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Israel Adesanya fires back at “pervert” Jon Jones with a savage attack
The ongoing feud between UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones continued this evening. The two have been going back and forth for months now, but Jones took things to a new level this afternoon with the following message on Twitter. Lol I formally release DC as being my pussy, […]
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Breaking! The Korean Superboy set to return at UFC Busan
One of the most popular fighters on the UFC roster, “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi is set to return later this year at UFC Busan. But while he was rumored to fight rival Cub Swanson in a rematch, he has been given a different opponent. The UFC announced late Wednesday night that The Korean […]
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Maycee Barber believes she’d beat Valentina Shevchenko and ‘dominate’ Weili Zhang right now
Maycee Barber will return to the Octagon at UFC Boston on Friday looking to stay undefeated. She is currently 7-0 and just 21-years-old and has been vocal about breaking Jon Jones’ record of being the UFC’s youngest champion. On Friday, she can take another step forward if she beats Gillian Robertson. Although she is not […]
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Colby Covington says he will be talking to Trump about deporting Ali Abdelaziz
Colby Covington and Ali Abdelaziz have a storied past. The two got into it with each other at a buffet in Las Vegas, and have since traded jabs at each other in interviews. Now, however, after Abdelaziz’s latest incident at a PFL event where he punched Abe Kawa, ‘Chaos’ is taking it to another level. […]
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov swims against current in Russian river
Khabib Nurmagomedov shows fans why he is the undefeated lightweight champion. In an Instagram video, the Dagestani fighter is seen swimming in a hazardous river against the current. The 31-year old goes to great lengths to prepare for his fights. Since he was a child, Nurmagomedov would swim in Russian rivers and go running up […]
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Greg Hardy confident he will knock out Francis Ngannou & Stipe Miocic down the line
Greg Hardy is set for his fourth UFC fight and fourth bout of 2019 at UFC Boston. There, the former NFL star will be taking on promotional newcomer, Ben Sosoli. Although it is not a ranked opponent like Greg Hardy has wanted, he knows that time will come. For now, he is focusing on paying […]
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Frankie Edgar agrees to Conor McGregor fight, McGregor offers to donate purse to charity
Earlier today, Conor McGregor took to Twitter to wish Frankie Edgar a Happy Birthday — and claim that he’ll see the New Jersey native in December. Happy birthday Frankie, see you in December. — Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) October 16, 2019 “Happy birthday Frankie, see you in December,” McGregor wrote on Twitter. Unsurprisingly, it did not […]
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Conor McGregor claims he is fighting Frankie Edgar this December
Former two division UFC champion Conor McGregor claims that he will be seeing Frankie Edgar in the Octagon this December. Earlier this afternoon, the UFC took to Twitter to wish their former lightweight title holder, Edgar, a Happy Birthday. Shortly after the post was made public, Conor McGregor replied to the tweet with the following: […]
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Rafael dos Anjos interested in fighting Dustin Poirier at welterweight
Former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos is interested in fighting Dustin Poirier at welterweight if he decides to move up in weight classes. Poirier recently said he was open to moving up to the UFC welterweight division, and a fan on Twitter asked RDA if he would be interested in a matchup against him. […]
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Jon Jones decides to ‘formally release DC’ in favor of Israel Adesanya
UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones now has so much disdain for middleweight champ Israel Adesanya that it’s actually indirectly improving his relationship with his long-time nemesis Daniel Cormier. Earlier this week, on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, Adesanya’s coach Eugene Bareman explained that he prefers a fight with heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic over a matchup […]
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Chris Weidman believes Jon Jones looks ‘very beatable’ following last 2 fights
Chris Weidman watched Jon Jones’ last two titles fights, and believes they made the light heavyweight champ look very beatable. The former middleweight champion Weidman is moving up a weight class to fight the undefeated (11-0) Dominick Reyes. The top UFC contenders are expected to touch gloves this weekend in the main event of UFC […]
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Report | UFC considering flyweight tournament if Henry Cejudo vacates
The UFC has reportedly considered a flyweight tournament in the event that UFC flyweight champion Henry Cejudo vacates his title. According to Nolan King of MMAjunkie.com, there is a rumor floating around that the UFC is open to holding a tournament with the promotion’s top 125 lb fighters if Cejudo decides that he will give […]
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Opening betting odds released for Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Georges St-Pierre
Although the fight is not officially booked, it hasn’t stopped the sportsbooks from opening up the betting odds for a potential superfight between UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and MMA legend Georges St-Pierre. After St-Pierre confirmed yesterday that he was willing to fight Nurmagomedov for the right price, the online sportsbook Bovada opened up the […]
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Paulie Malignaggi mocks Conor McGregor amid comeback talk
Paulie Malignaggi has mocked Conor McGregor’s boxing ability after being questioned about the Irishman’s future in the sport. Malignaggi, who is riding a bare knuckle boxing defeat to McGregor’s close friend Artem Lobov, has been attempting to secure a fight with the MMA superstar for a few years now. Their feud dates back all the […]
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Dominick Reyes doubts Chris Weidman’s chin ahead of UFC Boston
UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes has revealed that he does not believe Chris Weidman’s chin will hold up when the two men clash in the main event of UFC Boston this Friday night. Reyes (11-0) is coming into this fight off the back of a controversial split decision win over Volkan Oezdemir in London, […]
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Photo | Conor McGregor ‘staying ready’ amidst talk of UFC return
Conor McGregor isn’t letting his year out of the Octagon stop him from training hard. On Instagram ‘The Notorious’ released a training photo with the caption “stay strong. Stay sharp. Stay ready.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) In the photo, Conor McGregor definitely looks like he’s in […]
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John McCarthy and Ariel Helwani get in heated debate on Twitter
Bellator broadcaster and former referee John McCarthy recently had a heated exchange with ESPN journalist Ariel Helwani on social media. McCarthy and Helwani are both considered to be well-known figures within the world of mixed martial arts and have been for years now, and as such, many fans hold a lot of value in their […]
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Michael Bisping inspires new rap song
Michael Bisping has become a source of inspiration in the music industry. Genesis Elijah is a 38-year old British rapper who released a song called Bisping on Twitter. In the lyrics, he discussed the struggle of overcoming hurdles and maintaining faith in yourself. He sampled Michael Bisping’s inspiring speech at the beginning of the song. […]
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UFC Boston | Pro fighters make their picks for Chris Weidman vs. Dominick Reyes
In the main event of UFC Boston, Chris Weidman is moving up to light heavyweight to take on the undefeated Dominick Reyes. Heading into the fight, Reyes is a -170 favorite while the former middleweight champion is a +140 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions […]
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Jeremy Stephens on Yair Rodriguez fight: ‘If he don’t die, it don’t count’
Jeremy Stephens says that his beef with fellow featherweight contender Yair Rodriguez is personal. In the co-main event of UFC Boston on Friday, Stephens and Rodriguez are running things back. The two headlined UFC Mexico City on Sept. 21 where the fight ended in just 15-seconds due to an accidental eye poke. Yair Rodriguez immediately […]
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Thomas Gifford fires back at critics, says he wants to be the next Yoel Romero
One of the most vicious beatings in UFC history took place this past Saturday in Tampa as lightweight Thomas Gifford was beaten down to a pulp and then knocked out cold late in the third round by Mike Davis. It was an extremely controversial fight with many members of the MMA community expressing their displeasure […]
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Aspen Ladd issues statement after having her appeal denied by one vote
Aspen Ladd was one vote away from having her TKO loss to Germaine de Randamie overturned to a no-contest. Ladd appealed the result saying the fight was stopped too early. In the hearing, Aspen claimed that referee Herb Dean stopped the fight that early because she was a female. In the fight, de Randamie landed […]
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Jon Jones reacts to talk of fight with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson
Former UFC light heavyweight title challenger Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who has decided to end his retirement to compete in the heavyweight division, recently claimed he’d be willing to cut back down to 205 pounds to fight the division’s king Jon Jones. “I’m gonna wait until I get about, lose about 10 more pounds, get to […]
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Jon Jones forced to pay almost $1.5m to debtors
According to a report from Bloody Elbow, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been “hit with multiple state and federal tax liens, dating back to December of 2018 and covering the tax years 2014-2016 (federal) and 2015-2017 (state).” Bloody Elbow’s report on Jones’ debt troubles, which cites official documents, states that the largest of […]
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Cody Crowley: The future face of Zuffa Boxing?
At 16 years old, Cody Crowley traveled to Las Vegas and snuck into the World MMA Awards. In the midst of all the excitement and fanfare, the young boxer met UFC President Dana White. Crowley didn’t just pose for a picture with the UFC boss, he pitched him on a TV show. “The Ultimate Fighter […]
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Colby Covington trashes Lebron James for recent remarks
Colby Covington has chimed in on Twitter in response to the NBA-China saga. The 31-year old took aim at Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James for his recent comments on the situation. In a deleted tweet, manager of the Houston Rockets, Daryl Morey, said he supported pro-democracy protests in China. As China is a […]
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Khabib Nurmagomedov believes he has two years left before retirement: ‘You have to know when you need to stop’
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says that he plans on fighting for two more years before retiring from mixed martial arts. Speaking to Arab News, “The Eagle” was asked how long he plans on fighting for. Although he just turned 31, Nurmagomedov admits that he is already thinking about life after fighting. He says his […]
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Georges St. Pierre confirms he would come out of retirement to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov
Former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion Georges St. Pierre may have officially retired from mixed martial arts, but he’s still leaving the door open for a return. Like many MMA fighters who hang up their gloves, GSP admits it’s not necessarily a permanent move. He says there’s opponent in particular who could draw him back […]