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VIDEO | Is this the worst referee stoppage in mixed martial arts history?
Arguably the worst referee stoppage in mixed martial arts history took place in the headliner of last night’s LFA 56 event. Austin Hubbard (10-2 MMA) finished Killys Mota (11-1 MMA) in the fifth and final round to capture the promotions vacant lightweight title. It was an absolutely stellar performance by Hubbard, but unfortunately that is […]
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Dana White once again blasts current UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley
UFC President Dana White is making it very clear that he is not at all happy with current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. During a recent interview at the UFC 231 ceremonial weigh ins in Toronto, Dana White revealed that he is ready to move on from both Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington. “So, you […]
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Donald Cerrone set to make his lightweight return at January’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 event
Donald Cerrone will make his return to the lightweight division at January’s UFC on ESPN+ 1 fight card in Brooklyn, New York. MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn broke the news earlier today on Twitter. Donald Cerrone (34-11 MMA) will be fighting Alex Hernandez (10-1 MMA) at the promotions inaugural event on ESPN, which takes place January 19 […]
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Dana White ‘done’ with ‘non-issue’ regarding Rachael Ostovich and Greg Hardy on UFC Brooklyn, ‘she doesn’t care’
Recently, the UFC has caught some heat due to two fight card placements for their premiere event with ESPN in Brooklyn on January 19. The fights in question are the ones involving new UFC heavyweight prospect and former NFL star, Greg Hardy and flyweight prospect Rachael Ostovich. Both fighters happen to have their histories with […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Valérie Létourneau talks going back to basics for Bellator 213 fight camp
Valérie Létourneau will challenge flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane for the title in the main event of Bellator 213 on December 15. Lètourneau will have her hands full in Honolulu, Hawaii, as she attempts to be the first women to beat the champion in MMA. The Canadian born Lètourneau may be an underdog heading into next weekend, […]
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Ben Askren offers to face Kamaru Usman in place of Colby Covington
It appears that things are getting a bit scrambled atop the UFC’s 170-pound division. But that doesn’t mean that the fighters aren’t trying to create solutions of their own. After Kamaru Usman’s big win over Rafael Dos Anjos at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, he was already back to working on his next fight as […]
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VIDEO | Rizin releases promo for Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa bout
師走に入り、平成最後の大決戦まで30日を切りました！フロイドvs天心のトレーラー第2弾完成です。フロイドと拳を交える機会を手に入れた天心。格闘技界に身を置きながら別世界で不敗神話の“軌跡”を描いてきた2人の強者が“奇跡”の遭遇を果たします。更なるミラクルが起きるのか。皆さん観届けて下さい！ pic.twitter.com/FjvMTRYT1e — NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA (@nobu_sakakibara) December 7, 2018 On Thursday evening, Rizin Fighting Federation released a promo for the main attraction of Rizin 14 on New Years Eve, a delightfully strange boxing exhibition between undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr and undefeated kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa. This promo, which seems to show Floyd Mayweather scouring […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alberto Del Rio previews tonight’s Copa Combate one-night, eight-man tournament
Combate Americas is one of the fastest-growing MMA promotions in the world. In fact, according to WWE legend and Combate Americas announcer Alberto Del Rio, the Hispanic MMA powerhouse now regularly rivals the UFC in terms of Spanish language viewership. “Our numbers are fantastic,” Alberto Del Rio said of Combate Americas on episode 107 of […]
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VIDEO | Floyd Mayweather snaps at reporter when asked why kicks aren’t allowed in Tenshin Nasukawa bout
The rules for the much discussed New Years Eve exhibition bout between undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and undefeated kickboxing wunderkind Tenshin Nasukawa have now been released. This bout will be boxing only, though it will be full-contact competition — which implies a knockout is possible. Kicks will not be allowed, which effectively rules out […]
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Opinion | Max Holloway’s “Blessed Era” only more special as he battles back from adversity
In the fight game, a recurring narrative surrounding fighters, coaches, and promotions is “what have you done for us lately?” and unfortunately, that sometimes leads to greatness being missed. For a perfect example of this, look at Max Holloway, who has been sidelined since he defended the UFC featherweight title against Jose Aldo at UFC […]
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Tyron Woodley assures he is fighting Colby Covington next
Shortly after Kamaru Usman defeated Rafael dos Anjos last Friday night in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White suggested that “The Nigerian Nightmare” might have stolen Colby Covington’s spot at the front of the contendership line and earned himself a title fight with reigning champ Tyron Woodley. “I would like to see [Usman] fight Woodley […]
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ONE: Destiny of Champions live results and highlights
On Friday night (Friday morning in North America), ONE Championship returned to the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with ONE: Destiny of Champions. This exciting card, which was unfortunately marred by two last-minute bout cancellations, was headlined by a ONE Super Series Muay Thai showdown between Thai legend Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex and Australian star Luis […]
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UFC 231 weigh in results: Max Holloway, Brian Ortega weigh in below featherweight limit
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with the stacked UFC 231 card. This card will be headlined by a men’s featherweight title fight between streaking champion Max Holloway and undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. The two were originally scheduled to fight at UFC 226 in July, but this plan was nixed […]
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Rules, weight revealed for Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa bout
Ever since it was first reported that undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather will battle undefeated kickboxing sensation Tenshin Nasukawa in Tokyo on New Years Eve, we’ve all been wondering what the rules of the bout will be. Mayweather has repeatedly stated it will be a boxing-only exhibition match, but many members of the MMA community have […]
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Top-10 flyweight Ben Nguyen announces UFC release
Another top flyweight has been released from the UFC. Shortly removed from the departures of Jared Brooks, Justin Scoggins, Roberto Sanchez, Jose Torres, Ulka Sasaki and of course, Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, Ben Nguyen has also parted ways with the promotion. Nguyen, who held the number 10 spot at flyweight in the latest UFC rankings, […]
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Colby Covington says he will not accept anything less than a fight for the undisputed belt
Colby Covington has not competed since June’s UFC 225 event in Chicago, where he defeated former lightweight title holder Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision to capture the promotions interim welterweight title. Following his impressive victory over “RDA”, it was expected that Colby Covington would compete in a title unification bout with reigning division champion […]
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Floyd Mayweather opens up on potential fights with Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Floyd Mayweather may be preparing for his upcoming exhibition fight with Tenshin Nasukawa, but that hasn’t slowed the amount of questions the undefeated boxing legend is being asked about potential fights with UFC stars Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov. Floyd Mayweather has already competed against Conor McGregor inside of the squared circle. “Money” ultimately defeated […]
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Dana White says current featherweight champion Max Holloway is ‘too big’ to keep fighting at 145-pounds
UFC President Dana White believes current featherweight champion Max Holloway is ‘too big’ to keep fighting in the promotions 145-pound division. Max Holloway is set to put his featherweight title on the line against undefeated contender Brian Ortega in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC 231 event in Toronto. The Hawaiian champion has not […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Daru discusses physical changes for Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s move to flyweight
Once the UFC opened up the women’s flyweight division many thought it’d be a great opportunity for some of the women in the strawweight and bantamweight divisions to perform at their peak. Such was the case for former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and former bantamweight title challenger, Valentina Shevchenko. Fittingly enough, Jedrzejczyk and Shevchenko are […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Chris Luttrell says move to Las Vegas has been amazing for Claudia Gadelha
The UFC Performance Institute is not only a state-of-the-art facility with scientific advances available for fighters, sometimes it’s their new home. Such is the case for strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha who moved from Luttrell/Yee MMA to train full time at the Performance Institute. Looking for a place where everything she could possibly need from training […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Kauai’s Timothy Teves is ready to “finally” settle the score with Canaan Kawaihae at Bellator 213
Current X1 featherweight champion Timothy Teves (3-0 MMA) will take on former title holder Canaan Kawaihae (4-1 MMA) at Bellator 213 on December 15 in Honolulu. The bout will serve as both fighters promotional debuts. The native of Kauai, Timothy Teves, recently spoke with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor about the exciting opportunity he has to showcase […]
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Gunnar Nelson vows to help Conor McGregor prepare for Khabib Nurmagomedov rematch
Conor McGregor brought in a lot of top talent to help him prepare for his UFC 229 title fight with undefeated UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. One fixture of McGregor’s past training camps that wasn’t a part of these preparations for the Russian champion, however, was Icelandic welterweight contender Gunnar Nelson. Speaking to the media […]
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VIDEO | Max Holloway tells hilarious story of how a stranger thought he was Tony Ferguson
“So here’s the situation, we wanted to go eat and the worker comes up like, ‘Yo! Dude!’ he’s like, ‘Bro! Anybody ever told you you look like Tony Ferguson?’ And I kinda just like waved it off and [was] like, ‘Yeah, cool.’ He’s like, ‘Yo, man you don’t know what UFC is?’ And I was […]
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Dana White gives update on the state of the UFC flyweight division heading into 2019
The future of the UFC flyweight division is still shrouded in mystery. One the one hand, the promotion recently booked arguably the biggest fight in the division’s history, as reigning champion Henry Cejudo is set to defend his title against slimmed-down UFC bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw at UFC on ESPN+1 on January 19. On the […]
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Dana White responds to criticism about Rachael Ostovich and Greg Hardy being on the same card
Earlier this week, we learned that former NFL star Greg Hardy, who has a history of domestic violence, will be sharing the Jan. 19 UFC on ESPN+ 1 card with Rachael Ostovich, who is a very recent survivor of domestic violence. This news was met with immediate backlash, as many members of the MMA community […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jesse Ronson details the ‘shifty and shady’ events that got him pulled from UFC 231
After being cut by the UFC in 2014, Canada’s Jesse Ronson was set to make his return to the promotion to take on Diego Ferreira at UFC 231 this Saturday. The 32-year-old was stepping in on just 10 days notice to fight Ferreira. Unfortunately, this fight won’t be happening after all, as the Canadian was […]
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Max Holloway compares his accomplishments to those of Brian Ortega
This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 231 in Toronto, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will collide with undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. Ahead of the UFC 231 card, this long-awaited Holloway vs. Ortega fight is being hailed as one of the best matchups ever — at least on paper. The two 27-year-old stars […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Pro fighters make their picks for Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega
This Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 231, streaking UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway will attempt to defend his title against undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. Heading into this fight, fans are divided in their predictions. As it turns out, professional fighters are also treading both sides of the fence. BJPENN.com recently reached out […]