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PHOTOS | The MMA community celebrates Halloween
Last night, costumed kids all over North America hit the streets on an indomitable quest for candy. This morning, these sugar-addled children are testing the very limits of their parents’ and teachers’ resolve, throwing temper tantrums and coating classroom floors in chocolate bar wrappers. Of course, children aren’t the only people who celebrate Halloween. While […]
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VIDEO | Citizens help officer restrain Stephan Bonnar in DUI arrest
https://www.facebook.com/KTNVLasVegas/videos/1945705355526130/ Earlier this week, news surfaced that UFC and Bellator veteran Stephan Bonnar had been arrested for a DUI in Nevada. On Wednesday, video of the fighter’s arrest surfaced online, and it’s not pretty. In this video, we can see Stephen Bonnar being pulled from his vehicle by a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper. Bonnar had been […]
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Heavy Lies The Crown: T.J. Dillashaw edition
In this week’s inaugural “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC bantamweight king T.J. Dillashaw. Having finally rid himself of former teammate turned bitter rival Cody Garbrandt, “Killashaw” has recently turned his focus to current UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo. If you recall, Cejudo […]
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Derrick Lewis strikes deal with Popeyes Chicken, will get free Popeyes for life
Derrick Lewis is gearing up for the biggest fight of his life. “The Black Beast” will be taking on Daniel Cormier in the main event of UFC 230 inside Madison Square Garden this Saturday. Heading into this fight, some members of the MMA bubble have suggested that Lewis didn’t deserve a title shot. Lewis himself […]
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First the ONE lightweight belt, then Eddie Alvarez, says Amir Khan
Rising Singaporean lightweight star Amir Khan has declared his intent to challenge ONE Championship newcomer Eddie Alvarez. As Khan gears up for his lightweight title showdown against Filipino Eduard Folayang at ONE: CONQUEST OF CHAMPIONS at Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena next month, he signalled his interest in meeting Alvarez early next year. “Yes, 100 […]
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Demetrious Jonson explains why he feels there’s ‘nothing there’ in Henry Cejudo rematch
After defending the UFC flyweight title a record-breaking 11-straight times, Demetrious Johnson absolutely deserved an immediate rematch with Henry Cejudo, who ended his title reign with a split decision victory at UFC 227 in August. Instead of pursuing this rematch, however, Demetrious Johnson and his team negotiated a move to Singapore’s ONE Championship. But why? […]
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UFC returns to Anaheim in January with UFC 233
With 2018 closing out, news about the first UFC cards of 2019 is starting to leak. For example, we now know when are where the first pay-per-view of the year will occur. On Jan. 26, the UFC will be heading back to the Honda Center in Anaheim, California for UFC 233, according to the Los […]
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Dana White, Ari Emanuel featured on Variety500 list of most powerful people in entertainment industry
Ari Emanuel, Endeavor CEO and owner of the UFC, is a powerful man. So too is UFC President Dana White. As such, both have been added to the Variety500 list, which counts down the 500 post powerful businesspeople in the entertainment industry. Here’s what the Variety500 list is all about, per the site itself (h/t […]
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‘The Great’ calls out Justin Gaethje: “I’ll leave my Foot in his Ass!”
It is fair to assume that UFC President Dana White doesn’t receive a ton of calls from fighters who are begging to fight Justin Gaethje. After all, Justin Gaethje (19-2 MMA) has proven to be one the toughest and scariest fighters on the 155-pound roster, this despite having just four fights with the promotion. Although […]
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Notorious crime boss Whitey Bulger, who apparently ran Dana White out of Boston, dies in prison
Infamous Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who allegedly ran UFC President Dana White out of town in 1995, was found dead in a federal prison on Tuesday. NBC News was first to report Bulger’s passing, he was 89. FBI officials are currently investigating the death, which occurred just a day after his transfer to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jared Cannonier ready to make ‘dream come true’ by beating David Branch inside MSG
Ask any professional fighter where they would like to fight, and one of the most common answers you’ll get back is going to be “Madison Square Garden.” On Saturday, when the UFC takes over the hallowed New York City arena with UFC 230, many fighters will get the chance to do just that. Jared Cannonier […]
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Kevin Belingon has fixed ‘Grade 1’ grappling ahead of title rematch with Bibiano Fernandes
Team Lakay’s Kevin “The Silencer” Belingon (19-5) sees no problem if reigning ONE Bantamweight World Champion Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes (22-3) takes the action to the mat in their highly-anticipated rematch on 9 November. The two men are slated to lock horns in the co-main event of ONE: HEART OF THE LION, which takes place […]
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UFC website no longer lists Daniel Cormier as light heavyweight champion
Back in July, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier stepped up to the heavyweight division to battle reigning champion Stipe Miocic in an effort to become a two-division champion. Cormier succeeded on this mission, knocking Miocic out in the very first round. From there, Daniel Cormier was vocal about his hopes to defend both his […]
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Ben Askren roasts Dillon Danis in multi-part Twitter onslaught
Ever since news of his move to the UFC surfaced, Ben Askren has been picking fights on social media with many of his peers in the UFC welterweight division. That said, he is not limiting his Twitter warfare to his rivals in his new division. On Tuesday, the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight kingpin […]
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Manager targeting $50-100 million payday for ‘global superstar’ Khabib Nurmagomedov
Having defended the UFC lightweight title with a fourth-round submission of Conor McGregor at UFC 229, the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov is now looking ahead to his next challenge. The primary options for that challenge would seem to be a rematch with McGregor, or fights with Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier, Georges St-Pierre, or even new UFC […]
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Darren Till lists multitude of reasons why he and Conor McGregor should fight next
Earlier this week, recent UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till issued a few quick calls for a fight with former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor. It is his hope, he explained, that the fight will happen at Anfield, a massive football stadium in his native Liverpool. In a blog post penned for his […]
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ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong makes bold prediction for Ben Askren’s run in the UFC
Former ONE Championship welterweight titleholder Ben Askren is now headed to the UFC — though the promotion has not officially announced his arrival just yet. Askren’s long-awaited migration to the Octagon was made possible by a history-making trade between ONE and the UFC that saw the UFC cough up its former flyweight champ Demetrious Johnson […]
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Demetrious Johnson discusses retirement plans ahead of ONE Championship debut: ‘ONE is the last stop’
After a lengthy and history-making stint in the UFC, former UFC flyweight champion and pound-for-pound great Demetrious Johnson is headed to ONE Championship. Johnson is expected to debut with the Singapore-based martial arts powerhouse in early 2019. Despite his massive accomplishments in the UFC, however, he does not expect an immediate title shot against ONE […]
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Dana White to Floyd Mayweather: ‘You want to fight, come fight’
Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor by submission in the UFC 229 main event, he’s been linked to a potential boxing match with undefeated legend of pugilism Floyd Mayweather Jr. Nurmagomedov initiated this talk by calling Mayweather out, but Mayweather quickly dumped gas on the fire, assuring that the boxing match will actually happen. […]
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Ben Askren pushes UFC to officially announce signing, says promotion is acting ’embarrassed’
The history-making trade is a done deal. Former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has been sent to ONE Championship in exchange for former ONE welterweight champ Ben Askren. Strangely, however, the UFC has still not officially announced the signing of Ben Askren. This has the former ONE welterweight champ wondering if the promotion is embarrassed. […]
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PHOTO | UFC drops poster for UFC 232 featuring Jones, Gustafsson, Cyborg and Nunes
UFC 232, which goes down on December 29 in Las Vegas, is still two months away, but the promotion has already released the official fight poster for the mammoth, end-of-the-year card. This poster features the mugs of former light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top contender Alexander Gustafsson, who will rematch for the vacant UFC […]
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Anthony Smith believes ‘Jon Jones is less dangerous than Volkan is’
On December 29, in the main event of UFC 232, former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones and top contender Alexander Gustafsson are expected to rematch for the vacant light heavyweight title, which will simultaneously be stripped from current champ Daniel Cormier. Anthony Smith, who recently won big with a submission of former title challenger […]
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Daniel Cormier on potential Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Georges St-Pierre booking: ‘That’s the fight’
Now that he’s dispatched of Conor McGregor, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov would seem to have a long list of options in terms of his next fight. He could rematch McGregor. He could fight Tony Ferguson or Dustin Poirier. He could welcome Ben Askren to the UFC… Yet in the opinion of UFC light heavyweight […]
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Daniel Cormier vows to slap Brock Lesnar if he enters cage at UFC 230
Minutes after Daniel Cormier won the UFC light heavyweight title with a July knockout of Stipe Miocic, he was joined in the cage by former UFC heavyweight champ and long-time WWE star Brock Lesnar. Lesnar then shoved Cormier, causing chaos in the Octagon and adding some serious zest to their potential matchup. Although Daniel Cormier […]
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Ben Askren ready to provide closure on his career, ‘We don’t know if I’m as good as I say I am.’
The biggest knock on Ben Askren throughout his dominant MMA career has been that we haven’t seen him face the very best and he realizes that. But now we’re going to get too as the former ONE Championship and Bellator welterweight king is finally on his way to the UFC. Over the years Askren has put in […]
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7 more possible MMA trades that would be fun to see
Written by Drake Riggs and Cole Shelton “The trade” between former UFC flyweight king Demetrious Johnson from the UFC to ONE Championship for their welterweight champion and former Bellator champion Ben Askren set the MMA world ablaze this past week. And because of that, it really got us thinking…this could open the door for some […]
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Ariane Lipski in need of new opponent for UFC Argentina after Maryna Moroz suffers broken foot
UFC Argentina has taken a hit as Maryna Moroz is going to have to pull out of her upcoming bout with ‘The Violence Queen’ Ariane Lipski at UFC Argentina. Initially, this bout was made thanks to an injury as Moroz was to face off with Veronica Macedo before Macedo suffered an injury of her own […]
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Dana White says Ben Askren will get a top 5 welterweight for his debut
Believe it or not, it has happened. Former Bellator and ONE Championship welterweight king Ben Askren has finally made his way to the UFC. Now that he has made it, he’ll need someone to make his debut against. When asked about who Askren will fight first, UFC president Dana White responded to TMZ with the following. “I […]