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Dana White praises Laura Sanko after first night on Contender Series commentary team
UFC President Dana White isn’t always the easiest critic to satisfy. Season 5 of Dana White’s Contender Series officially got underway on Tuesday night and it made history in multiple ways. Concluding with five UFC contracts handed out despite there only being four fights, fan-favorite broadcaster Laura Sanko also made her commentary debut on a […]
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Sean O’Malley shares reason for declining a fight with Frankie Edgar
Sean O’Malley was recently offered his biggest fight yet. This past weekend the UFC revealed the first batch of fights set to take place at UFC 268 on Nov. 6 in Madison Square Garden. Among the bunch was a bantamweight tilt between Frankie Edgar and Marlon “Chito” Vera. However, Vera wasn’t the UFC’s original choice […]
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Justin Gaethje says the lightweight division became ‘the laughingstock of the UFC’ after Oliveira and Chandler fought for the belt
Justin Gaethje wasn’t a fan of the Charles Oliveira and Michael Chandler fighting for the vacant lightweight title. When Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov were lightweight champions, the division was never hotter as it was considered the best division in the UFC. However, when Nurmagomedov announced his retirement and vacated his belt, the promotion booked […]
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CM Punk officially informs UFC of retirement from MMA as he returns to pro wrestling
CM Punk won’t be competing in MMA anymore. Punk, the former WWE star, turned to MMA in 2016 and made his UFC debut at UFC 203 in Cleveland. It was a massive debut due to his star status in wrestling but he got submitted in the first round to Mickey Gall. Following the loss, it […]
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Nate Diaz claims Khabib and Poirier are scared to fight, spawns online feud with Conor McGregor
Nate Diaz has taken shots at Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier, and Conor McGregor on social media on Tuesday. Diaz took to Twitter and blasted Nurmagomedov and Poirier for being scared to fight him. Of course, he and Poirier were supposed to fight at UFC 230, but the fight never came to fruition, and both men […]
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Nate Diaz seemingly accepts Vicente Luque’s callout
Nate Diaz appears to have accepted Vicente Luque’s callout. After Luque’s past couple of wins, he has said he wanted to fight Diaz next but the Stockton, native has yet to respond. However, the Brazilian continues to call his shot as he says it’s a fight that makes sense and a scrap he wants. “I […]
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Dustin Poirier anoints himself the “undisputed world champion”
Although Charles Oliveira is the current UFC lightweight champion, Dustin Poirier anointed himself the “undisputed world champion.” Poirier is coming off of back-to-back knockout wins over Conor McGregor and is considered by many to be the No. 1 lightweight in the world right now. The problem is, he’s not the champion, it’s Oliveira, who defeated […]
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Alex Morono eyes third-round knockout of David Zawada at UFC Vegas 36: ‘I’m looking to do as much damage as possible’
Alex Morono was hoping he would get a quick turnaround after he knocked out Donald Cerrone in the first round, but that wasn’t the case. In May, Morono stepped up on short notice to face Cerrone and he scored a first-round TKO. After that, he was hoping to return in June or July but that […]
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Paddy Pimblett will be ‘very disappointed’ if he doesn’t finish Luigi Vendramini in the first, plans to ‘steal the show’
Paddy Pimblett is ready to finally make his UFC debut. Pimblett was offered UFC contracts when he was 21 and 23 but he turned them down as he didn’t feel he was ready. Now, he believes he is ready to compete and make a run to the top of the lightweight division. The fan-favorite will […]
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UFC Vegas 35 rankings update: Daniel Rodriguez breaks into the welterweight top-15
The UFC’s official rankings have been updated following this past Saturday’s UFC Vegas 35 event, and Daniel Rodriguez broke into the top-15. Rodriguez defeated Kevin Lee this past weekend at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada in an impressive performance that announced “DRod” as a top contender at 170lbs. Since joining the UFC in […]
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Conor McGregor still believes he can become a three-division champion in the UFC
Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor still believes that he can accomplish his goal and become a three-division champion in the UFC. McGregor is the former UFC featherweight and UFC lightweight champion. In addition to competing at 145lbs and 155lbs during his career, he has also competed at 170lbs, where he holds a 2-1 record […]
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Conor McGregor confirms he has two fights left on his UFC contract
Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor took to his social media where he confirmed that he has only two fights left on his UFC contract. Holding an impromptu Q&A session with fans on his social media on Monday evening, McGregor dropped a slew of knowledge about himself. When a fan asked McGregor about being a […]
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Rafael dos Anjos believes Daniel Cormier is hyping up Islam Makhachev too much
UFC lightweight contender Rafael dos Anjos believes that UFC analyst Daniel Cormier is hyping up his teammate Islam Makhachev too much. Dos Anjos meets Makhachev at UFC 267 in October in what could be a No. 1 contender fight in the UFC lightweight division. For RDA, he’s been scheduled to fight Makhachev twice previously, so […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 49 with Paddy Pimblett, Alex Morono, Modestas Bukauskas, Julian Erosa, and Chidi Njokuani
The 49th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC Vegas 36 and Week 2 of the Contender Series. We’re first joined by UFC lightweight, Paddy Pimblett (2:57). Next, UFC welterweight, Alex Morono (14:04) comes on. UFC light heavyweight, Modestas Bukauskas (30:07) joins the show. Then, UFC featherweight, […]
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Jake Paul shuts down potential fight with “fanboy” Nate Diaz: “Another loser talking up”
Jake Paul has laughed off an insult from Nate Diaz by implying he’s just interested in trying to get a payday out of him. This past Sunday night, Jake Paul maintained his unbeaten professional boxing record with a split decision win over Tyron Woodley. “The Problem Child” had to overcome some adversity in the form […]
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Lilya Shakirova handed two-year suspension from USADA
UFC fans won’t be seeing Lilya Shakirova on their screens until 2022. USADA announced on Monday that the UFC flyweight prospect had received a suspension for past usage of a banned substance. “Shakirova, 29, tested positive for meldonium as the result of a sample collected out of competition on December 5, 2020 in her home […]
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Jake Paul claims he’s ‘retired’ after defeating Tyron Woodley
Jake Paul has claimed he is now a retired boxer. Paul won his fourth professional bout on Sunday as he defeated former UFC welterweight champ, Tyron Woodley by split decision. Although it was ruled a split, most media members thought it was a clear win for Paul who threw more volume and landed more shots […]
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Conor McGregor praises legend Jose Aldo for his recent success: “I would have loved to do it again. He deserved more, I thought”
Conor McGregor has nothing but praise for former rival Jose Aldo, this after the Brazilian has strung together back-to-back wins at bantamweight. Aldo was on an insane 18 fight winning streak before meeting the Irishman in December of 2015. The story is known, McGregor essentially bullied Aldo throughout the entire press conference tour, putting his […]
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Matt Brown teases interest in being Jake Paul’s next opponent
Matt Brown seems to like the idea of him and Jake Paul going at it inside the ring. Last night in Paul’s home state of Ohio, the city of Cleveland hosted his match with former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. The younger Paul brother went on to secure his fourth career boxing win thus leaving […]
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Kevin Lee says he’s ‘proud of what I was able to do’ against Daniel Rodriguez and says his ‘best performances are ahead of me’
Kevin Lee has broken down his loss to Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Vegas 35. Lee was moving up to welterweight and was set to fight Sean Brady, but Brady was forced out of the bout and replaced by Rodriguez. Early on, Lee had success using his wrestling but Rodriguez started to find success on the […]
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Tyron Woodley continues to go after Jake Paul, claims he’s his ‘daddy’
Tyron Woodley claims he is Jake Paul’s daddy after their boxing match on Sunday. Woodley lost a split decision to Paul in the main event of Showtime boxing in a very close fight. Both men didn’t throw much volume but Woodley landed the more powerful blows as he rocked Paul and many think had the […]
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Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena rebooked for UFC 269
Amanda Nunes and Julianna Pena will now fight at UFC 269 with the bantamweight title up for grabs. Nunes and Pena were supposed to fight at UFC 265 in August but the champ-champ got COVID-19 and the fight was postponed. Now, the UFC announced on Monday that the bantamweight title fight will take place on […]
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Tommy Fury blasts Jake Paul, doubts he fights again: ‘I don’t think Jake Paul has got a lot of balls’
Tommy Fury has blasted Jake Paul after both of them picked up wins on Sunday night in Cleveland. Fury and Paul have taken shots at one another for months now and many expected if both of them won they would fight next. Yet, for Fury, he says after Paul getting rocked and being gassed, he […]
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What’s next for Giga Chikadze and Edson Barboza after UFC Vegas 35?
In the main event of UFC Vegas 35, top-10 featherweights collided as Giga Chikadze took on Edson Barboza in an anticipated bout. Chikadze entered the fight coming off a first-round TKO win over Cub Swanson which was the first big win of his UFC career. Prior to that, he was beating unranked fighters but did […]
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What’s next for Jake Paul after defeating Tyron Woodley?
Jake Paul took a big step-up in competition on Sunday night as he boxed former UFC welterweight champion, Tyron Woodley in just his fourth pro fight. The fight was the first of a multi-fight deal with Showtime boxing and it was a closer bout than many thought. In the lead-up to the fight, Paul had […]
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Tyron Woodley reacts following loss to Jake Paul, agrees to get a tattoo in order to secure rematch
Former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley made his professional boxing debut opposite Jake Paul tonight in Cleveland, Ohio. Woodley had concluded his UFC contract following four straight losses with the promotion. During that rough stretch ‘T-Wood’ suffered setbacks to Vicente Luque, Colby Covington, Gilbert Burns, and Kamaru Usman respectively. Not long after his contract concluded, […]
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Pros react after Jake Paul defeats Tyron Woodley
Tonight’s Showtime Pay-Per-View event was headlined by Jake Paul taking on former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Woodley had concluded his UFC contract following four straight losses with the promotion. During that rough stretch ‘T-Wood’ suffered setbacks to Vicente Luque, Colby Covington, Gilbert Burns, and Kamaru Usman respectively. Not long after his contract concluded, ‘The […]
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Jake Paul defeats Tyron Woodley (Highlights)
Tonight’s Showtime Pay-Per-View event is headlined by Jake Paul taking on former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley. Woodley concluded his UFC contract following four straight losses with the promotion. During that rough stretch ‘T-Wood’ suffered setbacks to Vicente Luque, Colby Covington, Gilbert Burns, and Kamaru Usman respectively. Not long after his contract expired, ‘The Chosen […]