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Daniel Cormier believes Brock Lesnar win will make him one of the best heavyweights ever
Daniel Cormier, who now owns the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, is expected to defend his heavyweight belt against Brock Lesnar in the new year. While this fight is sure to be huge, many fans feel that Brock Lesnar should not be anywhere near a heavyweight title shot. Many of these same fans feel […]
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Daniel Cormier confirms he’ll defend light heavyweight title this year, has three opponents in mind
Daniel Cormier, who now owns the UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight titles, is expected to defend his heavyweight belt against monstrous former champion Brock Lesnar sometime early in the new year. As it turns out, however, Cormier plans to defend his light heavyweight title first — before the year is out. “Yes, I am,” Cormier […]
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Jon Jones issue deep statement on one-year anniversary of Daniel Cormier KO: “I’ll be back”
One year ago today, in the main event of UFC 214, Jon Jones knocked out his arch rival Daniel Cormier to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight title. In the subsequent days, however, it was learned that Jones had failed a pre-fight drug test. His knockout win was then ruled a no contest, and the title […]
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Dana White gives promising update on Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes super fight
The UFC has been trying to book a women’s featherweight super fight between reigning divisional champion Cris Cyborg and bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes for months. Unfortunately, the promotion has not been able to nail the fight down as of yet. Speaking earlier this weekend in the buildup to UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, […]
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TJ Dillashaw trashes “little b***h” Cody Garbrandt
In the buildup to their first fight, TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt exchanged plenty of trash talk. In the buildup to their rematch, which headlines UFC 227 on August 4, things have been quieter. From the looks of it, Dillashaw is looking to change that. On Saturday night, the reigning bantamweight champ went off on […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov shares potential game plan for Conor McGregor fight
From the sounds of it, UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov’s first title defense will pit him against former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The pair could well meet before the year is out — perhaps even as soon as UFC 229 in October. If the fight does come together, Nurmagomedov plans to punish […]
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Marc Goddard addresses controversial standup in Dustin Poirier vs. Eddie Alvarez fight
On Sunday night, in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dustin Poirier and Eddie Alvarez finally stepped into the cage for a do-over of their controversial 2017 no contest. In the end, Poirier would win this rematch with a violent second-round volley. Unfortunately, this rematch produced a whole new […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk questions Rose Namajunas’ injuries, feels interim belt could be necessary
On Saturday night, on the main card of UFC on FOX 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk picked up massive win over the dangerous Tecia Torres. This sorely-needed victory served to separate the former champion from a pair of losses to Rose Namajunas, the woman ended her title reign. Now […]
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Dustin Poirier names Nurmagomedov, McGregor and Ferguson as possibilities for next fight
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, surging lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and former champion Eddie Alvarez stepped into the cage for an anticipated bloodletting. The bout marked a do-over of an action-packed 2017 contest that unfortunately ended as a no-contest when Alvarez landed an illegal […]
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The MMA community reacts to Dustin Poirier’s big win over Eddie Alvarez
On Saturday night, in the main event of UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, surging lightweight contender Dustin Poirier and former champion Eddie Alvarez stepped into the cage for an anticipated bloodletting. The bout marked a do-over of an action-packed 2017 contest that unfortunately ended as a no-contest when Alvarez landed an illegal […]
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RIZIN 11 results: Takanori Gomi turns back the clock and Kyoji Horiguchi continues his winning ways
In a night that had already seen some great action produced by UFC on Fox 30 in Calgary, MMA continued in Japan and only further stepped on the gas. The RIZIN Fighting Federation held their 11th numbered card just three hours or so after the conclusion of Dustin Poirier’s epic victory over Eddie Alvarez in their […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Dustin Poirier mauls Eddie Alvarez in the second (video)
A key lightweight rematch featuring former division champion Eddie Alvarez taking on surging division contender Dustin Poirier headlined tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Alvarez and Poirier first met at UFC 211 in 2017, but that fight unfortunately ended in a no-contest after Eddie landed a pair of illegal knees. Here’s […]
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The MMA community reacts to Jose Aldo’s first-round stoppage of Jeremy Stephens
On Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 30, former UFC featherweight champion and bona fide MMA legend Jose Aldo got back on track with a massive first round win over the dangerous Jeremy Stephens. Stephens had Aldo in trouble earlier, pelting him with nukes against the cage, but Aldo kept his […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Jose Aldo flattens Jeremy Stephens in the first (video)
A key featherweight fight featuring former division kingpin Jose Aldo taking on knockout artist Jeremy Stephens served as the co-main event of tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 fight card from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Jose Aldo entered tonight’s contest on the heels of a two-fight losing streak, with both of those losses coming via third-round TKO […]
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UFC on FOX 30 Results: Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeats Tecia Torres (highlights)
A women’s strawweight bout between former division champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and perennial division contender Tecia Torres took place on tonight’s UFC on FOX 30 main card. Joanna entered tonight’s bout on a two-fight losing skid, with both of those losses coming at the hands and feet of current women’s strawweight title holder Rose Namajunas. Meanwhile, […]
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UFC on FOX 30: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 Results
Unable to catch today’s UFC on FOX 30 event in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of tonight’s action. UFC on FOX 30 is headlined by a key lightweight rematch featuring former division champion Eddie Alvarez taking on surging contender […]
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Germaine de Randamie ready to return to the action, eyes Raquel Pennington
One of the top female strikers in MMA seemingly vanished off the radar after winning her first world title. But now she appears to be ready to return. Germaine de Randamie was last seen in a UFC capacity when she was walking out of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York at UFC 208 in […]
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VIDEO | Conor McGregor avoiding the takedown? Khabib Nurmagomedov says that’s ‘impossible’
“It’s impossible [for Conor McGregor to not be taken down by me], brother. No really, I think it’s impossible. If I try to take him down one time and he defends very good, I’m going to try to do this 100 [more] times. What he gonna do? He don’t have conditioning, he don’t have wrestling, […]
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping reacts to UFC’s plans to strip Colby Covington of interim title
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is now set to defend his title at UFC 228 on September 8 in Dallas. He will not, however, defend it against current interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Instead, he’s poised to defend his strap against surging British contender Darren Till, which will probably cause the UFC to strip Covington […]
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UFC Calgary weigh-in results: Eddie Alvarez, Dustin Poirier hit marks for main event
Tomorrow night, the UFC will make its long awaited return to Calgary, Alberta, Canada with a fantastic looking UFC Calgary fight card. This long awaited UFC Calgary card will be headlined by a similarly anticipated rematch between Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier. The pair first met in May of 2017, in a wild bout that […]
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ONE: REIGN OF KINGS highlights: Kevin Belingon, Shinya Aoki, Renzo Gracie and Garry Tonon win big
On Friday morning (Friday night in Manila), ONE Championship returned to our screens with ONE: REIGN OF KINGS — undoubtedly one of the promotion’s biggest cards to date. This ONE: REIGN OF KINGS card was headlined by an interim bantamweight title fight between ONE lightweight and featherweight titleholder Martin Nguyen and fearsome Team Lakay star […]
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Bellator MMA signs a whopping 22 European fighters
Bellator MMA is not messing around. According to a report from ESPN, the promotion has signed a whopping 22 European fighters to its roster — including a few UFC veterans. Here is the full list of the promotion’s new European talent, via ESPN. Featherweight • Dylan Logan (2-3; fighting out of Ireland) • Nathan Rose […]
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VIDEO | Watch Jon Jones wrestle a tiger
https://www.instagram.com/p/Blt22bYhvQw By this point, we’ve all seen that video of reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov wrestling a bear. But have you seen the video of former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones wrestling a tiger? Jones shared this video to his official Instagram page late on Thursday night. The post also includes Jones’ encounters […]
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Eddie Alvarez weighs in on Conor McGregor getting an immediate title shot
Conor McGregor‘s legal situation is now cleared up. This means that the Irish MMA megastar will soon be able to return to the cage — if he so chooses. If McGregor does return to the cage, it’s almost certain that he’ll return to a title shot opposite reigning UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov. Not everyone, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Baroni wanted to fight for PFL’s $1M prize, feels they missed out by not signing him
When fan favorite MMA veteran Phil Baroni heard that the Professional Fighters League would award the winners of its inaugural season $1 million apiece, he wanted in. Unfortunately, Baroni and the PFL never came an agreement. At present, Baroni is scheduled for an October 20 bareknuckle fight with fellow veteran Chris Leben. While this is […]
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Eddie Alvarez explains why he considers Dustin Poirier an “undercard fighter”
Eddie Alvarez and Dustin Poirier, who meet in the main event of UFC Calgary on Saturday night, have shared the cage once before. On the night they first met, they pounded each other black and blue, but ultimately ended up with a disappointing no contest after Alvarez landed an illegal knee. Despite the fact that […]
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VIDEO | Dominick Cruz is cleared to return, hopes for ‘sensible’ rematch with TJ Dillashaw-Cody Garbrandt winner
“I just got cleared by the doctor so I’m good to go. I’ll talk to [Sean] Shelby, I’ll talk to everybody. I’m on track though. I am going to fight before the end of the year is my goal. We’ll see what happens. I know TJ Dillashaw and Cody [Garbrandt] are fighting and I should […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley: ‘at some point we have to go back to the f***ing sport’
“Did we expect anything different? Did we expect him to really do some hard time? Did we really expect the UFC to reprimand Conor [McGregor]? We didn’t. He’s a star in the UFC, he’s bringin’ in a lot of money, millions and millions of dollars. He’s become larger than life in his own right so […]