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VIDEO | Juan Archuleta improves to 19-1 with a nasty KO at Bellator 201
Juan Archuleta improved his record to a sensational 19-1 at last night’s Bellator 201 event scoring a brutal third-round knockout victory over Robbie Peralta. The fight began with an absolutely wild pace as both men were throwing bombs in hopes of scoring an early finish. Archuleta landed a beautiful flying knee that staggered his opponent, […]
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Thiago Tavares feared he fractured his manhood in PFL 2 fight
Thiago Tavares’ PFL 2 fight could not have gone much worse for him. After absorbing a low blow in the second round, he was given five minutes to recover. When he still wasn’t ready after five minutes, the bout was then ruled a TKO win for his opponent Robert Watley. Had the fight occurred pretty much […]
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Takanori Gomi and Melvin Guillard to collide in Japan
Two brick-fisted MMA veterans are set to collide in Japan, as Melvin Guillard has stepped up to replace Andy Souwer against Takanori Gomi at Rizin 11. The card goes down on July 29 inside the hallowed Saitaima Super Arena just outside Tokyo. Former PRIDE boss and current Rizin show-runner Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced the bout on […]
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Coach doesn’t believe Khabib Nurmagomedov needs to beat Conor McGregor to prove undisputed status
Two of the biggest fights in UFC history are linked to the American Kickboxing Academy. That should tell you all you need to know about their talent. One of those fights is actually taking place next Saturday at UFC 226 as the UFC light heavyweight champion, Daniel Cormier will go up to challenge for Stipe […]
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Leslie Smith case has merit claims the NLRB, complaint towards UFC to follow
After the whole fiasco that took place at UFC Atlantic City, Leslie Smith is starting to take some steps in the right direction. Riding a two-fight winning streak (three at bantamweight), Smith was headed into the last fight on her contract at UFC Atlantic City in April when she was to take on Aspen Ladd. […]
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Full of the memories and all, the iconic Ultimate Fighter house is now up for sale
If the assumptions weren’t good enough already, then we may have just gotten the signal that the final nail in the coffin is drawing closer for The Ultimate Fighter. It’s no secret that one of the most unique ideas in MMA history, The Ultimate Fighter reality series has began to ran its course. Currently in […]
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Francis Ngannou is open to future rematch with Curtis Blaydes
Curtis Blaydes has looked unstoppable of late, but his rise through the UFC ranks has not been entirely flawless. In his first UFC bout, Blaydes experienced a tough, doctor stoppage loss to Francis Ngannou — and it’s a fight he’s wanted to get back ever since. “I’m not really a fan of short camps or […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal is down to fight Leon Edwards if Usman and Magny aren’t available
Shortly after he defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone by decision in the main of UFC Singapore, Leon Edwards called for a fight with long-time welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. “At the time, he was No. 6 in the rankings and I was going down in the rankings and everyone else was matched up, so why not take […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry reacts to Felder fight, says ‘Cowboy’ was offered the chance to step in
If things had gone according to the original plan, Mike Perry would have stepped into the cage with Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226 on July 7. Regrettably, Medeiros was sidelined with an injury just days out from the fight, which left Perry without an opponent, and the UFC with the frantic task of finding him […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes wants OSP next, and eventually Daniel Cormier
Dominick Reyes is perhaps the fastest rising contender in the UFC light heavyweight division. In just three UFC bouts, he’s already usurped the number-11 spot in the divisional rankings, and now, he’s hoping to take another big step up the ladder with a win over a top-10 foe. More specifically, he wants Ovince Saint Preux, […]
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Tito Ortiz makes prediction for Chuck Liddell rematch PPV buys
Tito Ortiz is expecting to make some serious money for his much-discussed trilogy fight with Chuck Liddell, which is likely to occur in Oscar De La Hoya’s new Golden Boy MMA promotion sometime later this year. “I think Chuck’s kind of holding out, trying to make more money out of it, which it just doesn’t […]
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Daniel Cormier says Jon Jones’ “who’s your daddy” remark has a deeper meaning — and it’s not pretty
Over the last few days, light heavyweight arch rivals Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones have generated another tidal wave of headlines with a heated war of words on Twitter. At one point during this verbal skirmish, Jones asked Cormier “who’s your daddy.” Good luck in your next fight, I’ve always wanted to be heavyweight champ… […]
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3 options for Donald Cerrone’s potential return to the lightweight division
On Thursday morning, Donald Cerrone took to Instagram with a post that seemed to imply that he’s returning to the UFC lightweight division after a lengthy stint at welterweight. The one drawback of Cerrone’s famously busy schedule is that it means he’s already fought many of the lightweight division’s top players. The good news is […]
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Tyson Pedro has a message for his armchair coaches after loss to Ovince Saint Preux
Australian light heavyweight contender Tyson Pedro had former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux in trouble early in their UFC Singapore co-main event battle. Unfortunately for him, Saint Preux was ultimately able to recover and turn things around irrecoverably with a first-round submission victory. While this loss to Saint Preux was understandably very disappointing for […]
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Daniel Cormier doesn’t think Alexander Gustafsson deserves an interim title fight
In a scarce light heavyweight division and their champion off to challenge for the heavyweight crown, the top of the heap is left in limbo. Seemingly alone as the peak contender is the Swede, two-time title challenger, Alexander Gustafsson. In Gustafsson’s last crack at the title, he lost a very close back and forth war […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 86 // Jorge Masvidal | Mike Perry | Dom Reyes | Eddie Gordon
A new episode of BJPENN.COM Radio is here, Penn Nation! Our first guest is good friend of the show and one of the realest guys in the business, Jorge Masvidal. “Gamebred” is back to discuss a recent callout by Leon Edwards. Masvidal has been planning to make his return to action this summer and has been […]
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Michael Chiesa feels he lost out on title shot because of Conor McGregor
The fallout from a non-fighting related incident was unlike anything we’d ever seen before in the UFC during UFC 223’s fight week. As everyone knows by now, it was the infamous fighter bus attack by Conor McGregor and his dolly throwing ways. Presumably looking to target the event’s headliner, Khabib Nurmagomedov, McGregor instead ended up […]
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War of words begins between Justin Gaethje and James Vick ahead of UFC Lincoln
Now that they are set to do battle, the war before the war inside the Octagon has begun between the men in UFC Lincoln’s main event. Late last night, it was announced that Gaethje’s original opponent for the UFC’s first time in Nebraska, ‘Ragin’ Al Iaquinta has pulled out of the bout for undisclosed reasons. […]
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In need of replacement of his own, Paul Felder steps in vs Mike Perry at UFC 226
It looks like things will end up working out for “The Irish Dragon” Paul Felder who was looking like he would be missing out on his second fight in a row. At UFC 223, Felder was planned to take on Al Iaquinta to kick off the evening’s main card. However, after UFC featherweight champion, Max […]
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Josh Koscheck joins the list of recent retired UFC veterans, makes it official
Love him or hate him, as long as you talked about him. After three big-name retirements these past two weeks, we now have a third. That third being one of the original cast members from the very first season of The Ultimate Fighter, Josh Koscheck. A welterweight division staple throughout his UFC tenure, after an […]
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BREAKING | Yancy Medeiros out of UFC 226 bout vs Mike Perry
The fight fallouts continue, unfortunately. The day after we lost out on Justin Gaethje vs Al Iaquinta, we’ve lost another fun fight. A highly anticipated welterweight scrap was set to take place at UFC 226 on July 7th between Mike Perry and Yancy Medeiros. MMAJunkie has now reported that Medeiros is out of the fight […]
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Yoel Romero responds to Robert Whittaker’s comments about his “magic” transformation
UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker felt that Yoel Romero changed quite significantly between their first and second fights. According to Whittaker, Romero felt more or less normal when they first fought, and more like “metal” or “concrete” when they met for a second time at UFC 225 earlier this month. “When I was punching and […]
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Stephen Thompson plans to adjust fighting style after procession of close fights
If you look at Stephen Thompson’s recent record, you will see he’s recently fought Tyron Woodley to a draw, given up a decision in a rematch with Woodley, and given up a decision to Darren Till. In the eyes of some fans — and of course Thompson’s team — he should have won all of […]
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Paul Felder reacts to being “slapped in the face” with back-to-back cancelled bouts
The year 2018 has not been particularly kind to UFC lightweight contender Paul Felder. After a strong 2017 campaign, Felder looked to kickstart the new year with an April showdown with ranked lightweight contender Al Iaquinta. The bout was supposed to occur at UFC 223. Unfortunately for Felder, Iaquinta got the call to step in […]
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Donald Cerrone hints at return to lightweight division
Donald Cerrone’s first four fights in the UFC welterweight division could not have gone better, as he delivered decisive stoppage wins over game foes in Alex Oliveira, Patrick Cote, Rick Story, and Matt Brown. Unfortunately, his subsequent time in the division hasn’t gone as he hoped, as he’s sandwiched a knockout defeat of Yancy Medeiros […]
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Tito Ortiz says Chuck Liddell fight is happening, shares details of lucrative Golden Boy MMA contract
From the sounds of it, Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell will in fact fight for a third time. Speaking on Submission Radio this week, Ortiz divulged that he’s in shape, and that he’s just waiting for Liddell to sign his contract. “I’ve bounced back faster than I expected, which is great,” Ortiz said (transcribed by Jim […]
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Miesha Tate says comeback is possible, but doubts it’ll ever happen
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate, who retired in the cage after a November, 2016 decision loss to future title challenger Raquel Pennington, says the door on her fighting career is not 100% closed. That said, the former champ and new Mom doesn’t expect to ever compete again. She explained why on MMA Tonight on SiriusXM […]
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BREAKING | James Vick fills in for Al Iaquinta, takes on Justin Gaethje at UFC Lincoln
Well, the search for Justin Gaethje’s new UFC Lincoln opponent didn’t last long. Late Wednesday night it was reported that Al Iaquinta had pulled out of his upcoming main event bout with the former WSOF champion, Gaethje that was set to take place on August 25th. The reason for why Iaquinta pulled out remains unknown […]