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Report | Former heavyweight champion, Josh Barnett released by the UFC
After recently having his USADA suspension reprimanded, former UFC heavyweight champ, Josh Barnett is now moving on from the organization. MMAJunkie’s Steven Marrocco is reporting that Barnett has been released from the UFC making him free to explore other options. Now at age 40 and having not fought since September 2016, who knows what could be […]
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Leon Edwards feels Donald Cerrone ‘has lost a few steps’
Heading into his very first UFC main event, Britain’s Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards isn’t lacking any confidence as he prepares to take on the seasoned veteran, Donald Cerrone. Edwards hasn’t lost since December 2015 when he fought a fellow rising contender in Kamaru Usman. Now riding high on a sneaky impressive five-fight win streak, Edwards is ready […]
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Oddsmaker says Floyd Mayweather could be 100-1 betting favorite in potential GSP fight
Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi is hoping that his star pupil, Georges St-Pierre, will follow in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and battle undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring. In the opinion of veteran combat sports oddsmaker Joey Oddessa, however, there’s almost no point in making this fight — at least, not from […]
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Jon Jones no longer the elephant in the room for Daniel Cormier
Daniel Cormier spent the last half of his MMA career tethered to an unremitting rivalry with Jon Jones, but at UFC 226, the reigning light heavyweight champion can cut the cord and step out of the darkness of the former pound-for-pound king’s polarizing shadow. There will be no more questions of whether he has earned […]
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Wanderlei Silva drops news of ‘Rampage’ rematch
PRIDE legend Wanderlei Silva says he’s fighting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson under the Bellator banner on September 29. Silva shared this exciting news in a video on his official Facebook page. ”Like people say, it’s very hard for a good professional to retire,” Silva said (via MMA Fighting). “I just got a call from Bellator inviting […]
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Chael Sonnen has some advice for Henry Cejudo
Chael Sonnen has a piece of advice for Henry Cejudo, who rematches dominating flyweight champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson at UFC 227 on August 4. Sonnen feels that, if Cejudo hopes to build interest in this flyweight title rematch, he needs to cast himself as the villain in the story. “He just wouldn’t come out […]
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Firas Zahabi says he used to offer $5K to any student that could KO Georges St-Pierre
Tristar head coach Firas Zahabi says that when former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was at the peak of his MMA superstardom, his training partners would often become star-struck by him, and dial back their sparring with him as a result. To ensure that St-Pierre got more aggressive versions of these star-struck training […]
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After being turned down, David Branch makes epic follow-up call-out of “Jacare”
Former two-division World Series of Fighting champion and current UFC middleweight contender David Branch was offered a fight with Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, but Jacare apparently turned the fight down. I just want to be clear to everyone I’ve been offered to fight JACARE main event August 22nd in Brazil and he’s not feeling confident enough […]
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Firas Zahabi wants Georges St-Pierre to box Floyd Mayweather
If Firas Zahabi gets his way, former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre will follow up in the footsteps of Conor McGregor and step into the boxing ring with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. Zahabi shared his hopes for a St-Pierre vs. Mayweather boxing match on a recent episode of the JRE MMA Show. […]
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Sage Northcutt gives his take on CM Punk’s UFC 225 fight
CM Punk’s second MMA fight, which pitted him against Mike Jackson at UFC 225, didn’t go a whole lot better than his first. Though the former pro wrestler managed to survived until the final bell, he was soundly beaten for the bout’s duration — on the feet and on the mat — erasing any lingering […]
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Tyron Woodley reveals interesting offer he received from Jon Jones
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley’s next fight is likely to pit him against interim champion Colby Covington — a man known for his willingness to talk trash about pretty much anybody with a pulse. Over the last few months, Covington has fired his patented verbal missiles at Woodley, Rafael dos Anjos, Darren Till, UFC middleweight champ […]
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VIDEO | ‘Pissed off Cowboy’ Donald Cerrone ready to beat up Leon Edwards
“Yo, Leon [Edwards], there is no need for us to be angry with each other right now. He called me old and slow. So I told him, ‘you’re gonna have to go home an tell your momma that an old slow man beat your ass. Leon Edwards, young, up-and-coming fighter… He does not want to […]
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Contender Series Season 2 Week 2 Results: 5 finishes, 4 contracts
When it comes to fight nights, you couldn’t have asked for much more in week 2 of the second season of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. We were treated to five fights and five finishes, three knockouts and two submissions. On top of that, we got a record four UFC contracts handed out to […]
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David Branch calls out the big fight seeker, Jacare Souza
After an ultra-impressive first round knockout victory over Thiago Santos in April, former WSOF double champ, David Branch has his sights set on another big fight. Specifically in the crosshairs of Branch is the perennial top 5 middleweight contender, Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza. According to Branch, the fight is on the table for a Brazil card main […]
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Ketlen Vieira goes off on possibility of losing title shot to Holly Holm
In the UFC’s increasingly shallow women’s bantamweight division, there remains only one real clear contender at the moment and that’s Brazil’s, Ketlen Vieira. Although it seems clear as day that a fight between Vieira and the champion, Amanda Nunes should be what’s next, after UFC 225 there is now speculation. At UFC 225 on June […]
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Michael Page hopes to take another boxing match before returning to MMA
Michael Page is now 2-0 as a professional boxer, have recently picked up his sophomore win with a second round knockout of Michal Ciach (see that here). From the sounds of it, Page will seek to move 3-0 in the boxing ring before returning to MMA, where he also boasts a perfect record at 13-0. While […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov on Conor McGregor: I’m going to destroy him
Though nothing is official just yet, all signs point to UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov fighting former two-division champion Conor McGregor sometime later this year — perhaps even at UFC 229 on October 6. Speaking to Sport24.ru this week, Nurmagomedov discussed this possible matchup. Apparently, he’s worried about McGregor bailing on the bout. ”I do […]
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Estimated PPV buys for UFC 225 better than initially reported
UFC 225 was one of the best cards of the year so far, both in terms of name value and in terms of actual action. So, when the Los Angeles Times reported that the card sold a paltry 150,000 pay-per-views, we were all left scratching our heads. Well, according to the ever-reliable Dave Meltzer, who […]
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PHOTO | Urijah Faber injures foot after receiving “warm welcome to Singapore”
On Saturday night — Saturday morning stateside — the UFC will return to beautiful Singapore with an exciting fight card. As always, the promotion has brought a handful of stars along with it to help promote the fights and participate in meet and greets and various other events with the fans. One of those fighters […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Ramsey Nijem explains choice to sign with the PFL
Following his departure from the UFC, Ramsey Nijem received interest from a number of top mixed martial arts promotions. In the end, he decided to sign with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), a new league that is striving to revolutionize the MMA industry with an exciting seasonal format and whopping, million-dollar prizes. Nijem, who is […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Get ready to watch “the original Will Brooks” in the PFL
When Will Brooks took his first steps into the UFC’s Octagon in July of 2016, he did so with a Bellator lightweight belt slung over his shoulder, and the scalps of highly respected fighters like Drew Dober, John Alessio, Saad Awad, Michael Chandler and Marcin Held clutched menacingly in his hand. To say he was […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Curtis Blaydes makes prediction for Stipe Miocic vs. Daniel Cormier fight
When UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic steps into the cage with light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 226, Curtis Blaydes will be watching closely. He is, after all, arguably the top contender in the UFC heavyweight division, and could well be the next man in line for the winner. So, who does Blaydes think […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Devin Clark eyeing UFC Lincoln showdown with Anthony Smith
Former UFC middleweight contender Anthony Smith (29-13) looked like an absolute killer in his recent light heavyweight debut, executing former champion Rashad Evans with a first-round knee at UFC 225. While you might expect this ferocious win to send a shiver down the spines of Smith’s fellow light heavyweights, this is not the effect it […]
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VIDEO | Brendan Schaub critical of ‘cringe’ UFC 225 commentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zVluTcLC7k “[My other problem] The commentators… Joe Rogan, one of my best friends, my brother. And even Jimmy Smith, those guys. When they would go, ‘Mike Jackson has high-level striking’. What happens when you do that is you lower the standard so much. And maybe ’cause I came from watching Showtime boxing with [Leo] Santa […]
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Bobby Green fires back at Clay Guida for calling him a coward
At UFC 225 we were supposed to see an encounter between lightweights, Bobby Green and Clay Guida. Instead, we got Guida vs Charles Oliveira. Green was forced out of the bout with a knee injury making it his 12th fight cancellation in the UFC(a UFC record). Guida would go on to lose to Oliveira via […]
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The Top UFC Dark Horse contenders in each division
You know that fighter that is clearly talented but hasn’t quite broken off the cusp of the division’s very best? Those who still have their doubters but are flying under the radar steadily making waves? These are commonly referred to as the dark horses of a division. The ones that may sneak up on everyone […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 85 // Curtis Blaydes | Devin Clark | Will Brooks | Ramsey Nijem
The latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio has arrived, Penn Nation! Our first guest, coming off a devastating third round finish of Alistair Overeem at UFC 225 that likely cemented him as the rightful No. 1 contender to the heavyweight title, Curtis “Razor” Blaydes. We’ll recap the victory in his hometown of Chicago and discuss the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alan Jouban explains why side kicks to the knee should be banned in MMA
Add UFC welterweight Alan Jouban to the list of fighters who would like to see side kicks to the knee banned in mixed martial arts. This weekend former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he revealed his desire to see side kicks to the knee being made […]