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Bellator MMA announces first-round bouts for Welterweight Grand Prix
Bellator MMA has announced the matchups for the first round of its anticipated welterweight Grand Prix, and they’re fantastic. The tournament will begin with a trilogy bout between former champions Andrey Koreshkov and Douglas Lima, who are 1-1 across their two previous bouts. The pair will collide at Bellator 206 on September 29 — an […]
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Al Iaquinta issues fiery response to Kevin Lee’s callout
Kevin Lee is one of the top contenders in the UFC lightweight division. Unfortunately, “The Motown Phenom” remains largely overshadowed by his peers Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Tony Ferguson and Dustin Poirier. Perhaps sensing that a title shot is not quite within his reach, Kevin Lee recently made a clever callout of fan favorite lightweight […]
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Marlon Vera recounts being kicked out of locker room by “little b***h” Cody Garbrandt
Cody Garbrandt, who came up short to TJ Dillashaw in the UFC 227 main event, was assigned to the same locker room as UFC 227 undercard fighter Marlon Vera, who has recently done a bit of training with Dillashaw. When the both wound up in that locker room at the same time, Garbrandt and his […]
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Miesha Tate sympathizes with Nate Diaz after UFC 25th anniversary press conference
Late last week, it was announced that fan favorite lightweight contender Nate Diaz will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite top contender Dustin Poirier. The pair are expected to collide in the co-main event of UFC 230 on November 3 in New York City. On Friday, the UFC held a massive press conference […]
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Marlon Moraes calls for UFC 229 showdown with bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw
Former World Series of Fighting bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes, who is now arguably the top contender in the stacked UFC bantamweight division, wants the next crack at divisional kingpin TJ Dillashaw. Shortly after Dillashaw authored a second, destructive win over former champ Cody Garbrandt in the main event of UFC 227 on Saturday, Moraes took […]
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Henry Cejudo opens up on dreams of becoming a “triple champ”
Last weekend, in the co-main event of UFC 227, Henry Cejudo accomplished something that was looking increasingly undoable: he dethroned dominating UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. Amazingly, however, this might not even be the biggest accomplishment of Cejudo’s career, as he previously won a gold medal in the Olympics as a freestyle wrestler. […]
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TJ Dillashaw discusses possible rematch with Dominick Cruz
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw stepped into the cage for a rematch with his arch rival, former champ Cody Garbrandt. In this rematch, Dillashaw once again knocked Garbrandt out, moving to 2-0 over the champ, and effectively killing their rivalry in the process. Now that […]
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Georges St-Pierre expresses interest in fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Conor McGregor winner
Everybody in the UFC today is looking for that next big fight. We’re in the ‘super fight’ era. The era of entertainment trumping all. But how many pieces of the pie can get handed out? Somebody already on that list is the legendary former two-division champion of welterweight and middleweight, Georges St-Pierre. Since UFC 217 […]
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Darren Till says he saw doubt in Tyron Woodley’s eyes, Woodley fires back
On Friday afternoon, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley had his first staredown with Darren Till, who he will battle in the main event of UFC 228 on September 8. Shortly after this tense staredown, Darren Till claimed that he saw a shred of doubt in the champion’s eyes. Not fear, but doubt. “I didn’t see […]
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Henry Cejudo details the keys to defeating “Mighty Mouse”
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 227, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo did the unthinkable: he defeated long-time UFC flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, earning a close but impressive split decision win. This is something Johnson’s last 13 opponents failed to do — that includes Cejudo, who lost his first fight […]
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Daniel Cormier heaps praise on Demetrious Johnson, says all fighters can learn from him
Last night, in the co-main event of UFC 227, one of MMA’s most legendary title reigns came to a shocking halt, as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson lost a razor-close decision to Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. While some former champions have a difficult time accepting defeat and returning to the contendership race, Johnson has […]
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Daniel Cormier says he will rematch Stipe Miocic if Brock Lesnar isn’t available
Daniel Cormier’s first defense of the UFC heavyweight title is expected to pit him against former champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar. In order for this fight to happen, of course, Lesnar will have to serve the remainder of a USADA-administered suspension, and pass a battery of new drug tests. So far, Lesnar’s drug testing […]
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Cub Swanson issues statement on first-round loss to Renato Moicano: “It stings”
On Saturday night, on the pay-per-view portion of the action packed UFC 227 card in Los Angeles, California, long-time featherweight contender Cub Swanson attempted to rebound from back-to-back losses opposite rising Brazilian contender Renato Moicano. Unfortunately for Swanson and his loyal fans, this fight did not go as planned. Instead, the American fan favorite was […]
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Cody Garbrandt breaks silence after second knockout loss to TJ Dillashaw
Last night, in the main event of the action-packed UFC 227 card, former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt attempted to reclaim the title from the main he lost it to, TJ Dillashaw. Unfortunately for Garbrandt and his legions of fans, this fight did not go as planned, as he was put down by a Dillashaw […]
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TJ Dillashaw, Dana White respond to Henry Cejudo’s champion vs. champion callout
Shortly after he shocked the world be yanking the title from the waist of dominating UFC flyweight sensation Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson, Henry Cejudo called for a champion vs. champion fight with bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw. Speaking at the UFC 227 post-fight press conference, Dillashaw responded to this ballsy callout from the new flyweight champion […]
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TJ Dillashaw discusses Cody Garbrandt’s future: “I really don’t believe he’s got a chin”
Last night, in the main event of UFC 227, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw defended his title against the very man he won it from, former UFC bantamweight champ Cody Garbrandt. Just as he did in their first fight, which co-headlined UFC 217 in November, Dillashaw won this fight by knockout — but this time […]
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Demetrious Johnson comments on UFC 227 loss, addresses possible rematch with Henry Cejudo
Last night, Demetrious Johnson’s record-breaking reign as UFC flyweight champion came to an end, as he lost a hotly debated split decision to former Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo. Post-fight, Johnson attended a brief press conference to address the media. Apparently, the former flyweight champion and bona fide MMA great sustained some pretty serious injuries […]
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Fighters react to TJ Dillashaw stopping Cody Garbrandt for a second time
TJ Dillashaw put his UFC bantamweight title on the line against former champion Cody Garbrandt in the headliner of tonight’s UFC 227 event from Los Angeles. “Killashaw” and “No Love” head previously met at UFC 217 in New York, with TJ emerging victorious via second-round knockout. Tonight’s rematch proved to be slightly different, as TJ […]
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Fighters react to Henry Cejudo defeating Demetrious Johnson
Long time UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson put his 125-pound title on the line against Henry Cejudo in the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles. The fight served as a title fight rematch, as “Mighty Mouse” had previously defeated Cejudo via first-round TKO at UFC 197 in April of 2016. Tonight’s rematch […]
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UFC 227 Results: TJ Dillashaw stops Cody Garbrandt in Round 1 (VIDEO)
A bantamweight title fight rematch featuring current champion TJ Dillashaw taking on former title holder Cody Garbrandt headlined tonight’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles. The former teammates turned bitter rivals, Cody Garbrandt and TJ Dillashaw first met at November’s UFC 217 event in New York. After being dropped in the first-round, Dillashaw would storm […]
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UFC 227 Results: Henry Cejudo defeats Demetrious Johnson (Highlights)
A flyweight title fight rematch featuring long time division champion Demetrious Johnson taking on former title challenger Henry Cejudo served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC 227 event in Los Angeles. “Mighty Mouse” entered tonight’s contest on a twelve fight win streak, his latest being a sensational armbar submission victory over Ray Borg at UFC […]
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UFC 227 Results: Renato Moicano submits Cub Swanson (VIDEO)
A featherweight fight between Cub Swanson and Renato Moicano took place on tonight’s UFC 227 main card from Los Angeles, California. Cub Swanson entered tonight’s contest on a two-fight losing skid, with those setbacks coming to Frankie Edgar and Brian Ortega respectively. Prior to that, Swanson had put together a four-fight win streak which included […]
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UFC 227 Results: Thiago Santos defeats Kevin Holland
A middleweight bout between Thiago Santos and Kevin Holland kicked off tonight’s UFC 227 main card from Los Angeles. Thiago Santos (17-6 MMA) entered tonight’s contest having won four of his past five fights, which included a second-round TKO victory over Anthony Smith. Meanwhile, Kevin Holland came in to tonight’s fight sporting a record of […]
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VIDEO | Nate Diaz is pissed with the UFC, says proposed fight with Dustin Poirier may not happen
Earlier this week it was announced that former lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz would be making his highly anticipated return to the octagon against Dustin Poirier at November’s UFC 230 event in New York. The Stockton Slugger has not stepped foot in the octagon since UFC 202 in August of 2016, where he suffered a […]
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UFC 227 Results: TJ Dillashaw vs. Cody Garbrandt 2
Unable to catch tonight’s Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view event from Los Angeles? BJPENN.com has you covered for all of this evenings UFC 227 results! UFC 227 is headlined by a bantamweight title fight rematch featuring current champion TJ Dillashaw taking on former title holder Cody Garbrandt. The former teammates turned bitter rivals, Garbrandt and Dillashaw […]
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VIDEO | Nate Diaz weighs in on Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov “They’re both my B*tches”
Earlier this week it was announced that former UFC lightweight title challenger Nate Diaz would be returning to the octagon to face Dustin Poirier at November’s UFC 230 event in New York. The Stockton Slugger has not competed inside the octagon since suffering a controversial majority decision loss in his rematch with Conor McGregor at […]
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VIDEO | Dana White says Conor McGregor won’t be punished for bus incident, ‘he’s been out for two years’
“I’ve been telling you guys forever that we had to wait until Conor [McGregor’s] stuff was handled in New York. It got done. Obviously, it was very favorable for Conor. Time to roll. Khabib [Nurmagomedov] wants this fight, Conor wants this fight and the fans definitely want this fight. As soon as his thing was […]
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Nate Diaz not happy with with how things played out at the UFC 25 Year press conference
The day after Dustin Poirier vs Nate Diaz gets made, the UFC seems to have possibly found a way to upset the returning party. That being none other than Stockton, California’s finest in the younger of the two Diaz brothers. Diaz hasn’t fought since his second encounter with Conor McGregor at UFC 202 in August […]