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Jeff Novitzky explains how “peaking” contributed to Jon Jones UFC 235 drug test results
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had a pair of drug tests come back positive for the M3 metabolite ahead of Saturday night’s title fight with Anthony Smith. The Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared “Bones” to fight after the chief of the lab ruled that the M3 metabolites found in Jones system offered no […]
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Dana White reacts after being confronted by Colby Covington in Las Vegas
Former UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington was on the hunt for promotional president Dana White last night in Las Vegas. “Chaos” eventually found the UFC boss playing blackjack at The Palms Resort and Casino. Covington immediately started to demand answers from White regarding his promised UFC title shot (watch that here). Dana, who looked […]
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Dana White addresses Tony Ferguson and the UFC lightweight title picture
According to UFC President Dana White, former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson turned down the opportunity to fight Max Holloway at UFC 236. As a result, the UFC swiftly booked Max Holloway to rematch Dustin Poirier for the promotions interim lightweight title at UFC 236 in Atlanta. Poirier and Holloway first met at featherweight back […]
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Mirko Cro Cop announces retirement from MMA after suffering stroke
Another legend of mixed martial arts has decided to hang up the gloves. On Friday, former PRIDE, UFC and Bellator heavyweight star Mirko Cro Cop announced that he’s ending his fighting career. Cro Cop explained that he is ending his fighting career because he suffered a stroke shortly after his last fight, a decision defeat […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts to Colby Covington’s antics in Las Vegas
Colby Covington has arrived in Las Vegas to take in the UFC 235 card — particularly the co-headlining welterweight title fight between his rivals Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman. Since arriving in Sin City, Covington has definitely made his presence known. He crashed Usman’s open workout… he harassed UFC President Dana White at blackjack table… […]
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UFC 235 | Anthony Smith responds to recent Jon Jones drug test findings
Yesterday afternoon, news surfaced that a pair of Jon Jones drug tests once again turned up traces of a metabolite of oral turinabol — though not enough to jeopardize the champ’s UFC 235 fight with Anthony Smith. Speaking to the media shortly thereafter, Anthony Smith reacted to this latest Jon Jones controversy. “It’s expected, I didn’t have […]
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UFC 235 weigh-in results: both title fights get green light
Tomorrow night, the UFC will return to our screens with the stacked UFC 235 card out of Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will be topped by a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Anthony Smith. The bout will serve as the first title defense of Jones’ latest reign as champion, and […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington sends fiery message to Dana White, threatens to destroy his car
Colby Covington is in Las Vegas for UFC 235, and he is definitely making his presence known. Shortly after crashing Kamaru Usman’s open workout and ambushing UFC President Dana White inside the casino, he tracked down White’s car, and threatened to destroy it. Yes, you read that correctly. Watch Colby Covington send this ominous threat […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach Marc Montoya recounts journey to Anthony Smith’s title shot
Some fans have been surprised by the rise of Anthony Smith, which has carried him to a light heavyweight title showdown with Jon Jones. Yet is coach Mark Montoya isn’t surprised one bit. In fact, this has been the gameplan for Smith since before he made his debut in the light heavyweight division in 2018, […]
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Jon Jones reacts to UFC 235 drug test anomalies
Yesterday afternoon, news broke that a pair of Jon Jones drug tests once again turned up traces of a metabolite of oral turinabol — though not enough to jeopardize the champ’s UFC 235 fight with Anthony Smith. “[There is “no scientific or medical evidence that the athlete would have an unfair advantage leading up to, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Daru expects “revived” Tecia Torres at UFC 235
Tecia Torres, who began her career down at American Top Team before moving to Colorado to be with her fiancee Raquel Pennington, found herself back at the Coconut Creek, Florida gym for her UFC 235 training camp. In her return home, Torres’ strength and conditioning coach Phil Daru has seen a difference in the strawweight […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington ambushes Dana White at casino, demands answers about promised title shot
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos to win the interim welterweight title in June of 2018, he was promised a shot at undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately, after months of tense negotiations, the UFC decided to award the next shot at Woodley to Kamaru Usman. The pair will fight at UFC 235 this Saturday […]
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Vitor Belfort has an interesting idea for his first ONE Championship fight
Vitor Belfort is the latest high profile free agent to sign with Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse ONE Championship. This exciting news was announced by ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong on Thursday evening. “BREAKING NEWS: I am thrilled to announce that UFC Legend Vitor Belfort is now a ONE Championship athlete! A former UFC Heavyweight and Light […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach: ‘It just comes down to mindset’ for Jeremy Stephens against Zabit Magomedsharipov at UFC 235
UFC 235 takes place on Saturday night live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And to call the card stacked would be an understatement. The event features several big-time match-ups and fighters ranging from current champions to former ones, whether it be inside or outside of the UFC. There will be big debuts […]
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Looking to ‘fight up,’ Brian Ortega targets Jose Aldo next
The last time we saw ‘T-City’ Brian Ortega inside the Octagon, he went to war with the current champion of his division, Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway. Unfortunately for the challenger in Ortega, he would walk away with his first career defeat as the doctors didn’t allow him to continue into the fifth and final round as […]
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BREAKING | Vitor Belfort becomes latest addition to ONE Championship
In terms of hot MMA promotions right now, there may be none that is more of fire than the Singapore based ONE Championship. Over the recent months, ONE has made several big-name acquisitions for their roster. Most notably being none other than former UFC champions Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson, Eddie Alvarez, and Miesha Tate (Vice […]
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Jon Jones: ‘Thank god’ Anthony Johnson retired
This Saturday night at UFC 235, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones makes a relatively quick return as he looks to successfully defend his title for the first time since reclaiming it at UFC 232. Over the years as a champion, Jones has beaten literally everyone that has been put in his way. However, he […]
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Al Iaquinta wants Tony Ferguson next, says interim titles are ‘getting out of control’
The lightweight division has consistently been one of MMA’s deepest and best for several years now. However, more recently there has been an influx of different storylines that have kept tying things up among the very top of the food chain. Currently, the undisputed champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is suspended due to his post-fight actions at […]
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VIDEO | Colby Covington crashes Kamaru Usman’s UFC 235 open workout
UFC 235 goes down on Saturday night and it’s a loaded card full of big names from top to bottom. In the night’s co-main event, the UFC welterweight title will be battled over between the champion, Tyron Woodley, and the challenger, Kamaru Usman. Despite not being involved with this fight as many expected him to […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 111 // Vicente Luque | Josh Emmett | Bobby Moffett | Dom Reyes | Curtis Blaydes
We kick things off with the surging UFC welterweight coming off a fight of year candidate in his win over Bryan Barberena at UFC Phoenix, “The Silent Assassin” Vicente Luque. We’ll recap the sensational win over Barberena, discuss what’s next for him, and hear why he chose to call out Neil Magny and Jorge Masvidal. […]
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Ben Askren explains why he’s so confident UFC will introduce 165-pound division
Ben Askren is set to finally make his long-awaited UFC debut on Saturday night when he takes on the former champion, Robbie Lawler at UFC 235. Askren will be fighting at 170 pounds, but he believes he could be fight at 165-pounds sooner rather than later. While UFC President Dana White has denied plans for […]
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Traces of M3 metabolite detected in two Jon Jones drug tests ahead of UFC 235
A pair of Jon Jones drug tests, administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) ahead of his UFC 235 fight with Anthony Smith, have once again detected traces of the M3 metabolite, a component of oral turinabol. John Morgan of MMAjunkie reported this development on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. As Morgan explains, this metabolite […]
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Ben Askren knocks ‘terrible’ Reebok pay ahead of UFC 235
At long last, Ben Askren is finally a UFC fighter. That means that, as he gears up for his UFC 235 showdown with Robbie Lawler, he has to wear Reebok. That’s thanks to the UFC’s exclusive outfitting deal with the sports apparel giant. Unfortunately for Ben Askren, this UFC-Reebok deal pays out on a scale […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Jon Jones vs Anthony Smith title fight
Jon Jones is returning to the Octagon not even three months after his last fight. In the main event of UFC 235 this Saturday, the light heavyweight champ will be taking on Anthony Smith, who has gone 3-0 in the division since moving up from middleweight. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several […]
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Donald Cerrone drops huge hint about UFC 239 fight with Conor McGregor
There’s recently been a ton of buzz surrounding a potential lightweight showdown between fan favorite contender Donald Cerrone and former champion Conor McGregor. On Thursday morning, Donald Cerrone gave us reason to believe this fight could be happening quite soon, in the heat of International Fight Week. In a cryptic Instagram post, Cerrone shared a […]
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UFC 235 | Jon Jones says he spotted potential weakness during Anthony Smith staredown
Earlier this week, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top contender Anthony Smith once again came face to face ahead of their compelling UFC 235 main event showdown. Speaking to MMA Fighting shortly thereafter, Jon Jones divulged that he might have spotted a weakness during this latest staredown with Anthony Smith. “I saw his […]
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Jon Jones explains why he’d prefer Brock Lesnar fight to ‘DC’ rematch
If Jon Jones is able to defeat Anthony Smith in the main event of UFC 235 this weekend — the oddsmakers certainly believe he will — it will open the door to more marquee matchups in the light heavyweight division, and perhaps even the heavyweight division. Arguably the two biggest matchups available for a victorious […]
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VIDEO | Jeremy Stephens and Zabit Magomedsharipov have backstage encounter
One of the most compelling features of this Saturday’s UFC 235 card is a featherweight scrap between veteran knockout artist Jeremy Stephens and rising contender Zabit Magomedsharipov. With the fight just days away, the pair had an interesting backstage encounter in Las Vegas. See it below: Zabit Magomedsharipov will enter this UFC 235 fight with […]