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REPORT | Battle Between Two Brazilian Legends In the Works for UFC 224
What has been a fantasy matchup to longtime fans for the past decade appears to be on it’s way to reality. MMAFighting reports that a fight between former UFC light heavyweight champions, Vitor “the Phenom” Belfort and Lyoto “the Dragon” Machida is in the works for UFC 224 in Brazil. Both Brazilian legends have had […]
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Matt Mitrione Calls Stipe Miocic the Best Heavyweight in the World Regardless if He Wins Bellator Grand Prix
Tonight, former UFC fighter will step into the Bellator cage and fight a former UFC opponent in Roy Nelson. It’s the second bout in an exciting year-long world grand prix that will end up crowning the new Bellator heavyweight champion. The winner of the fight will have to get through potential opponents like King Mo, […]
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Jon Jones Has a Crude Message For His Haters Who ‘Will Never Understand’
Fresh on the heels of the news that Jon Jones will be appearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission for his hearing, Jon Jones has been releasing inspirational tweets and talking to fans on social media. There have even been a couple of short training videos showing that Jones fully intends on fighting […]
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VIDEO | Paulie Malignaggi Says Conor McGregor Still Has 30 Minutes of Ass Whooping Left
We know that Conor McGregor stepped in the boxing ring and fought Floyd Mawyeather to rake in an obscene amount of money, but even before that he was in an intense feud with another boxer. After a controversial knockdown during a training session with Paulie Malignaggi at the UFC Performance Institute got posted to Twitter, […]
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Dustin Poirier’s Plan is to Beat Justin Gaethje Then Fight Khabib Nurmagomedov For the Real Belt
If the fourth time is the charm, Khabib Nurmagoemdov and Tony Ferguson will finally fight in what is one of the most anticipated and high level fights in the world. There is another lightweight fight that everyone is talking about, which is Justin Gaethje and Dustin Poirier’s wild scrap at UFC Glendale. Nurmagomedov is adamant […]
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VIDEO | Demetrious Johnson’s UFC 216 Mighty Wiz Bar Voted Best Submission of All-Time
Let’s get real here for a minute. The things that Demetrious Johnson has done are incredible. He’s literally lapped his entire division, he’s the most dominant champion in UFC and ZUFFA history, and if the superfight with UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw happens and Johnson is able to win, it will be hard to argue […]
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VIDEO | Cowboy Cerrone’s Latest Candid Interview Will Absolutely Give You Chills
Donald Cerrone is in a spot he’s never been before. He’s on a three-fight losing streak going into his fight with Yancy Medeiros this Sunday. Something like will make a man think, which is something the Cowboy has clearly done. In Austin, he’ll make his 35th walk to the cage under the ZUFFA banner from his […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov Says His Contract States He Fights Tony Ferguson for Conor McGregor’s Title
It’s hard to keep track of MMA with everything moving the speed of light, but chances are you were still confused on the UFC’s lightweight title scenario. Dana White seemed intentionally vague about the whole situation, even pissing off one-half of the UFC 223 title fight, Tony Ferguson. The other half of that highly anticipated […]
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Three Possible Match-Ups For Invicta Flyweight Champion, Jennifer Maia’s UFC Debut
The consensus number one ranked female flyweight in the world(at least to those that have been paying attention) has officially and finally joined the UFC roster. Invicta FC flyweight queen, Jennifer Maia made the announcement today on her Instagram page that she is now a UFC fighter. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
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Kelvin Gastelum Just Wants a Title Shot, “If it’s at welterweight, I will make the cut.”
No one expected the youngest man in The Ultimate Fighter house on season 17 to end up winning the whole show. In fact, that guy was the underdog in all of his fights. Yet Kelvin Gastelum won them all and continues to look like one of the best young fighters in MMA today. Gastelum won […]
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UFC on Fox Tweets About Ben Askren, “maybe they know something I don’t….”
The “UFC” and “Ben Askren” have never been two things that have been synonymous with each other. At least not in a positive light… But lately, now that Askren is free of fighting obligations as a “semi-retired” fighter, talks between fans and pundits have heated up, maybe more so than ever before. Including from Askren […]
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Josh Emmett Believes He Can’t be Denied a Title Shot With a Win over Jeremy Stephens
Very few fighters capitalize on opportunities the way that Josh Emmett did at UFC on Fox 26 in Winnipeg, Canada. Emmett was a replacement for former UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo who pulled out of his rematch with Ricardo Lamas to fill in for the injured Frankie Edgar against current champion, Max Holloway at […]
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BREAKING | Conor McGregor’s Coach Eyes A Potential Fight with Nate Diaz on New Year’s Eve
All things come full circle. We’ve been awaiting Conor McGregor’s triumphant return to the UFC, but way back before the sweat dried from his boxing bout with Floyd Mayweather, Nate Diaz was expected to be his opponent when he came back. A lot has gone on since then, but now it seems the interest has […]
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VIDEO | Joe Rogan Goes Off on Li Jingliang’s ‘F-cking Bullsh-t’ UFC 221 Eye Gouge
With as many awesome things that happened at UFC 221, it’s still hard to move on from that absolutely egregious eye gouge that Li Jingliang did to Jake Matthews to get out of a guillotine choke. While Matthews was all class about it after the fact, it hasn’t stopped fans, media and other fighters from […]
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BJPENN.COM Radio Ep. 70 // Curtis Blaydes
BJPENN Radio returns tonight at 9PM ET/6PM PT! 9:15PM ET- Our guest tonight is one of the biggest victors coming out of UFC 221 over the weekend, Curtis “Razor” Blaydes. After taking some huge punches from Mark Hunt in the first round, Curtis was able to implement his game plan and dominate the “Super […]
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Yoel Romero’s Manager Eyes a UFC 225 Return for Robert Whittaker Title Fight
After an awesome battle with Luke Rockhold and an even more incredible finish, the worry was that Yoel Romero had a broken leg coming out of the fight at UFC 221. However, the good news is that it is just a deep bruise that is expected to heal rather quickly, which puts Romero back to […]
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Invicta FC Flyweight Champion Jennifer Maia Gets Picked Up by the UFC
With the UFC’ women’s featherweight division still empty – even on the official website – the new women’s flyweight class is actively being built. The season of The Ultimate Fighter brought in talent and crowned their inaugural champion Nicco Montano, meanwhile Paige VanZant and Valentina Shevchenko have made their jump into the division. Now, the […]
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Bellator 194 weigh-in results: Headliners on point, Heather Hardy misses mark after mix-up
This Friday night, Bellator MMA will return to our screens with Bellator 194. On Thursday, the 24 fighters on the card took to the scale to weigh in for the respective battles. Unfortunately, the card’s weigh-ins were not without mishaps, as boxing transplant Heather Hardy missed weighed for her anticipated flyweight bout with fellow boxer […]
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson and Matt Mitrione Explain Why The Bellator Grand Prix is Awesome
Why are MMA tournaments awesome? #Bellator194 headliner and grand-prix participant @roynelsonmma explains. Full story: https://t.co/sk0ip6v0GN pic.twitter.com/WKmJWvo7fb — MMAjunkie (@MMAjunkie) February 15, 2018 For those of us who have been following MMA since the beginning, we have fond memories of arguably the pinnacle of combat sports: The grand prix. Whether it be one night or a […]
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UFC 223 in Brooklyn gets clash of ranked featherweights
The UFC 223 lineup continues to get better and better. This anticipated card, which goes down on April 7 in Brooklyn, New York, has now been improved by a clash of ranked featherweights, as 15th-ranked contender Calvin Kattar will battle Brazil’s Renato Moicano, who is ranked 11th. This bout was first reported by Newsday. Kattar […]
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Report | Former UFC owner Frank Fertitta considering purchase of NFL Team
Frank Fertitta – brother of Lorenzo Fertitta – made a killing selling his stake in the Ultimate Fighting Championship last year. Billions and billions of dollars, to be more precise, and that sum was merely added to his already significant pile of gold. In the wake of this insanely massive transaction, Frank has made a […]
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VIDEO | Robert Whittaker Claims Yoel Romero is Either a ‘Genius or Injured’ in Win over Luke Rockhold
Just four days ago, Yoel Romero overcame the drama of a suspenseful weigh-in ordeal and rose to the occasion in the main event of UFC 221. He shut down former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold and finished him with an uppercut that looked like it was removed from Mortal Kombat. It’s not surprise that current […]
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Rashad Evans alludes to “contract problems” between Michael Bisping and UFC
For a few months, it looked as though former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would partake in the final fight of his illustrious career in the main event of the UFC’s March 17 stop in London, England. At the time, it looked as though his opponent would be a fellow veteran and long-time friend in […]
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Conor McGregor Could Have ‘Real Fight’ on Same Night After Beating Floyd Mayweather in MMA
While it’s good for his bank account, some fans despise the idea of another Conor McGregor fight simply for the spectacle of it all. Maybe if he didn’t still hold the UFC lightweight title, they’d be more lenient. Some just want to see him back in the UFC, whether he defends his title or not. […]
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VIDEO | “Potty Mouth” Sage Northcutt gets repeatedly censored in new UFC Austin Promo
Such a potty mouth, that @SuperSageNorthcutt! #UFCAustin 😂 A post shared by ufc (@ufc) on Feb 14, 2018 at 8:35am PST Sage Northcutt (9-2) is known for his incredible politeness. In a hilarious promo for this Sunday’s UFC Austin card, however, we’re given a taste of what it would be like if the 21-year-old talent […]
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VIDEO | Hear what Yoel Romero actually said in his post-fight embrace with Luke Rockhold
Over the weekend, the UFC debuted in Perth, Western Australia with UFC 221. In the main event of this card, a fearsome Yoel Romero took out former champion Luke Rockhold with a brutal barrage of third-round punches. Shortly after the referee waved off the fight, Romero cornered Rockhold for a brief post-fight embrace – and […]
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CM Punk pegged as big betting favorite in potential MMA bout with Floyd Mayweather
Yes, you read that headline correctly. And yes, it is a ridiculous headline. But the fact is that we suddenly live in a world where undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and former professional wrestling star CM Punk might just clamber into the cage together for a weird throwback to the halcyon days of legal groin […]
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Will Brooks Announces UFC Release, Joins PFL Million Dollar Tournament
When entering the UFC in 2016 as the 18-1 Bellator lightweight champion, “Ill” Will Brooks had plenty of hype surrounding him(as most champions from outside organizations do). Brooks was on an impressive eight-fight winning streak that included two wins over the former champion, Michael Chandler. Brooks made his debut against Ross Pearson and was able […]