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VIDEO | Watch Frank Mir eat a 20,000 calorie burger
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir visited the famous Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas and was challenged to eat a 20,000 calorie burger. The former UFC and Bellator standout is a Las Vegas native and the Heart Attack Grill on Freemont Street is a world-famous restaurant known for its gigantic meals. Before stepping into […]
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Urijah Faber updates on fighting future after loss to Petr Yan
Urijah Faber began his 2019 comeback with a dominant, first-round victory over Ricky Simon. Unfortunately for the Team Alpha Male head, however, his comeback plans then hit a snag at the hands of Petr Yan. Faber and Yan collided on the main card of UFC 245 in December, and the fight ended up being a […]
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Streaming this Week: UFC Raleigh, Bellator 238, CES 60
As streaming services continue to take over the combat sports industry, there are more and more events being broadcast on platforms like ESPN+, UFC Fight Pass, DAZN and YouTube. BJPENN.Com’s Streaming this Week series keeps fans up to date on the best combat sports action across the industry’s major streaming platforms. Here’s what’s coming this […]
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Former UFC title challenger Thiago Alves signs with BKFC
Former UFC welterweight title challenger Thiago Alves is dropping his gloves and heading to the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) ring. News of Alves’ move to BKFC was first reported by MMA Fighting, who spoke to the promotion’s president David Feldman. Feldman not only confirmed that Alves will move to BKFC, but divulged that he […]
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Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Derek Brunson added to UFC 248
Rising UFC middleweight contender Edmen Shahbazyan will take on veteran Derek Brunson at UFC 248 in the latest addition to the star-studded pay-per-view card. UFC 248 takes place on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main event sees UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya take on Yoel Romero, while the co-main event […]
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Maycee Barber’s father questions if UFC 246 bout was actually a loss
Maycee Barber suffered her first loss last Saturday, on the undercard of UFC 246, giving up a decision to Roxanne Modafferi while also suffering a complete tear of her ACL in the process. While the injury was unfortunate, Barber’s father Bucky Barber believes that his daughter showed a lot of heart in the fight and, […]
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Firas Zahabi calls for Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz trilogy for 165-pound title
Tristar Gym head trainer Firas Zahabi says he would like to see Conor McGregor fight Nate Diaz in a trilogy for the first 165lbs title in UFC history. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in the main event of UFC 246 to re-emerge as the biggest superstar in MMA. The race to become his next opponent […]
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UFC Raleigh | Pro fighters make their picks for Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior dos Santos
In the main event of UFC Raleigh, Curtis Blaydes will look to extend his winning streak to three when he battles the former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos. Heading into the fight, Blaydes is a -250 favorite while dos Santos is a +195 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters […]
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Roxanne Modafferi on UFC 246 win over Maycee Barber: ‘I was winning before her knee got hurt anyway’
Roxanne Modafferi was the biggest underdog on the entire UFC 246 card, entering the cage for her fight with Maycee Barber at +600. Yet the 39-fight veteran got the job done by unanimous decision winning, every single round including one 10-8 round on one judge’s scorecard. It was a performance nobody except Modafferi and her […]
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PHOTO | David Branch has completely transformed since leaving UFC
In September of 2019, former two-division World Series of Fighting champion David Branch was released by the UFC after receiving a two-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Since leaving the UFC, Branch has completely transformed. Today, he looks less like a middleweight mixed martial artist, and more like a member of the […]
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UFC 246 medical suspensions: Donald Cerrone faces long sit with facial fractures
UFC 246 was, by all accounts, a pretty violent card. Just ask Donald Cerrone, who was mauled to a TKO loss by Conor McGregor in just 40 seconds in the main event. Given the nature of this card, it should come as no surprise that several fighters on the bill are facing lengthy medical suspensions. […]
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Michael Bisping explains how he became a fan of ‘cool as f**k’ Jorge Masvidal
There was a time, not all that long ago, when Michael Bisping and Jorge Masvidal were mortal enemies. The pair allegedly had several public run-ins, and exchanged tons of trash talk in interviews. Today, however, Bisping and Masvidal on good terms. So how did that happen? Well, according to Bisping, it has a lot to […]
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Conor McGregor moves up three different sets of UFC rankings
Conor McGregor has moved up the UFC rankings in the welterweight & lightweight divisions as well as the pound-for-pound rankings. The presence of McGregor in the rankings during his two big stints away from the sport between UFC 205 & UFC 229 and UFC 229 & UFC 246 certainly divided the opinion of fans, and […]
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Watch Conor McGregor TKO Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in slow motion
Footage has been released of Conor McGregor defeating Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in slow motion from UFC 246 this past weekend. The hype surrounding McGregor’s triumphant return to the UFC in Las Vegas on Saturday night was huge, with the Irishman’s ‘season’ getting off to a fantastic start. While a lot of fans are spending their […]
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Dana White outlines timeline of potential Israel Adesanya vs. Jon Jones superfight
UFC president Dana White has outlined the timeline of a potential superfight between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Adesanya and Jones have gone back-and-forth at each other on social media in the last few months, and White has admitted in the past that he is intrigued by a […]
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Dustin Poirier calls for rematch with Conor McGregor after UFC 246
Dustin Poirier is looking to run things back with Conor McGregor after the Irishman’s win at UFC 246. McGregor, who returned to the Octagon on Saturday, knocked out Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds which was a very impressive performance. After the fight, many wondered what would be next. Dana White made it clear he […]
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Darren Till claims he’s afraid of no one except for ‘scary’ Yoel Romero
Darren Till says he isn’t afraid of anyone except for Yoel Romero. Till took to social media to let everyone know he will fight anyone after news came out he was out against Jared Cannonier at UFC 248. Although he had an ankle injury, some fans on social media claimed the Englishman was scared of […]
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John Kavanagh wants Conor McGregor to fight Justin Gaethje at welterweight next
Conor McGregor has options for who he fights next, but according to his coach, John Kavanagh, he wants it to be against Justin Gaethje. In the main event of UFC 246, McGregor made his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon against Donald Cerrone at welterweight. There, the Irishman made quick work of “Cowboy” as he knocked […]
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Matt Serra says Anthony Pettis struggles when things get tough
Matt Serra believes Anthony Pettis has a difficult time when his back is against the wall. Pettis was seen in action this past Saturday night (Jan. 18). He went one-on-one with Diego Ferreira to get the main card of UFC 246 started. Pettis ended up being submitted in the second stanza. “Showtime” has now gone […]
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Dana White scolds Paulo Costa: ‘Pump the brakes’
When Paulo Costa defeated Yoel Romero in August of 2019, the expectation was that he’d get the next crack at UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. Unfortunately for Costa, an injury derailed this plan, and Romero was granted the next title shot while Costa recovers. While the title fight between Adesanya and Romero is already official […]
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Anthony Johnson seemingly teases UFC 248 comeback
Former two-time UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Johnson retired from competition in 2017, but has recently been teasing a comeback. Johnson has stated repeatedly that he’s interested in returning to the cage for the right price, specifying that he wants to fight at heavyweight in his prospective comeback. āIām trying to get my slim […]
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Dana White says Conor McGregor wants Khabib Nurmagomedov next
UFC president Dana White claims that Conor McGregor wants to fight UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov next although McGregor recently said he wasn’t that interested in it. McGregor knocked out Donald Cerrone in just 40 seconds in the main event of UFC 246 in his comeback fight after 14 months away from the Octagon. It […]
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Conor McGregor praises Donald Trump: ‘Quite possibly the GOAT’
UFC superstar Conor McGregor took to social media to praise United States President Donald Trump, telling him that he could be the greatest president of all time. McGregor, who just knocked out Donald Cerrone in 40 seconds in the main event of UFC 246, is not known for making big political statements, so it was […]
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Report | Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone did ‘equivalent’ of two million pay-per-view buys
A new report says that metrics for UFC 246, which was headlined by Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone, indicate the event did equivalent to two million buys under the old system. Veteran MMA scribe Dave Meltzer said that McGregor vs. Cerrone would have done two million PPV buys under the old system, when PPVs were […]
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Michael Chiesa says he ‘loves’ UFC Raleigh matchup but doesn’t know why Rafael dos Anjos asked for it
Michael Chiesa wanted a ranked opponent after his win over Diego Sanchez but did not expect to get a top-five opponent in Rafael dos Anjos. Chiesa, who moved up to welterweight in 2018, is now 2-0 in the weight class and revealed it was dos Anjos who asked for the fight at UFC Raleigh. “This […]
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Dana White plans to meet with Justin Gaethje: ‘He and I need to get on the same page’
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that he is planning to meet with lightweight contender Justin Gaethje after UFC 246. There has been a great deal of speculation over what the future is going to hold for Gaethje ever since his magnificent TKO win over Donald Cerrone back in September 2019, which marked his third […]
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Donald Cerrone still attended his UFC 246 after party following hospital release
Donald Cerrone still went out and attended his UFC 246 after party despite losing in 40 seconds to Conor McGregor. The main event on Saturday night lived up to the hype in the eyes of some but for others, understandably, it left them wanting so much more as Cerrone was unable to land a single […]
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Kevin Lee not impressed and irritated by Conor McGregor’s win over ‘chinny’ Donald Cerrone
Kevin Lee isn’t impressed by Conor McGregor’s knockout win over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246. McGregor made his return to the Octagon after a 15-month layoff and TKO’d “Cowboy” in just 40 seconds after shoulder strikes broke Cerrone’s nose. He followed it up with a head kick and then finished off via ground and pound. […]