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Aljamain Sterling requests a sit down with Dana White following callout from Jose Aldo
UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling has teased a showdown with Jose Aldo following the latter’s callout. Last Saturday night at UFC 273, Aljamain Sterling shocked the world by grinding out a split decision win over rival Petr Yan. While some did score the fight for “No Mercy”, nobody can deny that “Funk Master” performed above […]
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UFC 273 medical suspensions: Korean Zombie gets just 14 days, one fighter out indefinitely
The UFC 273 medical suspensions have been revealed and Korean Zombie did not get the lengthy suspension that some may have thought. In the main event of UFC 273 last Saturday from Jacksonville, Korean Zombie was facing Alexander Volkanovski for the featherweight title. From the get-go, it was clear Volkanovski was a step ahead of […]
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Kay Hansen reacts after being released by the UFC
UFC strawweight Kay Hansen has been released from the UFC. The promotion officially removed her from the roster earlier today. The move doesn’t come as a massive surprise. The 22-year-old was signed to the promotion in 2020. Her first outing to the cage was a solid third-round submission over former Invicta FC atomweight champion Jinh […]
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Drakkar Klose says he’s still dealing with injuries he sustained from Jeremy Stephens shove, was nearly was forced to retire: “I did think that was going to be the end of me”
Drakkar Klose doesn’t think he will ever be the same after the shove from Jeremy Stephens at the face-off after weigh-ins. Klose and Stephens were set to fight at UFC Vegas 24 on April 17, but Stephens shoved Klose at weigh-ins, and right away he knew something was wrong. He was still dehydrated and didn’t […]
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Islam Makhachev tells Alexander Volkanovski to hold his horses and stay at featherweight: “LW title fight is mine”
Islam Makhachev isn’t a fan of Alexander Volkanovski thinking he could get a lightweight title fight. Volkanovski is coming off a TKO win over Korean Zombie at UFC 273 to defend his featherweight title for the third time. It was an impressive performance and after the win, Volkanovski said he didn’t know what would be […]
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Dustin Poirier says he hasn’t heard from the UFC in months but believes they are waiting to book the fourth Conor McGregor fight
Dustin Poirier believes the UFC is waiting for Conor McGregor to get healthy so they can book the fourth fight between them. Since Poirier suffered a submission loss to Charles Oliveira at UFC 269 for the lightweight title, he has called out Nate Diaz for a fight. Both men showed interest in the bout and […]
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Gilbert Burns names three potential opponents he would be interested in fighting next
Gilbert Burns has revealed three potential names for him to face next. The Brazilian is coming off a loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 273 last weekend. Despite being a massive underdog going into the contest, Burns gave the undefeated fighter a lot of trouble. While he came up short via unanimous decision, he was […]
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UFC bantamweight Marlon Moraes announces retirement from MMA
Former UFC title challenger Marlon Moraes has announced his retirement from MMA. ‘Magic’ is currently riding a four-fight losing streak, with several being lopsided knockout losses. His last appearance in the cage was against Song Yadong last month, ending in a first-round stoppage. Following the fight, Moraes took his gloves off in the cage, leading […]
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Aljamain Sterling blasts Dana White for his scorecard in rematch with Petr Yan: “Dana’s always going to be throwing dirt on my name”
Aljamain Sterling wasn’t surprised when he heard Dana White thought Petr Yan beat him at UFC 273. In the co-main event of the pay-per-view card, Sterling edged out Yan by split decision to defend his belt in a highly-anticipated rematch. To many, the fight came down to the first round and White thought Yan won […]
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Chris Barnett expects to land another “viral knockout” against Martin Buday at UFC Vegas 51: “The Taekwondo guy might have a good hand knockout”
Chris Barnett is excited to return to the Octagon and build off his last win. At UFC 268, Barnett picked up his first UFC win in highlight-reel fashion as he landed a spinning wheel kick KO against Gian Villante. Since then, Barnett says his fan base has only grown and although this is much later […]
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Aljamain Sterling claps back at John McCarthy for suggesting there is “no way” he won Round 1 against Petr Yan
The UFC 273 co-main event between Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA) and Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) took place this past weekend in Jacksonville, Florida. It was Sterling who succeeded in defending his bantamweight belt by defeating Yan with a split decision victory. John McCarthy, a retired referee who currently hosts the MMA and combat sports podcast […]
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Chael Sonnen says Colby Covington should make demands for potential Khamzat Chimaev fight: “Colby is gonna have to put his foot down”
Chael Sonnen has shared his thoughts on a potential Colby Covington vs Khamzat Chimaev match-up. Khamzat Chimaev is coming off a victory over Gilbert Burns at this past Saturday’s UFC 273 event in Jacksonville, Florida. Chimaev (11-0 MMA) defeated Burns (20-5 MMA) by unanimous decision, enabling the Swede to keep his undefeated record. UFC President, […]
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Sean O’Malley shares his thoughts on a potential Henry Cejudo vs. Alex Volkanovksi fight
Sean O’Malley has shared his thoughts on the potential of a Henry Cejudo vs Alex Volkanovski fight. Henry Cejudo ‘Triple C’, 35, (16-2 MMA), last fought back in May of 2020 at UFC 249 where he defeated Dominick Cruz (24-3 MMA). At the post-fight interview, Cejudo announced his retirement. Alex Volkanovski, ‘The Great’, 33, (24-1 […]
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Coach reveals what he was screaming at Khamzat Chimaev between rounds at UFC 273
Khamzat Chimaev’s coach, Andreas Michael has revealed what he screamed at the Swede between rounds at UFC 273. It was at UFC 273, last Saturday April 9th, where Khamzat Chimev (11-0 MMA) defeated Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) in their welterweight bout. At one point in the fight, during the second round, Burns almost dropped Chimaev, […]
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Jake Paul beats boxing champions right now, says Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya believes Jake Paul is the real deal. Paul is currently 5-0 as a pro boxer and coming off a highlight-reel KO win over Tyron Woodley back in December. He has said he will be returning in August but the opponent is unknown. Although many have been critical about Paul and his […]
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Sean O’Malley shares regret that he wasn’t in Petr Yan’s corner at UFC 273: “He fought so emotional”
Sean O’Malley has shared regret that he wasn’t in Petr Yan’s corner for his loss at UFC 273 against Aljamain Sterling. Weeks before his bout with the UFC bantamweight champion, ‘No Mercy’ lost his corner due to VISA issues. As a result, Yan began shopping around for potential big names to help train him. Two […]
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Vicente Luque ecstatic for first UFC main event, believes he will finish Belal Muhammad again: “We both know I have the power to knock him out”
Vicente Luque is excited to headline his first UFC card. In the main event of UFC Vegas 51, Luque is set to rematch Belal Muhammad in a crucial fight for the welterweight division. The two fought back at UFC 205 where Luque won the fight in 79 seconds by KO. Since then, he has gone […]
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Jared Cannonier gives prediction for upcoming Israel Adesanya fight: “I’m turning Izzy Adesanya into Easy Adesanya”
Jared Cannonier has given his prediction for his upcoming fight with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. ‘Killa Gorilla’ was last seen in action at UFC 271 in February this year. Cannonier faced off with fellow contender Derek Brunson and won the bout via second-round knockout. Following the fight, the 38-year-old was given the seal of […]
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Khamzat Chimaev responds to Gilbert Burns request for a five round rematch: “I will take your soul, see you soon boy”
Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns are interested in running it back but this time over five rounds. Chimaev and Burns fought back at UFC 273 last Saturday in a highly-anticipated fight. It was the toughest test of Chimaev’s career but the odds were heavily in his favor. Ultimately, it was a back-and-forth fight that Chimaev […]
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Brendan Schaub blasts Dana White for Aljamain Sterling comments: “You’re f*cking your fighter over”
Brendan Schaub has blasted Dana White over his recent comments about Aljamain Sterling’s fight with Petr Yan. Last weekend, ‘Funk Master’ faced off against ‘No Mercy’ at UFC 273. After grueling five-rounds, Sterling won the bout against Yan via split decision. With the victory, he moved to a controversial 2-0 in his series against the […]
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Kamaru Usman opens as a slight favorite in potential fight against Khamzat Chimaev
Kamaru Usman has opened as the betting favorite for a potential fight with Khamzat Chimaev. At UFC 273, Chimaev was set for the toughest test of his career as he fought the second-ranked, Gilbert Burns in an intriguing matchup. The Swede was just 4-0 in the UFC but had run through all his previous competition. However, […]
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Heavyweight fighter Chase Sherman parts ways with the UFC
The UFC has decided to release heavyweight veteran Chase Sherman from their promotion. ‘The Vanilla Gorilla’, 32, has been a professional MMA competitor since 2014. Sherman (15-9 MMA) re-entered the promotion in 2020 after three first-round knockouts and a trio of bareknuckle boxing matches, defeating Sam Shewmaker and Arnold Adams before a decision defeat to […]
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Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez issues statement on his social media
Former UFC champion Cain Velasquez has issued a statement on social media on his current situation. Velasquez is regarded as one of the best heavyweight fighters of all time. He retired from MMA in 2019 and had been coaching at his longtime American Kickboxing Academy gym in San Jose. Velasquez, 39, is currently in police […]
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Former UFC fighter Brian Stann shares some advice for Khamzat Chimaev: “Don’t be in such a rush”
Brian Stann has some advice for Khamzat Chimaev who has just come off a victory lap at UFC 273 by defeating Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout. It was Burns (20-5 MMA) who was attempting to serve Chimaev (11-0 MMA) his first loss, but it was not to be, with ‘Borz’ winning via unanimous decision. […]
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John McCarthy weighs in on the UFC 273 co-main event: “No way in the world you’re gonna tell me that Aljo won that first round”
John McCarthy, 59, a retired referee, is best known for officiating numerous bouts promoted by the UFC. Currently John co-hosts the MMA and combat sports podcast ‘Weighing In’ with Josh Thomson. McCarthy weighed in on the UFC 273 co-main event between Aljamain Sterling (21-3 MMA) and Petr Yan (16-3 MMA) this past weekend in Jacksonville, […]
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Just Scrap Radio EP. 74 with Vicente Luque, Chris Barnett, Drakkar Klose, and Brandon Jenkins
The 74th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 51. We’re first joined by one-half of the main event and fourth-ranked welterweight, Vicente Luque (2:38). Next, UFC heavyweight, Chris Barnett (19:00) joins the show for the first time. UFC lightweight, Drakkar Klose (35:14) then comes […]
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Henry Cejudo says Khamzat Chimaev is in “big trouble” if he fights Kamaru Usman the same way he did Gilbert Burns
Henry Cejudo believes Khamzat Chimaev will be in big trouble if he fights Kamaru Usman in the same way he fought Gilbert Burns. This past Saturday night at UFC 273, Khamzat Chimaev and Gilbert Burns went to war down in Jacksonville. The fight was dubbed the people’s main event by the masses and it certainly […]
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Check out the official trailer for UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje (Video)
The official trailer for UFC 274 has been released with the main event between Charles Oliveira and Justin Gaethje being heavily featured. The blockbuster pay-per-view will go down on May 7 at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. While there are plenty of mouth-watering clashes to get excited about from the top of the card […]