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Gilbert Burns says Dana White has promised him a “big fight” next following war with Khamzat Chimaev
Gilbert Burns will be getting a big fight his next time out. At UFC 273, Burns took the risk of fighting rising star Khamzat Chimaev, this despite being ranked much higher than ‘Borz’. The fight ended up being much closer than many anticipated, with the Swede edging out a close decision victory. While it was […]
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Chase Sherman details getting released from UFC to re-signing four days later to face Alexandr Romanov: “They doubled my pay”
Chase Sherman has had a whirlwind of a week, to say the least. Sherman was officially released from the UFC just four days ago, partly due to him and his manager asking for it. He says Mick Maynard wanted to keep him on the roster, but they had no fights for him so the plan […]
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Following Vadim Nemkov fight, Corey Anderson confident he’s the best light-heavyweight on the planet: “I wonder how Dana White feels now”
Bellator fighter Corey Anderson has proclaimed that he’s the best light-heavyweight on the planet. He’s also questioning if Dana White is regretting releasing him from the UFC. ‘Overtime’ is coming off a no-contest with Vadim Nemov last weekend at Bellator 277. The bout came to a close due to an illegal headbutt near the end […]
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Jorge Masvidal speaks about Colby Covington loss for first time since alleged assault: “I was f*cking irate”
Jorge Masvidal has spoken about his loss to Colby Covington for the first time. Last month, ‘Chaos’ and ‘Gamebred’ met in the main event of UFC 272. The battle between friends turned foes was anything but competitive. With the exception of a fourth-round knockout, Covington dominated en route to a unanimous decision victory. The bad […]
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Brendan Schaub doesn’t believe Alex Pereira will be granted a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland: “I don’t think it works like that”
Brendan Schaub doesn’t believe Alex Pereira will be granted a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland. It has been announced that Sean Strickland (25-3 MMA), one of the UFC’s top 185-pounders, will be taking on rising star Alex Pereira (5-1 MMA) at UFC 277 on July 30th, 2022 at the T-Mobile Arena in […]
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UFC Rankings Update: Dustin Poirier leapfrogs Jon Jones on P4P list
In the latest update of the UFC rankings Dustin Poirier has overtaken former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on the pound-for-pound list. Poirier (28-7 MMA), last fought at UFC 269 in December 2021 against Charles Oliveira (32-8 MMA) in the lightweight main event. It was Oliveira who beat ‘The Diamond’ during that match-up. However, prior […]
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Shu-Ki Fita #1: KQ.47
INTRODUCING KQ.47 KQ.47 is a SINGLE model built exclusively from Air Jordan XIII’s. Its construction is TOE-DOWN and LACE-to-LACE. His Primary Color is WHITE (COMMON) and his Accent Color is LIME (RARE). View KQ.47’s page here. DID YOU KNOW? Shu-Ki Fita means “Shoe-Machine Fighter,” pronounced Shoo· Kee · Fi · Ta. 64 Shu-Ki’s are coming […]
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Maycee Barber vows to become the first person to finish Montana De La Rosa in the UFC: “I’m going out there to make a statement”
Maycee Barber is glad her fight against Montana De La Rosa got rebooked. Barber and De La Rosa were set to fight at UFC 269 back in December but De La Rosa was forced out of the fight due to an injury. Shortly after that, Barber also suffered an injury and now that they are […]
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Henry Cejudo weighs in on rumored Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight: “I think it’s easy money for Jon”
Henry Cejudo has weighed in on the rumored Jon Jones vs Stipe Miocic fight. Cejudo thinks it would be a great matchup for the former light heavyweight champion. It was just a couple of days ago when UFC President, Dana White spoke with TMZ about their summer schedule, saying: “I was just telling somebody the […]
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Chael Sonnen warns Jake Paul about calling out Michael Bisping: “There’s some guys that you play with, there’s some guys that you don’t”
Chael Sonnen is warning Jake Paul about calling out Michael Bisping. Jake Paul has called out Michael Bisping (again) wanting him to enter into the boxing ring for a match-up. The two fighters have taken to social media, both showing an interest in wanting to make a deal for a boxing match in the near […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 75 with Maycee Barber, Montana De La Rosa, Yancy Medeiros, Mike Jackson, Claudio Puelles, Ike Villanueva, Danny Sabatello
The 75th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 52, and Bellator 278 and 279 in Hawaii. We’re first joined by 14th-ranked flyweight Maycee Barber (3:10). UFC flyweight Montana De La Rosa (19:59) then comes on. Bellator lightweight Yancy Medeiros (28:40) joins the show. UFC […]
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Darren Till still confident he can dethrone UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya: “I know I can beat Adesanya”
UFC middleweight Darren Till still believes he can dethrone reigning champion Israel Adesanya in the future. While he’s hit quite a few stumbling blocks across the last few years, many still believe Darren Till has enough ability to become a genuine contender at either welterweight or middleweight. His association with rising star Khamzat Chimaev has […]
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Video | Khamzat Chimaev threatens Joaquin Buckley for confronting Darren Till: “I’m going to f**k you up!”
New footage has been released of Khamzat Chimaev threatening Joaquin Buckley after an interaction with Darren Till. Back at UFC 273, Khamzat Chimaev took his stardom to another level by defeating Gilbert Burns to move closer toward a UFC welterweight title shot. One day prior, though, he was taking part in the ceremonial weigh-ins down […]
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Khamzat Chimaev releases behind-the-scenes video from UFC 273: “I feel sorry for my coaches”
Undefeated welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev has released a behind-the-scenes video from his fight at UFC 273. The video, which was released on Monday, documents the 48 hours before and after his unanimous decision victory over Gilbert Burns. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) had of course entered this month’s pay-per-view event sporting a perfect professional record of 10-0. […]
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Khamzat Chimaev KO’s Colby Covington, says Darren Till: “I don’t think Colby’s felt power like Khamzat”
Darren Till believes Khamzat Chimaev KO’s Colby Covington if they end up fighting. Before Chimaev’s UFC 273 fight against Gilbert Burns, Dana White had said if the Swede wins he would face Covington in the main event of a Fight Night card on ABC. Of course, Chimaev ended up winning a decision but whether or […]
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With free agency looming, Cris Cyborg reveals hope to rematch Amanda Nunes in the near-future
Bellator featherweight champion has revealed her goal to fight Amanda Nunes again. ‘The Lioness’ and the Brazilian clashed at UFC 232 in December 2018. In a battle of champions, Nunes won via first-round knockout. Not only did Cyborg lose her UFC featherweight crown, but it was also her first defeat in 13 years. One fight […]
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Josh Thomson discusses former teammate Cain Velasquez’s arrest: “The justice system failed his son, and him”
Josh Thomson has weighed in on his friend and former teammate Cain Velasquez’s recent arrest. In late February, the former UFC heavyweight champion was arrested for attempted murder. Over the next few weeks, the tale quickly unraveled. It was learned that Velasquez attempted to shoot a man in a car that had allegedly molested a […]
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Kamaru Usman blasts Conor McGregor for calling him out: “He has to try to attach his name to someone who is relevant”
Kamaru Usman thinks Conor McGregor is only calling him out to stay relevant. McGregor is currently rehabbing the broken leg he sustained in his trilogy fight against Dustin Poirier back at UFC 264 last July. Recently, the Irishman has begun posting training videos which signaled he is close to returning. Many thought he would return […]
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Jon Jones opens as sizeable favorite in potential fight against Stipe Miocic
Jon Jones has opened as the betting favorite over Stipe Miocic. Recently, UFC president Dana White revealed that the UFC is looking to book Jones vs. Miocic for International Fight Week. It is a massive fight and one many fans have been asking to see ever since ‘Bones’ hinted at possibly moving up to heavyweight. […]
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What’s next for Belal Muhammad and Vicente Luque after UFC Vegas 51?
In the main event of UFC Vegas 51, a welterweight rematch between Belal Muhammad and Vicente Luque headlined the card. Muhammad entered the fight coming off a dominant decision win over Stephen Thompson back in December. He was riding an eight-fight unbeaten streak going 7-0 with one No Contest with another notable win coming over […]
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UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman shares a word of advice for Khamzat Chimaev
UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has shared some words of advice for Khamzat Chimaev after his UFC 273 win. It was on April 9th, 2022 that Khamzat Chimaev (11-0 MMA) defeated Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) to keep his winning record alive. The 27 year old Swede has become quite a fan favorite and is on […]
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Shu-Ki Fita introduces MACHINE MADNESS 2022
Shu-Ki Fita and BJPENN.com welcome all earthlings to witness 64 Super Fighting Machines competing in a March Madness-style tournament. Shu-Ki Fita is an NFT project centered around Shoe-Machine Fighters. Shoe-Machines, or “Shu-Ki’s” as they’re called, are 1-of-1 NFT’s, digitally manufactured by a single artist, who uses Air Jordan’s to form Mecha Robots. 64 Shu-Ki’s have […]
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Daniel Cormier vents after two of the UFC Vegas 51 fights end in technical decisions: “They should have been disqualified”
Daniel Cormier has weighed in on UFC Vegas 51 this past weekend and isn’t on board with two of the fights ending in technical decisions. The first took place during the preliminary undercard where Martin Buday (10-1 MMA) hit Chris Barnett (22-8 MMA) with a downward elbow to the neck in the third round. After […]
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John McCarthy says he went back and watched Yan vs. Sterling 2 as a judge: “It’s razor close. It could have gone either way”
It seems that John McCarthy is walking back comments he previously made concerning the Yan vs Sterling 2 battle that occurred at UFC 273 on April 9th of this year. It was Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA) vs Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) at the co-main event bout where the UFC bantamweight champion kept his belt by […]
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Dana White reacts after Henry Cejudo calls out Conor McGregor: “Talking s**t on Instagram does not get you fights”
UFC President, Dana White, has made it clear that talking s**t on Instagram does not get you fights. Henry Cejudo, 35, (16-2 MMA) announced his retirement after successfully defending his bantamweight title against Dominick Cruz (24-3 MMA) back in 2020 at UFC 249. ‘Triple C‘, the former UFC double champion, has always claimed he would […]
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Belal Muhammad makes case to fight Chimaev or Covington next: “Neither one of them have fights”
Belal Muhammad is eyeing a big fight after defeating Vicente Luque. Muhammad competed against Luque this past Saturday night (April 16). The bout headlined UFC Vegas 51. The fight went the distance and in the end, it was Muhammad who had his hand raised via unanimous decision. During the post-fight press conference, Belal Muhammad said […]
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Dana White thinks Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic “makes sense” this summer
UFC President Dana White believes that it’s time to book Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic. The UFC Heavyweight Title picture is up in the air. Francis Ngannou is the current champion but there are some question marks about his future. He underwent successful knee surgery, so he will be out of action for a while. […]
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Report: UFC is returning to the UK in July, with Liverpool the likely location
It looks like the UFC will be returning to the UK this summer. Whenever the UFC touches down in England, it is absolute scenes. Local fighters are often welcomed to standing ovations and it looks like the UFC wants back in sooner than later. Al Zullino is reporting that the UFC will be making its […]