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Jon Jones asks to be removed from “silly” UFC rankings, fires jab at Israel Adesanya
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has requested to be removed from the promotions “silly” rankings list. Jones (26-1 MMA) has not competed since UFC 247 in February of 2020, where he scored a unanimous decision victory over Dominick Reyes. Shortly following that win, ‘Bones’ announced his intentions of moving up to heavyweight and […]
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UFC star Nate Diaz responds to Dana White’s remarks about fighting “young savages”
Nate Diaz has responded after Dana White suggested he has to ask himself if he wants to fight the young savages in the UFC. Diaz (20-13 MMA) was last seen in action at June’s UFC 263 event, where despite mounting a late comeback, he ultimately suffered a unanimous decision loss to Leon Edwards. The setback […]
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Jon Jones responds after longtime UFC rival Daniel Cormier claims “The first true loss of his career is very near”
Jon Jones has responded after his longtime rival Daniel Cormier suggested that “the first true loss” of his career is “very near”. During a recent Reddit ‘Ask Me Anything’ session with his ESPN co-host Ryan Clark, ‘DC’ was questioned if he thought ‘Bones’ had a realistic chance of defeating either of the reigning UFC heavyweight […]
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Colby Covington shares his best bet for UFC 267: “Even though there’s no star power, there is plenty of potential to pad your bank account”
Colby Covington has shared his best bet for tomorrow’s UFC 267 event, highlighting a interim bantamweight title fight between Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen. Yan (15-2 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since losing his bantamweight title to Aljamain Sterling in controversial fashion at UFC 259. Prior to his DQ loss […]
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Nate Diaz has to ask himself if he wants to fight the young savages in the UFC, Dana White says
UFC welterweight Nate Diaz has to ask himself if he wants to fight the young savages in the UFC, president Dana White says. Diaz is one of the biggest superstars in MMA and he has one final fight left on his UFC contract. Over the past few months, we have seen Diaz take to social […]
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Khamzat Chimaev praised by Dana White ahead of comeback fight at UFC 267
UFC welterweight contender Khamzat Chimaev was praised by UFC president Dana White ahead of his comeback fight this Saturday at UFC 267. Chimaev has not fought in over a year since he knocked out Gerald Meerschaert in September 2020. Following that win, which was Chimaev’s third straight victory in the Octagon, the promotion booked him […]
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Dana White blasts Jake Paul following critical comments of Claressa Shields: “He better be careful, she might knock him out”
Dana White blasted Jake Paul following his critical comments of Claressa Shields, saying “he better be careful, she might knock him out.” Paul criticized Shields following her loss to Abigail Montes at the PFL Championship and soon afterwards, Shields fired back at the YouTuber-turned-boxer. In Abu Dhabi ahead of UFC 267, White was asked if […]
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Dana White responds after Joanna Jedrzejczyk asks for a bigger piece of cake: “Joanna ate a lot of cake when she was champion”
Dana White responded after Joanna Jedrzejczyk asked for a bigger piece of cake, saying that “Joanna ate a lot of cake when she was champion.” Despite having not fought since March 2020, Jedrzejczyk has been in the news as of late for several reasons. First, divisional rival Marina Rodriguez said that she wanted to see […]
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Diego Sanchez still in talks with BKFC, could be matched up with Mike Perry says David Feldman: ‘A lot of people would talk about that fight’ “
Diego Sanchez may still be fighting sans gloves next time out. Sanchez was linked to possibly signing with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship earlier this year. However, nothing came of it but BKFC president, David Feldman confirmed to BJPENN.com they are still in talks with Sanchez. Not only that, but they are discussing him possibly fighting […]
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Jiri Prochazka says his next fight is for the UFC title, explains why he turned down ‘disrespectful’ Aleksandar Rakic
Jiri Prochazka believes his next fight will be for UFC gold. Prochazka served as the backup fighter for the UFC 267 main event between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. Although he was not needed as both men made weight, Prochazka believes his next fight is for the title, which is why he turned down Aleksandar […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov tells Islam Makhachev to “call out Dana White” with win over Dan Hooker at UFC 267
Former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov told Islam Makhachev to “call out Dana White” with a win over Dan Hooker at UFC 267. Nurmagomedov is the former UFC lightweight champion, but he vacated his belt earlier this year after officially announcing his retirement from MMA. With Nurmagomedov now on the sidelines, there have been many […]
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UFC 267 weigh-in results: Khamzat Chimaev makes weight on third attempt, one fight scratched
The official weigh-ins for UFC 267 took place on Friday in Abu Dhabi, and 29 of the 30 fighters scheduled to compete have made weight. In the main event, headliners Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira are official for their UFC light heavyweight title fight after both men weighed in at 205lbs on the dot. As […]
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Bruce Buffer provides positive health update after missing UFC 267
UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer provided a positive health update after missing UFC 267 due to testing positive for COVID-19. Buffer is typically the man on the mic in the Octagon during the UFC’s numbered cards, but for the first since in 25 years, he will be missing a numbered UFC card. The reason is […]
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Khamzat Chimaev shares his thoughts on upcoming Kamaru Usman vs Colby Covington rematch: “Both guys tough guys but nothing special”
Khamzat Chimaev has given his thoughts on the upcoming welterweight title clash between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. Chimaev is set to return to the UFC’s Octagon tomorrow night when he takes on Li Jingliang in a highly anticipated welterweight showdown at UFC 267. The Fight Island clash offers up a huge chance for Chimaev […]
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Khamzat Chimaev offers to train Darren Till to help him with his wrestling: ‘I feel sorry for him’
Khamzat Chimaev has offered to train Darren Till to help improve his wrestling. Chimaev and Till went back-and-forth earlier this year on an Instagram Live joking about possibly fighting one another. Many fans wanted to see the fight due to them both being fan-favorites but Chimaev made it clear he would smash Till. “Say it […]
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Diego Sanchez wants to fight Dillon Danis in Jorge Masvidal’s bare-knuckle MMA promotion
Diego Sanchez is hoping to fight Dillon Danis and wants it to be sans gloves. Recently, Danis was on The MMA Hour where he said he wanted to fight Sanchez. He claimed the longtime UFC fighter was DM’ing him, and after that, many thought the fight made sense. “When I come back, my comeback fight […]
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Bruce Buffer contracts COVID-19 ahead of UFC 267, will miss first numbered event in 25 years
Bruce Buffer’s historic streak of calling UFC numbered events will end. Buffer will miss UFC 267 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday after contracting COVID-19. MMAJunkie first reported the news he wouldn’t be the Octagon announcer and at the press conference, White confirmed Buffer had COVID-19. “Buffer got COVID,” White said. “He didn’t want to make […]
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Watch Jan Blachowicz wish Glover Teixeira a Happy Birthday at the UFC 267 press conference
Watch UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz wish Glover Teixeira a Happy Birthday at the UFC 267 press conference. Blachowicz and Teixeira meet each other on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 267 with the 205lbs belt on the line that currently belongs to Blachowicz. It’s a fight between two of the oldest […]
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Petr Yan not interested in Aljamain Sterling rematch with win at UFC 267
Former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan says that he is not interested in the Aljamain Sterling rematch even with a win at UFC 267. Yan was supposed to fight Sterling in a rematch in the co-main event of UFC 267, which takes place on Saturday on Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Yan […]
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Jeff Molina expected to KO Daniel Da Silva, open to fighting anyone but interested in facing Francisco Figueiredo next
Jeff Molina was confident he would be able to finish Daniel Da Silva at UFC Vegas 41. Molina was coming off his successful UFC debut and early on against Da Silva it was a back-and-forth fight. Da Silva was searching for submissions but didn’t get one and when the fight went into the second round, […]
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Ricky Glenn confident Grant Dawson went out with the choke, wants to ‘run it back’
Ricky Glenn knew going into the third round he needed a dominant round or a finish if he was going to get his hand raised over Grant Dawson at UFC Vegas 41. Glenn stepped up on short notice and after the first two rounds, he was well aware he lost both of them. Entering the […]
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Marcin Tybura trained with Jan Blachowicz for Alexander Volkov fight, eyes second round stoppage
When Marcin Tybura found out he would be fighting Alexander Volkov on the same card as Jan Blachowicz was defending his belt, he made a call to his old friend so the two could train with one another. Tybura and Blachowicz trained together years ago but the two went their separate ways but have always […]
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Dan Hooker on Islam Makhachev fight at UFC 267: “This is his party. I’m just here to spoil it”
UFC lightweight Dan Hooker commented on the Islam Makhachev fight at UFC 267, saying that “this is his party. I’m just here to spoil it.” Hooker takes on Makhachev this Saturday at UFC 267 in what is one of the biggest fights of his career. Hooker took the fight with Makhachev on short notice after […]
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UFC 267 | Pro fighters make their picks for Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen interim title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 267, Petr Yan and Cory Sandhagen are set to fight for the interim bantamweight title. Ahead of the fight, Yan is a -235 favorite while the American is a +190 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. […]
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Kayla Harrison non-committal to joining the UFC following expiration of PFL contract
PFL women’s lightweight champion Kayla Harrison is non-committal to joining the UFC following the expiration of her PFL contract. Harrison defeated Taylor Guardado via second-round submission in the women’s lightweight finals at the PFL Championship on Wednesday night at the Seminole Hard Rock & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. Harrison dominated the fight from beginning to […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants more money from the UFC: “I feel like I deserve a bigger piece of the cake”
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk wants more money from the UFC, saying “I feel like I deserve a bigger piece of the cake.” Jedrzejczyk is the former UFC women’s strawweight champion and one of the greatest female fighters in UFC history. The Pole hasn’t fought since March 2020, when she lost a close split […]
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Dana White reacts after Mike Perry signs a multi-fight deal with BKFC
Dana White has reacted after news broke that former UFC welterweight Mike Perry has inked a multi-fight deal with BKFC. ‘Platinum’ (14-8 MMA) fought out his UFC contract back in April, suffering a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez. The setback marked Perry’s second in a row, and fourth in his past five fights overall. […]
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Kevin Holland forced to withdraw from Kyle Daukaus rematch at UFC Fight Night 197
Kevin Holland has been forced to withdraw from his slated rematch with Kyle Daukaus which was scheduled for UFC Fight Night 197. Holland (21-7 MMA) and Daukaus (10-2 MMA) collided earlier this month in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 38. The bout ended in controversy, as after a back and forth start the pair […]