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Remembering the greatest card in UFC history
On June 4th two years ago, the greatest event in UFC history unfolded before MMA fans’ very eyes. In a chain of events that led up to the granddaddy of them all in UFC 200, UFC 199 was looked at as just the calm before the storm to the UFC’s biggest event ever. In terms […]
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Marlon Moraes says Jimmie Rivera’s coach tried to pick a fight with his manager backstage in Utica
Shortly after Friday’s UFC Utica card wrapped up, there was a brief, back-stage confrontation between Marlon Moraes’s team, and that of his vanquished foe Jimmie Rivera. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Moraes gave his side of the story on this back-stage skirmish, and explained that his manager Ali Abdelaziz nearly came to blows with […]
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Robert Whittaker is happy he never had to fight Michael Bisping
When former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping announced his retirement late last month, he closed the door on a number of exciting potential matchups. There’s the fight between Bisping and his rival Yoel Romero, which we never got to see. There’s the much discussed trilogy fight between Bisping and Luke Rockhold, who are tied 1-1 […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains why CM Punk belongs on the UFC 225 main card
The news that Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes‘s heavyweight bout had been bumped from the UFC 225 card to make room for a featherweight contender bout between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson was met with significant backlash from the fans. This backlash had nothing to do with Holm and Anderson’s placement on the main card. […]
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How Kevin Lee could emerge as the surprise No. 1 lightweight contender
There is such a thing as being in the right place at the right time, as former UFC champion Michael Bisping once proved when he stepped in for an injured Chris Weidman to compete for a world title. A similar opportunity could come knocking for lightweight phenom Kevin Lee in a division riddled with injuries […]
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Holly Holm still feels like bantamweight is “home” as UFC 225 featherweight contender fight approaches
This Saturday night, on the main card of UFC 225, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm will battle Megan Anderson in a fight that is likely to produce the next challenger for featherweight champ Cris Cyborg. While a win at UFC 225 could easily earn Holm another crack at Cyborg, who she lost a […]
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Former UFC bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is now a mother
After 67 hours of labor, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is now a mother. Tate, who has been sharing updates on her blog throughout her pregnancy, gave birth to a baby girl named Amaia late last night. A friend of Tate’s announced this exciting news on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjl0Ujkn_Gd/ “Around midnight last night, I […]
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Andrea Lee’s husband, coach issues statement on Nazi tattoos, says he won’t get them removed
Donny Aaron, the husband and coach of UFC flyweight Andrea Lee, has a number of Nazi tattoos on his body. The first, a Swastika, appears near the elbow of his left arm (visible in the image above). The second, the SS bolts of Adolf Hilter’s Schutzstaffel, appears on his right arm (visible below). These tattoos are […]
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Stipe Miocic enlists Bellator light heavyweight champ Ryan Bader to help prepare for Daniel Cormier
On July 7, in the main event of the absurdly stacked UFC 226, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic will attempt to defend his title against a beefed-up version of UFC light Daniel Cormier. In anticipation of this momentous challenge, Miocic has called on Ryan Bader to help him prepare. Bader, of course, is a very […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains how he’s been preparing for “juiced-up little lightweight” Rafael dos Anjos
This Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC 225, surging welterweight contender Colby Covington will battle former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos for the interim welterweight title. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Covington explained how he’s been preparing for dos Anjos, and the many weapons he brings to the battlefield. […]
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Georges St-Pierre says it’s “still easy” for fighters to beat drug tests, even in USADA era
In Georges St-Pierre’s eyes, performance-enhancing drug use is still a major problem in the UFC. Although the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has been working diligently to punish fighters who seek to gain an advantage with banned substances, St-Pierre feels there are still plenty of cheaters slipping through their nets. “Even now, it’s still easy […]
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VIDEO | Referee stops fight, fighters continue to slug it out anyway
https://twitter.com/Jolassanda/status/1003101885925085184 Imortal FC 9, a fight card that went down in Maranhao, Brazil over the weekend, delivered a serious dose of chaos, as two flyweights chose to keep on sluggin’ after the referee had attempted to stop the action. This bizarre scene occurred in a bout between Joao Elias and Walter Martins. According to a report […]
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Rafael dos Anjos doesn’t think Darren Till will last long at welterweight
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC Liverpool, Darren Till picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, scoring a close decision victory over two-time welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. Regrettably, Till’s win was shadowed in controversy, as he missed weight for the bout, tipping the scales three and a half […]
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Conor McGregor gives Bec Rawlings some love after her bareknuckle boxing win
On Saturday night, sanctioned bareknuckle boxing returned to America for the first time since 1889. The sport’s triumphant return came courtesy of upstart promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The promotion’s first card, which went down in Cheyenne, Wyoming, featured a number of combat sports notables, including former UFC strawweight and flyweight Bec Rawlings, who met […]
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Jimmie Rivera explains back-stage confrontation with Marlon Moraes’s manager
On Friday night, the UFC touched down in Utica, New York with an exciting night of fights. In the main event, streaking bantamweight contenders Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes collided in a fight that was widely expected to produce the division’s next title challenger. Unfortunately for Rivera and his fans, this one went to Moraes […]
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VIDEO | Joey Beltran and Tony Lopez hang out after their thrilling bareknuckle war
Last night, Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship promoted the first fully sanctioned bareknuckle boxing card to occur on American soil since 1889. As expected, this event provided a high quantity of blood and action. Perhaps the most memorable feature of the card was an absolute war between Bellator and UFC veteran Joey Beltran, and heavyweight journeyman […]
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Bec Rawlings explains how bareknuckle boxing felt different from MMA
On Saturday night, sanctioned bareknuckle boxing returned to America for the first time since 1889. The sport’s triumphant return came courtesy of upstart promotion Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. The promotion’s first card, which went down in Cheyenne, Wyoming, featured a number of combat sports notables, including former UFC strawweight and flyweight Bec Rawlings, who met […]
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Manager claims that Khabib Nurmagomedov is moving on from Conor McGregor
Current UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is apparently moving on from Conor McGregor. According to the Russian’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, “The Eagle” is now focused on scoring a fight with former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “We believe the fight to make is the Georges St-Pierre fight at 155 pounds,” Ali Abdelaziz told […]
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UFC 225 Fight Card and Start Time
The octagon will return to Chicago on June 9 for the promotion UFC 225 fight card. The pay-per-view event will be headlined by a middleweight title fight rematch featuring current title holder Robert Whittaker taking on top division contender Yoel Romero. BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor broke the news on Twitter back in March: Breaking! Per sources […]
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VIDEO | Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes camps get in altercation folllowing UFC Utica
The grudge match between perennial bantamweight contenders Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes took place in the headliner of last night’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica, New York. The highly anticipated Rivera vs. Moraes showdown lasted less than sixty seconds, this after Marlon landed a clean head kick just moments into the opening round […]
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Yair Rodriguez confirms he is back with the UFC and will return to action on September 8
Yair Rodriguez is back with the UFC! The featherweight standout confirmed the news earlier today on Twitter, this following an initial report from ESPN on Friday afternoon. #happynews .@zabit_mma @ufc @UFCEspanol @bokamotoESPN pic.twitter.com/8xGDaZFuNn — Yair Rodriguez (@panteraufc) June 2, 2018 “I address to all my fans, friends and family for always been supportive of my […]
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Jarred Brooks breaks his silence after knocking himself out at UFC Utica
UFC flyweight Jarred Brooks was involved in one of the most bizarre knockouts in mixed martial arts history at last night’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica, New York. Brooks squared off with UFC newcomer and former Titan FC flyweight champion Jose Torres on the preliminary card of last night’s UFC Utica event. Jarred […]
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Jimmie Rivera issues statement following KO loss to Marlon Moraes
Jimmie Rivera was riding a huge wave of momentum heading into last night’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica. The 28-year-old entered his event headlining contest with Marlon Moraes on the heels of a sensational twenty-fight win streak, which included recent decision victories over Thomas Almeida and Urijah Faber. The general consensus among fight […]
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MMA Community reacts to Marlon Moraes’ KO victory over Jimmie Rivera
Surging UFC bantamweight contenders Jimmie Rivera and Marlon Moraes collided in the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica, with the winner likely earning the next shot at UFC bantamweight gold. Jimmie Rivera entered the bout on an amazing twenty-fight win streak, but it was Marlon Moraes who would leave the octagon […]
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UFC Utica Results: Marlon Moraes KO’s Jimmie Rivera (VIDEO)
A key bantamweight bout between Marlon Moraes and Jimmie Rivera served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica, New York. Jimmie Rivera enters the fight riding an amazing twenty-fight win streak, while his opponent Marlon Moraes is coming off a spectacular knockout victory over Aljamain Sterling. Round one begins and […]
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UFC Utica Results: Gregor Gillespie submits Vinc Pichel in Round 2
A lightweight fight between rising stars Gregor Gillespie and Vinc Pichel served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 event in Utica, New York. Round one begins and Pichel throws a double jab to keep Gregor at bay early. Gillespie presses forward and lands a punch. He shoots in and scores an early […]
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UFC Utica Results: Walt Harris TKO’s Daniel Spitz in Round 2
A heavyweight tilt featuring Walt Harris taking on Daniel Spitz took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 main card from Utica, New York. Daniel Spitz entered the contest with a 6-1 record while his opponent Walt “The Big Ticket” Harris came in at 10-7 overall. Round one begins and Spitz lands a hard low […]
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UFC Utica Results: Ben Saunders stops Jake Ellenberger in Round 1 (VIDEO)
A welterweight fight between veterans Jake Ellenberger and Ben Saunders took place on tonight’s UFC Fight Night 131 main card from Utica, New York. Round one begins and Saunders lands a kick to the body to start things off. He throws a head kick but it is blocked by Jake. Ellenberger presses forward but eats […]