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Report | An interim welterweight title fight is in the works for UFC 224
UFC 224, which goes down on May 12 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has looked like it could be a very big card from the moment it was announced. According to BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor, who has spoken with multiple sources close to the situation, the card is about to get a whole lot bigger, as […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Artem Lobov got “very good financial offers” from boxing and kickboxing promotions, feels he’d perform well in both sports
SBG Ireland’s Artem Lobov is currently on a two-fight losing-streak, having recently given up decisions to dangerous foes in Cub Swanson and Andre Fili. After his loss to Fili, “The Russian Hammer” briefly worried that he’d be released by the UFC. Ultimately, however, he was given another shot with the promotion in the form of […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 75 // Duane Ludwig | Artem Lobov | Justin Willis | Garry Tonon | Bibiano Fernandes | Martin Nguyen | Dhiego Lima
Another STACKED episode of BJPENN.COM Radio has arrived, Penn Nation! We kick things off with our good friend, Duane Ludwig. “Bang” will give us his thoughts on the stalled negotiations for a super-fight between TJ Dillashaw and Demetrious Johnson, how he plans to help Curtis Blaydes prepare for Alistair Overeem, and we’ll also hear the […]
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Alexander Volkov pens lengthy message to recent KO victim Fabricio Werdum
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s exciting trip to London, England, former Bellator heavyweight champ Alexander Volkov stepped into the cage with former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. This bout stood out as one of the toughest tests of Volkov’s career thus far, not just because Werdum is such a dangerous foe, […]
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VIDEO | Amanda Nunes Shares Plans of Getting Married and Starting A Family
https://twitter.com/MMAFighting/status/976546940027457536 “I haven’t even got married yet. I think that those are future plans [to have a child]. Nina [Ansaroff] is getting closer to the ranking and I think she has a great chance of also being a champion. So she wants another couple of opportunities to see where she can get in the rankings […]
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Cat Zingano Says a Potential “Seriously exciting bout” Is In the Works
UFC 222 marked the first time “Alpha” Cat Zingano made the walk to the octagon since UFC 200 in July of 2016. Unfortunately, the return to action against undefeated rising Brazilian contender, Ketlen Vieira did not go as Zingano had planned. Vieira would end up earning the split decision victory in what was a tough […]
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VIDEO | Tyron Woodley Gives Update on His Shoulder & Training with Floyd Mayweather
.@TWooodley hops on @UFCtonight and dishes on his shoulder, training @FloydMayweather and there being no real #1 contenders in his division! pic.twitter.com/C5IyDuF9e0 — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) March 22, 2018 “I’m healin’ up, I feel really good. Had surgery in December, had two series of PRP as well as stem cell injections on my shoulder. […]
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After Rough Debut, Priscila Cachoeira Questioned if She Was a UFC Level Fighter But Still Wants Valentina Shevchenko Rematch
A UFC debut can’t get much rougher than the one that new UFC flyweight, Priscila Cachoeira had to go through last month. The undefeated Brazilian newcomer, Cachoeira entered the octagon for the very first time in her home country…but in the end, that was about the only good memory to come of that night in […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Greg Hardy explains what’s surprised him about MMA training, shares timeframe for pro debut
Former NFL’er Greg Hardy is off to a fantastic start as a mixed martial artist, having recently improved his amateur record to 3-0 with a 14-second stoppage of Ryan Chester under the LFA banner. This week, Greg Hardy took time out of his busy training schedule to update us on his progress in the sport, […]
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BREAKING | “Shogun” Rua and Volkan Oezdemir booked for showdown in Chile
The UFC’s upcoming debut in Chile, which is scheduled for May 19, will feature one hell of a light heavyweight showdown as former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has been booked opposite recent light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir. This bout was announced on the UFC’s official social media channels on Wednesday evening. […]
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Artem Lobov Promises He’ll Never Be a ‘Beggar’ Like the Rest of the UFC Roster
How many fighters ask Dana White for a bonus after their fights? How many Tweet at matchmakers requesting certain match-ups? If you haven’t paid attention, it’s a whole lot. That’s not Artem Lobov’s style. He believes if you want something, you have to go out and get it yourself and make it undeniable. No matter […]
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Curtis Blaydes Believes Stipe Miocic’s Boxing Will Be the Difference in the Daniel Cormier Fight
Kicking off with April, the UFC has an insane line-up of fights that will eventually lead up to a huge UFC 226 card headlined by Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. Rising contender Curtis Blaydes, who is fresh off his win over Mark Hunt, trained years back with the UFC heavyweight champion. While it’s tough to […]
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Max Holloway Declares He Still Has ‘Unfinished Business’ With Frankie Edgar
Despite not being able to fight twice now, Max Holloway isn’t through with Frankie Edgar. Both seem to be moving on – Holloway defending against Brian Ortega, with Edgar in talks to fight Cub Swanson – but Holloway is confident they’ll meet eventually. He also went on record in defense of the former UFC lightweight […]
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Sean O’Malley has been offered a slot in a UFC main event
Sean O’Malley, one of the UFC bantamweight division’s brightest young stars, is now 2-0 in the perilous Octagon. From the sounds of it, he’ll be rewarded for this success with his first main event spot. Speaking to Niall McGrath on this week’s Talking Brawls Podcast, The MMA Lab fighter divulged that the UFC has offered him the […]
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Don’t Expect Lyoto Machida to Retire Anytime Soon
Back in February, Lyoto Machida got back in the winners column after a three-fight losing streak. The 39-year old veteran isn’t close to slowing down, as he is booked to fight another legend in the sport, Vitor Belfort at UFC 224. Not that the pressure is off, he’s looking forward to leaving it all out […]
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Kamaru Usman: Someone Has to Take a Bullet Because No One Above Us Will Fight
Darren Till can’t get a fight even though he’s headlining a major UFC Liverpool card. Kamaru Usman is sitting just above him in the rankings, but can’t get a fight either. The two recently went at it on Twitter, but doesn’t believe it will actually result in them fighting at UFC Liverpool. Why? First, because […]
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Max Holloway “can’t wait” to fight Brian Ortega, still believes he could fight Frankie Edgar in the future
When Californian featherweight Brian Ortega knocked out Frankie Edgar at UFC 222, he usurped the New Jersey native’s spot as the division’s number one contender. Ortega is now poised to challenge reigning featherweight champion Max Holloway for the title, just as soon as the champ is fighting fit. Speaking on The MMA Hour this week, […]
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Amanda Nunes not interested in Valentina Shevchenko rematch: I don’t care about her
UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes and top flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko have previously engaged in two competitive scraps, with Nunes’ emerging the victor by a narrow margin on both occasions. While the grounds for a third fight would certainly seem to be there as a result, this is not something Nunes is interested in. […]
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Darren Till Ready to ‘Devastate Stephen Thompson’s Life’ if He Ever Signs the Contract
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock. We still have awhile before UFC Liverpool, but the UFC did their big, snazzy announcement package with Darren till front-and-center yet he still doesn’t have an opponent. Till has been eyeing number one contender Stephen Thompson, but he may not be fully healed by May 27th. Regardless, that won’t […]
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Fabricio Werdum believes he knows why he lost to Alexander Volkov
Last weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s exciting trip to London, England, former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum was knocked out by former Bellator heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov. Speaking to MMAFighting in the wake of this loss, Werdum explained that he feels his lack of patience was one of the main factors that […]
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Jorge Masvidal goes off on “little jealous b*tch” Kamaru Usman
Yesterday evening, UFC welterweight contenders Kamaru Usman and Darren Till engaged in a heated back-and-forth on Twitter. Shortly thereafter, Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz involved several other top welterweights with a followup Tweet – including Jorge Masvidal, who didn’t take kindly to what was being said. Here’s how it all went down. The most avoided fighter […]
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VIDEO | Tony Ferguson is now training in dress pants… and a blindfold
Tony Ferguson’s training habits have always been… interesting… Ahead of his UFC 223 headlining bout with undefeated contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, which will crown the UFC’s new lightweight champion, Ferguson’s training habits have reached new levels of unconventional. Just days after he shared video of himself conditioning his shins by kicking a steel pipe, Ferguson has […]
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Kevin Lee fires back at Khabib Nurmagomedov, criticizes weight cut issues
UFC 223 lightweight title challenger Khabib Nurmagomedov and recent UFC interim lightweight title challenger Kevin Lee have had plenty to say about each other recently. The pair’s latest feud began when Lee dumped all over Nurmagomedov’s UFC 219 win over Edson Barboza. “I wasn’t too impressed with Khabib,” Lee said at a media scrum in […]
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Kamaru Usman Puts the Welterweight Division on Blast, Darren Till Responds
The UFC’s 170-pound weight class is easily one of if not the best and deepest division they have to offer. However, none of the many top talents have any fights booked at the moment. And some are starting to get a little antsy. Those of which include the likes of rising contenders, Kamaru Usman and Darren […]
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VIDEO | Couples Clash, Teammates Tecia Torres & Nina Ansaroff Discuss Preparation for UFC 224
Tecia Torres: “Well here in Brazil…we’re friends so we’re gonna be friends but when it comes down to the fight in May, business is business. Amanda [Nunes] is the champion for a reason. She deserves to be there but in this sport we all want that same spot so we have to fight for it […]
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One of Jessica-Rose Clark’s Burglars Has Been Identified But Seemingly Without Justice
Having your home broken into definitely isn’t the most ideal of situations to have happen prior to a big fight. However, that was the exact case for Australia born Las Vegas resident, UFC flyweight, Jessica-Rose Clark. Just days before her sophomore appearance in the octagon against the young star, Paige VanZant at UFC St Louis, Clark had […]
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VIDEO | Dominick Cruz Gives Floyd Mayweather a Hint for MMA, Says He Would Beat Him With One Arm
“Well let’s put it this way… We saw Conor McGregor cross over to boxing within six to eight months and face what has said to be the best boxer on Earth, yes or no? Yes. I would say that if Floyd Mayweather needs six to eight months to prepare for his first MMA fight and […]
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Frustrated Alexander Gustafsson Wants His Next Fight to be For an Interim Title
It just so happens that when Alexander Gustafsson is ready to come back, UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is jumping up in weight to try and hold belts in two divisions. Regardless if he beats Stipe Miocic at UFC 226, Cormier will be retiring before March of last year so he’s on his way […]