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UFC 225 weigh-in results: Yoel Romero off by one pound, tips scales at 186
On Friday morning, the many stars on the UFC 225 bill took to the scales to weigh in for the respective battles. For a moment, it looked as though UFC 225 would go down as one of the rare cards for which no fighters missed weight. Regrettably, the last fighter to weigh in, headliner Yoel […]
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VIDEO | Claudia Gadelha ‘feels good’ about ‘bad person’ Joanna Jedrzejczyk not being champion
“I am [happy that Joanna Jedrzejczyk is no longer champion]. She’s not a good person. I respect Joanna as an athlete, as a fighter but I don’t respect her as a person. I don’t think she’s a good person. She didn’t do a good job being a champion which Rose [Namajunas] does. Rose is a […]
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With a win at UFC 225, Rashad Evans could call it a career
It’s been quite the career for The Ultimate Fighter season 2 winner, Rashad Evans. Evans won TUF 2 as a heavyweight in 2005 to begin his UFC journey. Eight fights later, he would be hoisting up light heavyweight gold after TKOing the champion and TUF 1 winner, Forrest Griffin. Evans was 13-0-1 when he became […]
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VIDEO | Whittaker and Romero, Dos Anjos and Covington have staredowns at UFC 225 media day
On Thursday afternoon, the stars of UFC 225 took to the stage for their penultimate pre-fight staredowns. This anticipated card, which goes down Saturday night in Chicago, Illinois, will be headlined by a middleweight title rematch between champion Robert Whittaker and challenger Yoel Romero. The pair first collided a little less than a year ago, […]
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Under the MMA Microscope | How big of a deal is card fight placement?
Regardless of what Dana White tells everyone, the numbers don’t lie. And the numbers say that the UFC’s pay-per-view numbers were not their best last year. But why is that? Surely putting on shows without your biggest stars like Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey are bound to do less than any other event(which they did), […]
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CM Punk gets lawsuit settled, relieved to not be ‘forced to work through concussions anymore’
It’s definitely not the situation you want to be in just days away from a fight. But that it was for Phil ‘CM Punk’ Brooks. The former WWE star, CM Punk was sided with by jurors today in his defamation lawsuit that was filed by WWE doctor, Christopher Amann for comments that CM Punk made […]
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Clay Guida wasn’t surprised by ‘coward’ Bobby Green dropping out of their fight
The UFC is returning to Chicago, Illinois. One of the hometown fighters fighting on the UFC 225 card is none other than ‘The Carpenter’ Clay Guida. Guida was originally supposed to be taking on Bobby ‘King’ Green in his first fight in Chicago since 2013. However, Green was forced out of his bout with an […]
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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 | Claudia Gadelha couldn’t believe Jessica Andrade’s strength, says it was like ‘a 125 guy’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqCRHv8fUng “Jessica [Andrade] is very, very strong. I was very surprised with her strength. I compare her to a 125 [pound] guy when it comes to strength and power. And I never felt that before so I was very surprised. I think I am way better than her technically but she’s just so much stronger […]
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No. 1 ranked Joseph Benavidez doesn’t agree with being ‘buried on Fight Pass’
Next Saturday’s UFC 225 pay-per-view card in Chicago, Illinois is one of the most stacked cards of the year. The event will host a whopping 16 ranked UFC fighters competing against one another. With so much talent, some fighters were bound to be positioned in spots they wouldn’t be fond of. One of those being […]
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Belal Muhammad thinks CM Punk’s improvements will surprise people
The return of Phil “CM Punk” Brooks is practically upon us. It’s been two years since we saw the ex-professional wrestler make his ‘intriguing’ debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland, Ohio. Unfortunately for CM Punk, it went about as poorly as it possibly could have. Charging straightforward at his opponent, Mickey Gall, CM Punk would […]
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Alistair Overeem vs. Curtis Blaydes removed from UFC 225 main card
A highly anticipated heavyweight fight between perennial contenders Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes will take place at UFC 225 on June 9 in Chicago. BJPENN.com’s Tom Taylor first reported the clash of heavyweights back in February. Can now confirm that a heavyweight bout between Alistair Overeem and Curtis Blaydes is being targeted for #UFC225 in […]
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CM Punk doesn’t care about the UFC 225 bout placement, “If it was up to me, I’d be first fight on fight pass.”
During UFC 224’s broadcast this past Saturday, we got our first preview for the next big card coming up, UFC 225 on June 9th from Chicago, Illinois. Aside from the preview, we were also treated with the stacked night of fights’ lineup as we had known all the bouts, just not what order that they would […]
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Megan Anderson believes she’s important for the featherweight division, excited to showcase her evolution at UFC 225
Finally set to make her long-awaited UFC debut is the former Invicta FC featherweight champion, Megan Anderson. Anderson will be making her debut at UFC 225 on June 9th when she takes on former UFC bantamweight champion, Holly Holm. Since the UFC’s inception of the women’s 145-pound featherweight division in February 2017, they have essentially […]
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Holly Holm Understands Her Position, Feels “it is make or break” vs Megan Anderson at UFC 225
A UFC career can be a true roller coaster ride in every sense of the phrase. You can go from incredible highs to devastating lows in the blink of an eye. For Holly Holm, she isn’t quite at a point of ‘rock bottom’, but the once champion has lost some steam since her phenomenal dismantling […]
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Title fights officially announced for UFC 225 and UFC 227
Two title fights were officially announced by the UFC on Friday at their 25th Anniversary Press Conference in New York. Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and Colby Covington will meet at UFC 225 for the interim welterweight title. Initial reports came out that the two were going to meet at UFC 224 in […]
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Yoel Romero confirms Robert Whittaker rematch will go down at UFC 225
On March 10, BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor reported that UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker and top contender Yoel Romero will rematch at UFC 225 on June 9 in Chicago, Illinois. Breaking! Per sources Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker 2 is a done deal for #UFC225. The title fight rematch is expected to serve as the main […]
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Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker 2 set for UFC 225 in Chicago!
The octagon will return to Chicago on June 9 for UFC 225. 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: Breaking! Per sources Yoel Romero vs Robert Whittaker 2 is […]