Category: Pedro Munhoz

  • UFC on ESPN 15: ‘Edgar vs. Munhoz’ Live Results and Highlights

    UFC on ESPN 15: ‘Edgar vs. Munhoz’ Live Results and Highlights

    The Octagon remains in Las Vegas for tonight’s UFC on ESPN 15 event, a nine-bout fight card headlined by Frankie Edgar vs Pedro Munhoz. The former UFC lightweight champion, Edgar (23-8-1 MMA), will be making his bantamweight debut this evening following a 8-5 run at featherweight. In his most recent Octagon appearance this past December […]

  • UFC on ESPN 15 weigh-in results: Frankie Edgar hits bantamweight limit

    UFC on ESPN 15 weigh-in results: Frankie Edgar hits bantamweight limit

    On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the under-the-radar UFC on ESPN 15 card out of the Apex facility in Las Vegas. The card will be topped by a bantamweight duel between long-time contender Pedro Munhoz, and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who will be making his debut in the […]

  • Pro fighters make their picks for Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar

    Pro fighters make their picks for Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar

    In the main event of UFC Vegas 7, a key bantamweight bout headlines the card as Pedro Munhoz welcomes Frankie Edgar to the division. Heading into the fight, Munhoz is a -265 favorite while the former UFC lightweight champion is a +205 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to […]

  • Full betting odds released for UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar

    Full betting odds released for UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar

    The full betting odds have been released for the 11 fights scheduled to take place Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar event. In the main event, No. 5 ranked bantamweight Pedro Munhoz will lock horns with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. The bout will mark Edgar’s 135lbs debut after a long career […]

  • Pedro Munhoz reacts after being snubbed from UFC 4 Video Game

    Pedro Munhoz reacts after being snubbed from UFC 4 Video Game

    Pedro Munhoz isn’t happy that he’s not included in the upcoming UFC 4 Video Game. The UFC announced the fourth instalment of their MMA game earlier the year. The hit fighting game is created in partnership with EA Sports and will officially release on August 14. The new game is expected to be a groundbreaking […]

  • Report | Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz fight rescheduled for August 22

    Report | Frankie Edgar vs. Pedro Munhoz fight rescheduled for August 22

    A bantamweight showdown between former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Brazilian contender Pedro Munhoz has reportedly been rescheduled for August 22. News of this rescheduled matchup, which is expected to occur at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, was first reported by Brazilian publication Combate. Edgar, who previously held the UFC lightweight title […]

  • Pedro Munhoz tests positive for COVID-19, fight against Frankie Edgar cancelled

    Pedro Munhoz tests positive for COVID-19, fight against Frankie Edgar cancelled

    Pedro Munhoz has tested positive for COVID-19 and his fight against Frankie Edgar is cancelled. Journalist, Raul Lopez was first to report the news, which was later confirmed by ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. I’ve been told that Pedro Munhoz tests positive for COVID-19. He was supposed to fight against Frankie Edgar on July 15 in #UFCFightNight172#UFC […]

  • Pedro Munhoz targeting Urijah Faber and Frankie Edgar for next fight

    Pedro Munhoz targeting Urijah Faber and Frankie Edgar for next fight

    UFC bantamweight contender Pedro Munhoz has called out legends Urijah Faber and Frankie Edgar for his next fight inside the Octagon. Munhoz has not competed since last June when he dropped a unanimous decision to Aljamain Sterling at UFC 238. Prior to the Sterling loss, Munhoz was moving up the bantamweight rankings with three straight […]

  • Ryan Hall responds to Pedro Munhoz, is willing to fight on April 18

    Ryan Hall responds to Pedro Munhoz, is willing to fight on April 18

    Ryan Hall may have finally gotten a fight. The jiu-jitsu wizard has been complaining about not being able to get fights after opponents kept turning him down. So, he took to social media to call out Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar. But, it appears another bantamweight is willing to move up to fight Hall and […]

  • Pedro Munhoz glad Henry Cejudo decided to relinquish UFC Flyweight title

    Pedro Munhoz glad Henry Cejudo decided to relinquish UFC Flyweight title

    Pedro Munhoz is happy that flyweights can get back to business now that Henry Cejudo has relinquished his belt. “Triple C’s” “champ champ” days are no more, as yesterday it was announced that Cejudo was stripped off the 125lbs belt. According to the former Olympic wrestler, it was his own choice to relinquish the belt. […]

  • Pedro Munhoz fires back at ‘scumbag’ Aljamain Sterling over drug-test comments

    Pedro Munhoz fires back at ‘scumbag’ Aljamain Sterling over drug-test comments

    Doping insinuations aren’t taken lightly in MMA, and bantamweight fighter Pedro Munhoz is no exception. Pedro Munhoz recently fired back at Aljamain Sterling and called him a scumbag following his recent drug-test comments. Sterling has previously said that Munhoz should be tested ‘properly’ ahead of their scheduled UFC 238 fight this weekend. Munhoz reacted negatively […]

  • Pedro Munhoz plans to make ‘b*tch’ Aljamain Sterling pay for PED comments

    Pedro Munhoz plans to make ‘b*tch’ Aljamain Sterling pay for PED comments

    With UFC 237 in the books, it’s now onto UFC 238 in Chicago, Illinois and that means we’ll see a big night for the bantamweights. That includes the top-ranked contender, Brazil’s Pedro Munhoz. Fresh off the biggest win of his career over Cody Garbrandt via first-round knockout at UFC 235 in March, Munhoz is now […]

  • Pedro Munhoz facing punishments from NAC for UFC 235 post-fight celebration

    Pedro Munhoz facing punishments from NAC for UFC 235 post-fight celebration

    UFC 235 took place at the beginning of this month and it was a massive event as expected. There were several fighters who added to their respective highlight reels and continued to climb up their divisional ladders. One of those was Brazil’s ‘Young Punisher’ Pedro Munhoz. The 18-3 Munhoz would kick off the pay-per-view’s main […]

  • Pedro Munhoz campaigns for bantamweight title fight with fellow contender Marlon Moraes

    Pedro Munhoz campaigns for bantamweight title fight with fellow contender Marlon Moraes

    Now that TJ Dillashaw has vacated the UFC bantamweight title, the big question is which two fighters will compete in order to crown a new champion. Pedro Munhoz is hoping to be one of those fighters. Munhoz campaigned for a bantamweight title fight against streaking contender Marlon Moraes on Twitter, promising UFC President Dana White […]

  • Three options for the UFC’s vacant bantamweight title

    Three options for the UFC’s vacant bantamweight title

    Unfortunate news came out this morning that TJ Dillashaw would be relinquishing his bantamweight title due to ‘adverse’ findings in a USADA drug sample. In addition, it was announced that TJ Dillashaw will be suspended for a year, retroactive to January 19. With that, the promotions bantamweight division will be forced to move on and […]

  • Pros react after Pedro Munhoz knocks out Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235

    Pros react after Pedro Munhoz knocks out Cody Garbrandt at UFC 235

    A key bantamweight tilt featring Pedro Munhoz taking on former division champion Cody Garbrandt kicked off tonight’s UFC 235 main card. The fight was a back and forth affair as Cody Garbrandt found a home for his jab while Pedro Munhoz was landing some nasty low kicks. Late in the opening round “No Love” would […]

  • UFC 235 Results: Pedro Munhoz KO’s Cody Garbrandt (VIDEO)

    UFC 235 Results: Pedro Munhoz KO’s Cody Garbrandt (VIDEO)

    A key bantamweight fight featuring former division champion Cody Garbrandt taking on Pedro Munhoz kicked off tonight’s UFC 235 main card. Cody Garbrandt (11-2 MMA) wnters tonight’s fight on the heels of back-to-back TKO losses to reigning division champion TJ Dillashaw.  As for Munhoz, “The Young Punisher” was last seen in action this past November, where […]

  • After split loss to John Dodson, Pedro Munhoz blasts “drunk” Adalaide Byrd

    After split loss to John Dodson, Pedro Munhoz blasts “drunk” Adalaide Byrd

    Inside the MMA bubble, it seems we rarely go a week without some kind of unsavory judging or officiating controversy. The latest issues of this kind stemmed from last weekend’s UFC 222 card, when a number of cage-side judges – particularly the infamous Adalaide Byrd – penned some absolutely baffling scorecards. UFC bantamweight Pedro Munhoz, […]

  • John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz Officially Re-Scheduled

    John Dodson vs Pedro Munhoz Officially Re-Scheduled

    Last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125 from Belem, Brazil lost it’s co-main event just a day before the event took place. Originally, the co-main was supposed to be a top bantamweight clash between submission specialist, Pedro Munhoz and former two-time flyweight title challenger and season 14 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, John Dodson. That was […]

  • UFC Belem’s Pedro Munhoz Singles out Hotel for Reason He missed Weight

    UFC Belem’s Pedro Munhoz Singles out Hotel for Reason He missed Weight

    As you may have heard earlier today, the co-main event between John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz for UFC Fight Night 125 in Belem, Brazil is no longer going to happen. From time to time…fighters will indeed miss weight. This was again one of those times but so severely that the fight ended up being canceled. […]