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Dana White sounds off on Brendan Schaub’s comments about UFC 279: “You know how f**king stupid you have to be to even think something like that”
UFC president Dana White has sounded off on comments seemingly made by Brendan Schaub about UFC 279. Following on from the controversy of Khamzat Chimaev missing weight prior to UFC 279, Dana White and company had to deal with a lot of theories from a lot of different places regarding what exactly went down with […]
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Aljamain Sterling casts doubt that Colby Covington would accept a fight with Khamzat Chimaev after UFC 279
Aljamain Sterling is casting doubt that Colby Covington would accept a fight with Khamzat Chimaev after UFC 279. It was just this past weekend that Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA) defeated Kevin Holland (23-8 MMA) in a first-round submission at UFC 279. Former interim welterweight champ Colby Covington (17-3 MMA) last defeated Jorge Masvidal (35-16 MMA) […]
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Damon Jackson wouldn’t be surprised if him and Pat Sabatini “slug it out” at UFC Vegas 60: “This fight is going to be a test for both of us”
Damon Jackson thought he could’ve gotten a top-15 opponent next but is excited to face Pat Sabatini at UFC Vegas 60. Jackson is on a three-fight winning streak and after his last fight, he called for a ranked opponent or Cub Swanson, who ultimately dropped down to bantamweight. With that, he got a call to […]
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Jose Aldo declares himself the GOAT of Brazilian MMA: “I respect everyone’s history, but I’m the best”
Jose Aldo believes he is the greatest Brazilian MMA fighter of all-time. Brazil has a history of producing great MMA fighters from the Gracie family to Anderson Silva to Aldo and Amanda Nunes among countless others. All are in the GOAT conversation for all of MMA, but Aldo believes there are a few reasons why […]
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Anthony Joshua accepts “all terms” to face Tyson Fury, sets up December showdown
Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is getting closer to happening. For the longest time, many thought Joshua vs. Fury was the biggest fight to make in boxing. However, after Joshua lost to Andy Ruiz Jr. and then back-to-back fights to Oleksandr Usyk, many thought it would never happen, especially with Fury retiring. Yet, Fury’s retirement […]
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Robert Whittaker interested in training with Khamzat Chimaev, wants to see him move to middleweight: “He handles a lot of the guys in the division”
Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker is down to train with Khamzat Chimaev. ‘The Reaper’ is fresh off his fight with Marvin Vettori at UFC Paris earlier this month. In that outing, the former champion dominated the Italian fighter and won by decision. The victory was his fourth in his last fight octagon appearances. The […]
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Li Jingliang extremely frustrated after “robbery” loss to Daniel Rodriguez: “It’s a terrible situation”
UFC welterweight contender Li Jingliang isn’t happy with how his weekend went. ‘The Leech’ was set to face Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 last Saturday. The bout was expected to be the biggest showcase of the Chinese fighter’s career to date. However, after both men made weight for their welterweight fight, everything got turned upside […]
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Daniel Cormier disagrees with Tony Ferguson saying he’s back after Nate Diaz loss: “His decline now has been very steep”
UFC commentator Daniel Cormier doesn’t buy into the idea that Tony Ferguson is back. ‘El Cucuy’ is fresh off his headlining role against Nate Diaz at UFC 279 on Saturday. Ferguson was originally supposed to face Li Jingliang at the event, instead of the Stockton native. However, after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight, the former champion […]
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Adrian Peterson gets just $15k for KO loss, Le’Veon Bell leads the way in Social Gloves 2 salaries
Adrian Peterson only got paid $15,000 for his KO loss to Le’Veon Bell over the weekend. Peterson, a former NFL running back who was the NFL’s MVP in 2012 and considered one of the best running backs in history was making his boxing debut against Bell who is a three-time Pro Bowler and was also […]
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Khamzat Chimaev says Nate Diaz showed his true colors at UFC 279: “I like the people who are real, not fake people who go one way and then go the other way”
Khamzat Chimaev says Nate Diaz showed his true colors at UFC 279. It was Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA) vs Nate Diaz (22-13 MMA) in the welterweight main event last Saturday, September 10th at UFC 279. Wait…. scratch that….. While both fighters did fight at UFC 279 and both did win, they did not fight each […]
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Ronda Rousey shares her thoughts on Brock Lesnar, reveals what surprised her most about ‘The Beast’
Ronda Rousey is sharing her thoughts on Brock Lesnar, revealing what surprised her most about ‘The Beast’. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Rousey, 35, (12-2 MMA) retired from MMA back in 2016 and was the first female fighter inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018. Rousey was a trailblazer, the first Olympic […]
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Tony Ferguson claims Khamzat Chimaev “purposely” missed weight at UFC 279: “Starting all that sh*t, it could have been a facade”
Tony Ferguson is claiming that Khamzat Chimaev ‘purposely’ missed weight at UFC 279. UFC 279 will definitely go down in the books for the chaos that lead up to it. If not for the pre-fight press conference that was canceled following backstage altercations between multiple parties or the fact that the main event fighter, Khamzat […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov criticizes Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 279 behavior: “There are no Muslims around him”
Khabib Nurmagomedov criticizes Khamzat Chimaev’s UFC 279 behavior. Khamzat Chimaev may have walked away from UFC 279 with another win on his record, but his reputation took a hit after he got into several altercations during fight week and then missed weight badly. According to former UFC lightweight champion and top G.O.A.T. contender Khabib Nurmagomedov, […]
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Video | Paddy Pimblett trains with US Marines, earns 10 submissions in a row
Paddy Pimblett has released footage of him training with a team of US Marines as he continues to prepare for a return to the Octagon. Over the course of the last twelve months, Paddy Pimblett has done a pretty good job of making a name for himself in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. ‘The Baddy’ is […]
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Elias Theodorou’s family releases statement, GoFundMe page setup for foundation donations
The family of Elias Theodorou have released a statement that includes details of a foundation made in his name and a GoFundMe in his honour. In the late hours of Sunday night, news broke that former UFC fighter Elias Theodorou had passed away at the age of 34 following a battle with what was reported […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 94 with Damon Jackson, Gillian Robertson and Louis Cosce
The 94th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC Vegas 60. We’re first joined by UFC featherweight Damon Jackson (2:05). Next, UFC women’s flyweight Gillian Robertson (19:23) comes on. Closing out the program is UFC welterweight Louis Cosce (30:22). Damon Jackson opens up the show to […]
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Josh Thomson explains why Colby Covington is “kind of a bad matchup” for Khamzat Chimaev
Josh Thomson has explained why he thinks Colby Covington could be a bad match-up for Khamzat Chimaev. While we haven’t heard much from him since the alleged Miami steakhouse incident with Jorge Masvidal, Colby Covington is still very much a threat in the welterweight division – with many believing he could be just one more […]
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Israel Adesanya reacts to Khamzat Chimaev’s win over Kevin Holland at UFC 279: “He missed weight, so he a b*tch for that”
Israel Adesanya had a harsh, yet brutally honest take regarding Khamzat Chimaev’s dominant win against Kevin Holland in the first round at UFC 279. Chimaev took care of business via a D’arce choke submission. Adesanya, the current UFC middleweight champion, was not pleased with the welterweight contender’s actions during fight week, especially considering that Chimaev’s […]
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Nevada State Athletic Commission to investigate UFC 279 press conference incident for possible discipline
The Nevada State Athletic Commission plans to investigate the UFC 279 backstage press conference scuffle. On Thursday of fight week, the UFC was hosting a press conference for Chimaev-Diaz, Ferguson-Jingliang, and Holland-Rodriguez. However, there was an incident backstage that forced White and the UFC to cancel it as White said it was a sh*tshow. “Yeah, […]
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Khamzat Chimaev’s coach details weight cut, apologizes to Nate Diaz for massive miss: “We should have both made weight, and there are no excuses”
Khamzat Chimaev’s coach, Andreas Michael, has provided some clarity behind his brutal weight miss. ‘The Wolf’ is fresh off his fight with Kevin Holland at UFC 279 on Saturday. Chimaev secured a dominant submission in the first round of their five-round co-main event. However, the Chechen was never supposed to fight ‘Trailblazer’ last weekend. The […]
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Anderson Silva invites Chael Sonnen to a barbeque at Jake Paul press conference: “People hate you in Brazil, but I don’t!”
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has seemingly buried the hatchet with Chael Sonnen. ‘The Spider’ is set to face off with Jake Paul next month in Arizona. The bout will be broadcast on Showtime pay-per-view and will be the fourth time Silva has boxed since leaving the UFC in 2020. Earlier today, the 47-year-old […]
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Paulo Costa believes Khamzat Chimaev is avoiding a fight with him: “He just wants to fight guys with no wrestling”
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa believes Khamzat Chimaev is avoiding him. ‘The Eraser’ is fresh off his victory over Luke Rockhold at UFC 278 last month. While many fans praised the former middleweight champion’s performance, it was Costa who secured the win by decision. It was the first victory for the Brazilian since August 2019. […]
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Jake Paul interested in Nate Diaz fight, plans to “slap the Stockton out of him”
Jake Paul is interested in fighting Nate Diaz now that the Stockton native is out of his UFC contract. Diaz fought out his contract at UFC 279 as he defeated Tony Ferguson by submission. After the fight, he said he would be leaving the UFC for a bit to go to a different sport with […]
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Jake Paul challenges Dana White to $5 million bet ahead of Anderson Silva fight: “You didn’t think I’d take this fight”
Jake Paul is hoping to make a bet with Dana White. On October 29, Paul is set to headline a Showtime boxing pay-per-view against Anderson Silva. It’s a big step-up in competition and one that White didn’t think Paul would take, so with that, Paul is hoping to make a $5 million bet with White […]
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What’s next for the stars of UFC 279?
The UFC returned to Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday for UFC 279 which was a much different card than originally planned. In the main event, Nate Diaz ended up fighting Tony Ferguson after Khamzat Chimaev missed weight by 7.5lbs for his scrap against Diaz. The Swede was then dropped to the co-main event and was […]
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Tony Ferguson plans to study business at Harvard University: “I’m already going back to school”
Tony Ferguson plans to study business at Harvard University. The former interim UFC lightweight champion has revealed that he plans to study business at Harvard University. It was just this past Saturday at UFC 279 that Ferguson (26-8 MMA) got in the Octagon with Nate Diaz (22-13 MMA) in the welterweight main event. The outcome […]
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Jake Paul reacts after Nate Diaz ends his UFC career on a winning note: “This is how you leave an employer and become your own boss”
Jake Paul has reacted after Nate Diaz ended his UFC career on a winning note Saturday night in Las Vegas. It was Nate Diaz (22-13 MMA) vs Tony Ferguson (26-8 MMA) last Saturday, September 10th in the welterweight main event at UFC 279 at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. It was Diaz’s final fight […]
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Khamzat Chimaev confused by fake glove touch accusations following UFC 279
Khamzat Chimaev is confused by the fake glove touch accusations following UFC 279. Chimaev, the rising UFC star, fell from grace this past weekend. It was at the weigh-ins on Friday, September 9th, that Khamzat came in 7.5 pounds heavy, missing weight. UFC 279 was to have seen Nate Diaz (22-13 MMA) vs Khamzat Chimaev […]