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Conor McGregor pens lengthy tribute to MMA legend Bas Rutten
Although Conor McGregor is known for his venomous pre-fight trash talk, he is always quick to pay respect to the MMA legends that preceded him. Speaking on Instagram over the weekend, the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion did just that, heaping praise on former UFC heavyweight champ and MMA pioneer Bas Rutten. He even […]
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Cheick Kongo sends ominous threat to Bellator heavyweight champ Ryan Bader
Cheick Kongo is now the number-one contender in the Bellator heavyweight division. The hulking Frenchman earned that honor with a workmanlike defeat of the formerly undefeated former champ Vitaly Minakov at Bellator 216 on Saturday night. Cheick Kongo has been chasing a Bellator heavyweight title shot for years, and can now look forward to a […]
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Michael Page expects rematch with Paul Daley
On Saturday night, in the main event of Bellator 216, British knockout artists Michael Page and Paul Daley finally stepped into the cage for their long-awaited grudge match. The bout served as the penultimate quarterfinal bout of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix. In the end, Page won this fight, surviving several Daley takedowns to win […]
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Pros react to Paul Daley vs. Michael Venom Page at Bellator 216
A welterweight scrap between bitter rivals Paul Daley and Michael Venom Page served as the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Michael Venom Page entered tonight’s Bellator 216 headliner sporting a perfect professional record of thirteen wins and no losses. In his most recent effort at Bellator 200, “MVP” picked up a […]
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Bellator 216 Results: Michael Venom Page defeats Paul Daley (Highlights)
A welterweight fight between bitter rivals Paul Daley and Michael Venom Page headlined tonight’s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Michael Venom Page entered tonight’s Bellator 216 headliner sporting a perfect professional record of 13-0. In his most recent effort at Bellator 200, Page scored a second-round TKO victory over David Rickels. Meanwhile, Paul Daley […]
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Pros react to Mirko Cro Cop vs. Roy Nelson 2 at Bellator 216
A heavyweight rematch between Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson co-headlined tonight’s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Cro Cop and Nelson had first met at UFC 137 in October of 2011, with “Big Country” emerging victorious by way of third-round TKO. Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2 MMA) was most recenlty seen in action at RIZIN […]
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Bellator 216 Results: Mirko Cro Cop defeats Roy Nelson (Highlights)
A heavyweight rematch between Mirko Cro Cop and Roy Nelson co-headlined tonight’s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Cro Cop and Nelson first met under the Zuffa banner back at UFC 137 in October of 2011, with “Big Country” emerging victorious by way of TKO in round three. Mirko Cro Cop (37-11-2 MMA) was last […]
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Bellator 216 Results: Cheick Kongo defeats Vitaly Minakov
A heavyweight rematch between Cheick Kongo and Vitaly Minakov took place on the main card of tonight’s Bellator 216 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Minakov had previously defeated Kongo via unanimous decision back in 2014. Cheick Kongo (29-10-2 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a seven-fight winning streak, his latest being a first-round knockout victory over Timothy […]
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Conor McGregor pays tribute to the Gracie family ahead of Kron’s octagon debut
Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor is very excited to see Kron Gracie make his octagon debut at tomorrow’s night’s UFC event in Phoenix. The Irish superstar took to Twitter where he paid respect to the Gracie family while wishing Kron the best of luck in his upcoming contest with Alex Caceres. “Very excited to […]
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PHOTO | Vanessa Porto suffers nasty eye injury in title win at Invicta FC 34
Vanessa Porto suffered a nasty eye injury during her flyweight title fight with Pearl Gonzalez at last night’s Invicta FC 34 event in Kansas City. The injury occurred in round four, this after Pearl Gonzalez struck Vanessa Porto with an accidental eye poke. Despite being ruled unable to continue by the doctors and officials in […]
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James Vick believes the actions of Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 229 were justified
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov was suspended nine months by the NSAC for his post-fight actions at UFC 229 this past October in Las Vegas. Following his fourth round submission victory over bitter rival Conor McGregor, ‘The Eagle” proceeded to leap out of the octagon and attack the Irishman’s teammate Dillon Danis. Khabib’s actions sparked […]
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VIDEO | Robert Whittaker will not be bullied into compromising his health for the UFC
Robert Whittaker was expected to defend his UFC middleweight championship in the headliner of last weekend’s UFC 234 event against Kelvin Gastelum. Unfortunately for fight fans, Whittaker was removed from the card just hours before the event commenced, this after it was discovered by doctors that he was suffering from a collapsed bowel and intestinal […]
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Matt Mitrione issues apology after Bellator 215 fight with Sergei Kharitonov ends in a no-contest
Heavyweight knockout artists Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov squared off in the headliner of last night’s Bellator 215 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Unfortunately for fight fans, the bout lasted just fifteen seconds and that was not due to a spectacular finish. Instead, the fight ended after Mitrione landed a hard low kick to the groin […]
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Daniel Cormier: “Khabib Nurmagomedov is doing the most honorable thing I’ve ever seen in my life”
Daniel Cormier has nothing but praise for Khabib Nurmagomedov, this after “The Eagle” paid the fines for his teammates involved in the UFC 229 brawl. Khabib Nurmagomedov improved his record to a perfect 27-0 by submitting Conor McGregor in the fourth round of their main event contest at UFC 229 this past October in Las […]
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UFC Phoenix weigh-in results: Three fighters miss weight
The octagon will return to the state of Arizona tomorrow night for UFC Phoenix, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez. All 26 fighters participating at tomorrow night’s UFC Phoenix event stepped on the scales this morning, but only 23 made their respective weights. Jessica Penne missed weight by two pounds […]
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‘Feeding off picograms’, Jon Jones responds to Cain Velasquez’ claims of being able to beat him
Having fought less than he would have preferred to in recent years, at the very end of 2018, Jon Jones returned to the UFC and reclaimed the light heavyweight title. To start off 2019, former two-time UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will also be making his return to the Octagon as he faces off with […]
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MMA Community reacts to Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov at Bellator 215
Heavyweight knockout artists Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov collided in the headliner of tonight’s Bellator 215 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA) entered tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Ryan Bader at Bellator 207. Prior to his loss to “Darth”, Mitrione had strung together four wins […]
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Invicta FC 34 results: Vanessa Porto claims gold with controversial ending (Highlights)
On Friday night, live from the Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, Invicta FC held their first event of 2019 with Invicta FC 34. Which was truly a divisional showcase for the flyweights. Leading up to the vacant title bout, we got the semi-finals of the No. 1 contender tournament. Kicking off that action was […]
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Bellator 215 Results: Matt Mitrione vs. Sergei Kharitonov ends in a no-contest
A heavyweight bout between Matt Mitrione and Sergei Kharitonov headlined tonight’s Bellator 215 event in Uncasville, Connecticut. Matt Mitrione (13-6 MMA) was last seen in action at Bellator 207, where he suffered a unanimous decision loss to Ryan Bader in the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament. Prior to the setback, Matt Mitrione […]
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Bellator 215 Results: Austin Vanderford submits Cody Jones in Round 1 (Video)
Austin Vanderford took on Cody Jones in a 175-pound catchweight bout on the main card of tonight’s Bellator 215 event from Uncasville, Connecticut. The fight marked Vanderford’s Bellator MMA debut. Austin Vanderford needed less than a five minutes to score a stoppage victory over Cody Jones at tonight’s event. Vanderford took the fight to the […]
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VIDEO | Chris Leben signs with BKFC following WBKFF fallout
Video credit: The Arena Gym In 2013, The Ultimate Fighter season 1 “bad boy” Chris Leben retired from MMA on the heels of a rough four-fight losing streak. As is the case with most MMA fighter retirements though, it wouldn’t last. The fan-friendly “Crippler” made his official comeback on November 10, 2018. But he didn’t […]
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Michael Bisping says Artem Lobov going to BKFC is ‘a backwards step’
Featherweight MMA veteran Artem ‘The Russian Hammer’ Lobov recently parted ways with the UFC. But he wasn’t without a fighting home for long as he was quickly picked up by the premiere bare-knuckle boxing organization in the world, Bareknuckle Fighting Championship. For Lobov, he went 2-5 during his stint with the UFC. Three straight losses […]
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Cain Velasquez returns to answer the question that follows him everywhere: What if?
“I guarantee you, we’ll see you again soon.” Those were the words Joe Rogan used to conclude his last post-fight interview with Cain Velasquez. Staring up at the scarred mug of the triumphant heavyweight, mic clutched in his meaty fist, Rogan could not have been more wrong. That was all the way back at UFC […]
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Max Holloway hints at interim lightweight title fight with Tony Ferguson
With UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov currently suspended — and potentially sitting out until November — the UFC lightweight contendership picture is a little unclear. If a recent Tweet from UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway is to be taken at face value, it could get a little bit clearer at UFC 236. In his Tweet, […]
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Bellator 216 weigh-in results: Paul Daley, Michael Page official for welterweight grudge match
Tomorrow night, Bellator will promote its second show of the weekend in Bellator 216. This card will be headlined a welterweight grudge match between British knockout artists Paul Daley and Michael “Venom” Page. This grudge match serves as the penultimate quarterfinal bout of the promotion’s exciting welterweight Grand Prix, with the winner advancing to battle […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Francis Ngannou vs. Cain Velasquez
The UFC’s first ever event on ESPN is upon us. In the main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will be making his long awaited return to the Octagon to take on Francis Ngannou. Ahead of this heavyweight fight, which could have title implications, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their […]
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Cain Velasquez will retire if he’s not satisfied with performance against Francis Ngannou
This Sunday, in the main event of the UFC’s debut card on ESPN, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will step into the Octagon for the first time in almost three years, where he’ll look to return to heavyweight prominence with the win over the fearsome Francis Ngannou. While Velasquez is determined to make the […]
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Jon Jones says he’s ‘feeling like a whole new animal’ on the ground
Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion, having claimed the vacant title with a third-round TKO of Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 in late December. Having reclaimed the title, Jones has been hard at work sharpening his tools so that he’ll be able to keep it. And from the sounds of it, […]