsson fight
Anthony Smith will face a stark test when he battles Alexander Gustafsson at UFC Stockholm this weekend. He’s approaching this task with a simple yet violent gameplan. “I’m going to march across the cage, I’m going to put pressure on him, he’s going to run from me for 25 minutes if I let him,” Smith […]
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Rashad Evans: Jon Jones is ‘the best in history’
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Rashad Evans and Jon Jones were two of the most bitter rivals in MMA. Their rivalry came to a boil in a five-round title fight at UFC 145 in 2012, which Jones won by unanimous decision. Since then, Jones and Evans have put their animosity […]
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Miesha Tate breaks down Cyborg vs. Spencer fight: ‘I don’t see how she wins this’
It was recently announced that UFC 240 will be co-headlined by a featherweight showdown between former UFC champ Cris Cyborg and former Invicta champ Felicia Spencer. Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate admires Spencer for taking this fight, but just doesn’t see how she can win it. Am I wrong?? https://t.co/fUdxV3LZK8 — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) […]
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Gilbert Burns names multiple top lightweights who turned him down
Gilbert Burns is looking to get into the top-15 of the UFC lightweight division, but that has been easier said than done. The Brazilian is riding a two-fight winning streak with wins over Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Mike Davis. However, the 32-year-old says many ranked fighters have simply turned down the contract to fight him. Burns […]
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Elias Theodorou comments on UFC release
Canadian middleweight Elias Theodorou is among the latest crop of fighters to be released from the UFC roster. Given the fact that he was previously ranked in the division’s top-15, and that he boasts a solid 8-3 UFC record, this news came as a bit of a surprise. Speaking on his Twitter account on Wednesday, […]
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UFC releases Nate Diaz promo with no footage from Conor McGregor fights
At long last, Nate Diaz is set to return to the Octagon. The fan favorite is scheduled to fight former UFC lightweight champ Anthony Pettis in a welterweight showdown at UFC 241 on August 17. The UFC is already doing its part to promote this dynamite welterweight scrap, having recently published a Nate Diaz highlight […]
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Cosmo Alexandre wants to welcome Vitor Belfort to ONE Championship
Earlier this month, Brazilian striking expert Cosmo Alexandre derailed the ONE Championship debut of Sage Northcutt with a jaw-dropping first-round knockout. For those unfamiliar with Alexandre’s body of work, this outcome came as a shock. Yet it’s just the kind of outcome the Brazilian destroyer had envisioned for himself. “I was ready for a war,” […]
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UFC Stockholm | Pro fighters make their picks for Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Smith
The Octagon returns to Stockholm, Sweden on Saturday with the fittingly titled UFC Stockholm card. The main event will be a battle of two top light heavyweights as Alexander Gustafsson will be looking to thwart Anthony Smith on home soil. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions […]
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Bas Rutten responds to Johny Hendricks’ WBKFF criticism
Earlier this week, former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks — one of many fighters not to be paid by World Bare Knuckle Fighting Federation (WBKFF) last fall — implied that former WBKFF president Bas Rutten likely knew something about the promotion’s dicey finances. “Dude, why didn’t you tell us? He had to have known something,” […]
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John Lineker expands on frustrations with UFC, ‘I cannot survive like this’
The man known as ‘Hands of Stone’ would like to get more active as John Lineker made some demands via Twitter on Wednesday. In a tweet directed towards the UFC, Lineker mentioned the fact that his most recent opponent, Cory Sandhagen fought four times in the space of a year while he’s only fought that […]
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BREAKING | Cris Cyborg vs Felicia Spencer being finalized for UFC 240
After recently campaigning for the only fight that makes sense for her in the division… outside of a title fight rematch, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino (20-2) appears to be getting her wish at UFC 240. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto has confirmed that the UFC is finalizing the featherweight pairing for a co-main event slot between Cyborg and […]
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Joe Rogan says Elias Theodorou release ‘doesn’t make any sense’
When the UFC released four fighters last week, the most surprising name was Canadian and 15th-ranked middleweight, Elias Theodorou, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan agrees. The Canadian was 3-1 in his last four, and 8-3 in his entire time in the UFC, along with winning a season of The Ultimate Fighter. However, his style was […]
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BREAKING | Germaine de Randamie vs Aspen Ladd slated for UFC Sacramento main event
UFC Sacramento has been building up very nicely over the recent weeks and now we know what will likely be its headliner. MMA Junkie has reported that a top contender match-up in the bantamweight division has been verbally agreed to for the July 13 main event between the former UFC featherweight champion, “The Iron Lady,” […]
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Bellator 222 headliner changed from Lyoto Machida vs Chael Sonnen to Rory MacDonald vs Neiman Gracie welterweight title bout
On June 14, Bellator MMA heads back to Madison Square Garden for their second visit with Bellator 222 and it could very be argued as the promotion’s best card ever on paper. From top to bottom, the line-up is flooded with big names and talented fighters… not just from Bellator but RIZIN FF as well. […]
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John Lineker to UFC: Let me fight or ‘let me go’
John Lineker is easily one of the most consistently exciting fighters in mixed martial arts. Yet for some reason, he seems to have a hard time staying active. That’s no fault of his, the UFC matchmakers just don’t schedule him for action as often as he’d like them too. He seems to be getting fed […]
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Max Holloway confident he’s still ‘right in the mix’ at lightweight
Earlier this week, UFC featherweight Max Holloway implied that we could see him in the lightweight division again. “Lightweight was great. Lightweight was fun,” he said at Tactical Strength and Conditioning on Monday (transcript via Hawaii News Now). “155 was 155. Just like how 170 will be 170, just like how when I make my […]
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Julianna Pena updates on fighting future after lengthy hiatus
Julianna Pena has not fought since January of 2017, when she was submitted by Valentina Shevchenko in a bantamweight number-one contender fight. In the time since then, the talented bantamweight contender has become a mother and put in work as a commentator for Combate Americas. That being said, it sounds like Pena is getting the […]
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Joe Rogan believes Stipe Miocic will ‘be better’ in Cormier rematch
Last year, Daniel Cormier planted a bomb on the chin of Stipe Miocic, ending the Croatian-American’s historic reign as the heavyweight champion with a first-round KO. On August 17, in the main event of UFC 241, Miocic will have the opportunity to reclaim the title from Cormier, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan expects him to […]
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Anthony Smith rates Marreta’s chances against Jon Jones
Light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith believes there is hope for Thiago Santos, who looks to defeat the current champion, Jon Jones, in July. “Marreta” Santos will be headlining the UFC 239 event against Jones at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be the Brazilian fighter’s first shot at the light heavyweight title. […]