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Daniel Cormier on UFC 226 showdown with Miocic : “This is the biggest fight of my life”
On July 7, in the main event of UFC 226, reigning UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will complete a fearless march back to the heavyweight division, where he will take on dominating UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in a true superfight. Despite the fact that Cormier has been a part of some truly momentous […]
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Dana White says “real title” is up for grabs at UFC 223, stays evasive on McGregor situation
On April 7, in the main event of UFC 223, Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov will battle for the UFC lightweight title. What exactly that means for Conor McGregor, and the UFC lightweight title he still technically owns, remains to be seen… Speaking to TMZ this week, UFC President Dana White reaffirmed that when Tony […]
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Chuck Liddell believes he’ll be approved to fight Tito Ortiz in UFC, doubts Ortiz will accept
Over the last month, there’s been buzz circulating about a potential trilogy fight between retired MMA legends Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell. This very week, Ortiz admitted he has broached the idea with the UFC, though he doubts Liddell would ever be granted a license to fight again. “I have a lot of interest level […]
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CB Dollaway Suffering From “Irreversible” Damage After Elevator Accident
It’s not very often that you hear of an elevator accident being the reason for someone having to pull out of a fight… But this was the case for ‘the Doberman’ CB Dollaway at UFC 203. Dollaway was supposed to be taking on Francimar Barroso that night in Cleveland, Ohio but disaster struck the day […]
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Renan Barao Ready for UFC Orlando: “I’m thinking about this fight, the next and then getting back to the belt”
It has been a rough past three years for one of MMA’s former very best pound-4-pound fighters in the octagon. When Renan Barao burst onto the scene in 2011 with his devasting win over Brad Pickett, the sky appeared to be the limit for the Brazilian. And to a point, it was. Barao would go […]
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Jessica Andrade Rooting For Rose Namajunas at UFC 223, Not Expecting Title Shot with Win Over Tecia Torres
The current #2 ranked UFC strawweight contender is none other than 115-pound powerhouse, ‘Bate Estaca’ Jessica Andrade. Andrade will be featured this Saturday in UFC on Fox 28’s co-main event when she takes on Tecia Torres in a battle that very well could provide us with our next title contender. But who may they winner […]
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Report | UFC Has Two Fights in Mind for Conor McGregor and Negotiations are Going Well
We’re just two days removed from Conor McGregor breaking the record for most days as a champion without an attempted title defense… Reports have come in that we might be getting closer to an idea of when he will return and who it might be against. Dave Meltzer stated on his Newsletter that negotiations are […]
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VIDEO | Derrick Lewis Has Been Too Hurt to Follow Through on His Sexual Promises After UFC Austin
After Derrick Lewis finished his fight with Marcin Tybura in spectacular fashion, we knew we were in store for a wild and crazy post-fight interview. The UFC actually thought it was so risque that they put and edited version of it on their YouTube channel, but as all know what happened in regards to his […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 71 /// Alexander Volkanovski | Stevie Ray | David Teymur | James Vick
BJPENN Radio returns tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT! 9:15PM ET- We catch up with Alexander Volkanovski following his dominant finish of Jeremy Kennedy in Perth, Australia, at UFC 221. Still undefeated in the UFC and showing tremendous athleticism in the featherweight division, bigger fights are definitely on the horizon for this Aussie bashing machine. We’ll […]
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James Vick Thinks Tony Ferguson’s Strategy Will Not Work Against Khabib Nurmagomedov
We’re all waiting, hoping, that Tony Ferguson and Khabib Nurmagomedov both make it to UFC 223 in April. It’s been coming for a long time and — next to Conor McGregor’s long awaited return — this is the best and most highly anticipated lightweight fight possible. Meanwhile, 11 slots under the top of the lightweight mountain, James […]
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Tito Ortiz interested in trilogy fight with Chuck Liddell, pitched the idea to UFC
Having settled his score with Chael Sonnen in the Bellator cage, Tito Ortiz is now happily retired. That said, the former UFC light heavyweight champion and MMA legend would be willing to step back into the UFC’s Octagon for a third fight with his long-time rival Chuck Liddell. In fact, upon learning of Liddell’s apparent […]
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VIDEO | TJ Dillashaw Believes ‘Stars Aligning’ for Demetrious Johnson Superfight
Despite the UFC trying to put together a rematch with Cody Garbrandt for the bantamweight title to save UFC 222, TJ Dillashaw has his eyes on the long-hyped superfight with UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Other than Johnson himself saying it is in negotiations, not much else has been said publicly about the scrap. Along […]
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Olympic Gold Medalist Jordan Burroughs Teases Transitioning Into the UFC Like Floyd Mayweather
In MMA, the search for the next big thing is never ending. Sometimes they work out, other times they never rise to the marketed prophecy of what they were made out to be. Two-time Olympian Jordan Burroughs could be just that. After Floyd Mayweather recently stood inside of an Octagon and teased his MMA jump […]
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Gilbert Burns pulled from UFC Orlando bill amid weight cut concerns
The UFC’s return to Orlando, which will see the Octagon touch down in the Amway Center this Saturday night, has been rocked by a last-minute fight cancellation, as Brazil’s Gilbert Burns has been pulled from his lightweight bout with Canada’s Olivier Aubin-Mercier. Burns was pulled from this contest amid concerns that he could safely cut […]
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VIDEO | Yoel Romero Excited for Miami and Cuba to ‘Go Crazy’ Over Title Shot Against Robert Whittaker
Yoel Romero is on cloud nine after his finish of Luke Rockhold. All signs point to a rematch between him and Robert Whittaker for the middleweight title going down, the big question now is where will it happen? The Chicago card in June has been talked about, but now it looks like Miami is a […]
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Yair Rodriguez is Ready to Return to Become the ‘F-cking Best’
We haven’t seen Yair Rodriguez since his lost to Frankie Edgar in the second round in May of last year at UFC 211. After stacking up six-fight win streak — eight if you count his non-UFC wins before signing — suddenly it was back to the drawing board for the hyped prospect. It is a place that […]
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Derek Brunson continues to call out Michael Bisping, shares bout agreement
Earlier this month, middleweight contender Derek Brunson issued a compelling callout of former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping. I gotta go to the Fox studio to find @bisping I see. You’re ranked 6, I’m ranked 7. Let’s exchange @AliAbdelaziz00 @Mickmaynard2 @ufc @danawhite — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 18, 2018 “I gotta go to the Fox […]
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UFC begins hinting at Francis Ngannou vs. Derrick Lewis matchup
In the wake of Derrick Lewis’ latest thunderous knockout win, which came against a gritty Marcin Tybura, fans immediately began clamoring for a matchup between him and fellow knockout artist Francis Ngannou. From the looks of it, the UFC has been listening. On Tuesday evening, the promotion posted on its official Twitter account, asking fans […]
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Welterweight veteran Thiago Alves promises his “best is yet to come” after tough KO loss
Last Sunday, on the undercard of the UFC’s exciting stop in Austin, Texas, former UFC welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves returned to the cage for the first time since April of 2017. Regrettably, this return to action went disastrously, as he was knocked out by his debuting opponent Curtis Millender in the second round. Despite […]
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MMA veteran Marlon Sandro facing attempted murder charges after attack on fiancée
According to a report from MMA Fighting, MMA veteran Marlon Sandro is facing multiple charges after allegedly attacking his fiancée Tayssa Wuensche on the streets of Rio de Janeiro late last year. During this grisly attack on his fiancée, the former Bellator and Sengoku fighter is said to have badly injured her arm, choked her unconscious, and then […]
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“Mexican Boogieman” Tony Ferguson goes after “scared” Conor McGregor on Twitter
On April 7, in the main event of UFC 223, interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson will return to the Octagon to battle undefeated contender Khabib Nurmagomedov for the undisputed title. What exactly that means for Conor McGregor, who still owns the undisputed title, remains to be seen. From the looks of it however, Ferguson feels […]
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BREAKING | Henry Cejudo’s Manager Says He’s Rematching Demetrious Johnson
It appears that we may be losing out on one of the three potential super fights that have recently been teased to us. At least for now… Henry Cejudo’s manager, Ali Abdelaziz tweeted out that he will be rematching the UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson, some time in the Summer. Demetrius johnson vs @HenryCejudo coming […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva Says He Would Be Stupid to Take Steroids, Still Plans to Fight and Wants Roy Jones Jr.
“I’m just waiting for USADA and my lawyers and hopefully it will come back soon for fight with Roy Jones [Jr.] *laughs*. I don’t know, I’m just waiting for the commission, for the doctors because the guys go check everything. Maybe the supplements I’m using are contaminated, I don’t know. I’m just waiting. Because obviously […]
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Randy Brown Hopes For Big Step Up with Either Neil Magny or Alan Jouban For Next Fight
Randy “Rudeboy” Brown is one of the few fighters to have been selected to be signed to the UFC after performing in front of Dana White on his YouTube series, ‘Lookin’ For a Fight’ with Matt Serra. Since entering the UFC, the 10-2 overall, Brown has gone 4-2 with all but three of his career […]
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VIDEO | Get Hyped for UFC 223 With ‘Thug Rose Champion’
The absolutely epic film, ‘Thug Rose Champion’ was created by MMA fighter Steven Parsons and chronicles the lead up to the first title bout between the then title challenger, Rose Namajunas and strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 217, the fight itself and the rise of Rose as a champion. Their rematch takes place at UFC […]
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VIDEO | Dustin Poirier May Get Title Shot In Case Khabib Nurmagomedov or Tony Ferguson Pulls Out
April seems too far away to wait for the highly anticipated clash between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson at UFC 223. This will be the fourth that these elite lightweights have been expected to fight each other. Somehow, they both keep getting ripped apart and put back together again. That’s why it’s no surprise that […]
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Frankie Edgar Thinks ‘It’s a Shame’ Ben Askren Hasn’t Been in the UFC Yet
Frankie Edgar has finally got a fight after his anticipated scrap with UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has fallen through twice. At UFC 222 in just under two weeks, he’ll test his infamous pressure, boxing and grinding wrestling on slick Brian Ortega. From one wrestler to another, Edgar recently spoke up about Ben Askren since […]
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Sage Northcutt gets called out by “Bonecrusher”
Though his hype has been somewhat diminished by a handful of Octagon losses, 21-year-old wunderkind Sage Northcutt is still one of the most sought after opponents in the crowded UFC lightweight division. Now riding a two-fight winning streak, he’s got an even bigger target on his back than normal. The latest fighter to call the […]