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Mike Perry issues 8 Mile-inspired callout of Jake Paul
Polarizing UFC welterweight “Platinum” Mike Perry is the latest MMA star to call for a fight with YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul. Paul has been the talk of the combat sports world after he picked up a brutal knockout victory over former NBA star Nate Robinson on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard […]
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UFC Vegas 17 weigh-in results: Main event official
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens for the final time this year with the stacked UFC Vegas 17 card out of the APEX facility in Las Vegas. The UFC Vegas 17 card was originally expected to be headlined by a welterweight showdown between No. 3-ranked contender Leon Edwards and rising prospect […]
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UFC 256 medical suspensions: Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno both facing long sits after flyweight war
The medical suspensions for last Saturday’s UFC 256 card have been revealed, and to nobody’s surprise, headliners Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno could be out for awhile. Figueiredo, the UFC flyweight champion, and Moreno, the streaking top contender, collided in the UFC 256 main event, and battled tooth-and-nail for five, hectic rounds. At the end […]
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Jose Aldo says he will never fight for another MMA promotion outside the UFC: “It is not a question of money”
Bantamweight contender Jose Aldo says he will never fight for another MMA promotion outside the UFC, saying “It is not a question of money.” Aldo returns to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC Vegas 17 when he takes on the surging Marlon Vera in the evening’s co-main event. For Aldo, this is an extremely important […]
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Maycee Barber admits Michael Bisping’s comments following Modafferi loss stung a bit: “To me, he is a legend”
Maycee Barber has responded to Michael Bisping. After Barber suffered her first career loss to Roxanne Modafferi at UFC 246, the 22-year-old grabbed the mic before Modafferi could speak. Barber also blamed her ACL tearing as the reason she lost. However, Bisping was not a fan of the way Barber handled her first career loss. […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov named BBC Sports Personality’s World Sport Star of the Year
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been named the Sports Personality of the Year for 2020 by the BBC. The organization announced Nurmagomedov as the recipient of the award on Thursday. See what the BBC had to say about Nurmagomedov below: The Russian, 32, extended his perfect professional record to 29 wins with an emotional victory […]
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UFC welterweight Mike Perry shares hilarious “Dreams vs. Reality” post
UFC welterweight Mike Perry continues to entertain the masses as fans wait to see if and when he’ll step back into the Octagon. Perry has been on quite the rollercoaster ride ever since he first entered the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and in the wake of his defeat to Tim Means, many are wondering whether or […]
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Ben Askren slams Jake Paul for getting “hammered by that dummy” AJ Agazarm
Retired MMA star Ben Askren has taken a shot at Jake Paul for getting “hammered” by former Bellator fighter AJ Agazarm. After recent footage emerged of Paul sparring with Agazarm and seemingly getting the upper hand, many were wondering whether or not it would open the door for a fight against Nate Diaz. However, a […]
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Cody Garbrandt slams Sean O’Malley for suggesting that he would get KO’d by Jake Paul
Former UFC bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt did not take to well to Sean O’Malley’s claim that he would get KO’d by Jake Paul. A couple of night ago ‘No Love’ had taken to Twitter where he backed up Nate Diaz by proclaiming the Youtuber to be a “reckless talking cunt”. Garbrandt’s remarks about Paul opened […]
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Saturday’s UFC Vegas 17 event is down to 12 fights after Aiemann Zahabi is forced to withdraw
UFC Vegas 17 continues to take hits as a bantamweight matchup has been canceled after Aiemann Zahabi tested positive for COVID-19. Initially shaping up to be a massive 18-fight end of the year showcase for the UFC, that is now far from the case as we quickly approach weigh-ins. In total, UFC Vegas 17 has […]
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Geoff Neal sees both sides to Khamzat Chimaev getting Leon Edwards fight
Streaking welterweight contender Geoff Neal is prepared to compete in his biggest fight yet. But originally, he wasn’t supposed to be UFC Vegas 17’s main event. On December 19, Neal is set to take on former UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. For the 30-year old Contender Series alum, this will be his first […]
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Stephen Thompson confident he would “crush” Jake Paul
Stephen Thompson believes he would crush Jake Paul if they were to fight one another. Ever since Paul knocked out Nate Robinson on the Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. undercard he has become a massive star. The 23-year-old YouTube star has since taken over the combat sports world and has called out the likes […]
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Junior dos Santos won’t accept Ciryl Gane loss due to “illegal” elbow
Junior dos Santos is not accepting defeat. At UFC 256, dos Santos suffered his fourth-straight loss as he was knocked out by Ciryl Gane in the second round. However, there was some controversy involving the stoppage as the elbow the Frenchman threw was borderline on if it was to the back of the head. For […]
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Greg Hardy says he will knock out Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder
UFC heavyweight Greg Hardy says he will knock out Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder if he fights them in a boxing match. Hardy, one of the most controversial fighters in MMA due to domestic violence issues while he was a football player in the NFL, takes on Marcin Tybura this Saturday night at […]
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Khaos Williams expects to turn Michel Pereira into a wrestler “once I touch the chin”
Khaos Williams doesn’t expect Michel Pereira to strike with him this Saturday. At UFC Vegas 17, Williams is set to return to the Octagon just a month after scoring a highlight-reel one-punch KO over Abdul Razak Alhassan. Given he didn’t take much damage, Williams wanted to get one more in this year and that is […]
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Derek Brunson accepts challenge from Kevin Holland
UFC middleweight Derek Brunson accepted the challenge from Kevin Holland as the two middleweights appear to be on a collision course in 2021. Fresh off of a brutal KO win over Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256, Holland is now looking to break into the top-10 and one of the fighters standing in his way is […]
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Christos Giagos steps in on short notice to face Carlton Minus at UFC Vegas 17
A new bout has been added to this Saturday’s card as Christos Giagos replaces Rick Glenn against Carlton Minus. As reported on Wednesday, Rick Glenn has been forced to pull out from the card due to an allegedly positive COVID-19 test. No official statement from the promotion has been made yet. Now, Christos Giagos (17-8 […]
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Maycee Barber reflects on 2020, confident she will “prove everyone wrong” in return fight
Maycee Barber’s 2020 did not go the way she envisioned. In January at UFC 246, Barber was looking to improve to 9-0 when she took on Roxanne Modafferi. The goal for the 22-year-old was to beat Modafferi, get another win in the summer and fight for the belt at year’s end. Unfortunately for her, she […]
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Kevin Holland calls Khamzat Chimaev a “wannabe gangster”
UFC middleweight contender Kevin Holland called Khamzat Chimaev a “wannabe gangster” after hearing “crickets” following his recent call-out. Holland knocked out veteran Ronaldo Souza at UFC 256 last weekend with punches off his back on the ground. It was another incredible victory for Holland, who is 5-0 in 2020, with all five of his fights […]
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Dana White defends Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev booking
UFC President Dana White has explained why the promotion booked a controversial welterweight fight between Leon Edwards and Khamzat Chimaev. Chimaev was one of the breakout stars for the UFC in 2020, rattling off a trio of wins over John Philips, Rhys McKee and Gerald Meerschaert in the span of just a few months. While […]
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Tony Ferguson responds to claims that he’ll but cut after UFC 256 loss
Tony Ferguson has responded to a recent claim that he’ll be cut from the UFC roster after his unanimous decision loss to Charles Oliveira. Ferguson’s loss to Oliveira pushed him onto a two-fight skid, as he was also defeated by Justin Gaethje by TKO back in May. While losses to Gaethje and Oliveira—two of the […]
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Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier rematch will be “completely different” than first fight, says Dana White
UFC President Dana White believes the upcoming rematch between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will be “completely different” than their first fight. McGregor and Poirier first met in the featherweight division in 2014. On that night, McGregor won by first-round knockout, taking another leap up the featherweight ranks in the process. The pair are now […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Stephen Thompson vs. Geoff Neal
In the main event of the UFC Vegas 17 which is the final UFC event of 2020, Stephen Thompson returns to the Octagon against rising contender, Geoff Neal. Heading into the fight, Neal is a -120 favorite while “Wonderboy” is a -110 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to […]
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Tony Ferguson claims Charles Oliveira “was mentally broken” in the first round of their fight
Tony Ferguson believes Charles Oliveira broke mentally in the first round of their recent lightweight fight. Ferguson and Oliveira met in the co-main event of UFC 256 last weekend. After three rounds of action that unfurled mostly on the ground, Oliveira was named the winner by unanimous decision. Given that Ferguson has long stood out […]
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Brandon Moreno describes “very painful” low blow in Deiveson Figueiredo fight: “It was a nasty kick directly to my balls”
UFC flyweight Brandon Moreno described the “very painful” low blow in the Deiveson Figueiredo fight as “a nasty kick directly to my balls.” Moreno and Figueiredo went the full 25 minutes in a classic fight that headlined UFC 256. At the end of the five rounds, the judges scored the bout a majority draw, and […]
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Dana White on Khabib Nurmagomedov comeback: “I’m a little confident that I can talk him into it”
UFC President Dana White is feeling confident that he can convince UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to fight again. Nurmagomedov retired in November, after he submitted Justin Gaethje in the main event of UFC 254 in Abu Dhabi. After the fight, the unbeaten Russian shocked the MMA world by announcing his retirement from mixed martial […]
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Mike Perry reveals his Christmas wish: a fight with Nate Diaz
UFC fighter Mike Perry wants to test himself in a big way for his next fight by squaring off against Nate Diaz. Perry, who is coming off the back of a defeat to Tim Means, has been a source of great debate amongst MMA fans for a long time now. Some enjoy his antics and […]
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Eddie Grant and Sam Hughes respond to Daniel Cormier’s “hurtful” comments from UFC 256
UFC fighter Sam Hughes and her coach Eddie Grant have responded to Daniel Cormier’s comments from UFC 256. On Saturday night, Hughes lost to Tecia Torres as a result of a doctor stoppage courtesy of an eye injury. It turns out that she wound up being diagnosed with hyphema, or pooling of blood inside the […]