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UFC 235: Jon Jones vs. Anthony Smith fight card
UFC 235, which goes down on March 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada, is already shaping up to be a 2019 Card of the Year contender. If all goes according to plan, the card will be topped by a light heavyweight showdown between resurgent champion Jon Jones and surging contender Anthony Smith. In order for this […]
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EXCLUSIVE | TUF 28 featherweight winner Macy Chiasson explains why she’s moving to bantamweight
Macy Chiasson is a natural featherweight. She competed at featherweight on The Ultimate Fighter 28, and ended up winning the season at that weight. However, she is moving down to bantamweight for her next fight, which will pit her against Gina Mazany at UFC 235 on March 2. This is a rather interesting move for Chiasson […]
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Report | Tyron Woodley vs. Kamaru Usman signed for UFC 235 co-main event
After weeks of speculation, a welterweight title fight between champ Tyron Woodley and challenger Kamaru Usman is reportedly a done deal for UFC 235 on March 2, per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. The fight is slated to serve as the card’s co-main event, co-headlining under a light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith, […]
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VIDEO | Did Max Holloway give Brian Ortega technical advice in the middle of their UFC 231 fight?
On December 8, in the main event of UFC 231 in Toronto, UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his title with a dominant defeat of formerly undefeated challenger Brian Ortega. As if Holloway’s victory over Ortega wasn’t already impressive enough, a fan on Twitter has pointed out that the featherweight champ seemed to be giving […]
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TJ Dillashaw responds to Ali Abdelaziz saying he won’t make weight
On January 19, in the main event of the UFC’s first card on ESPN+, UFC bantamweight king TJ Dillashaw will drop down to the flyweight division to battle divisional champ Henry Cejudo for his belt. First, however, TJ Dillashaw will have to successfully cut down to the flyweight limit of 125 pounds. Henry Cejudo’s manager […]
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Alexander Volkanovski shares photo from when he was over 210 lbs, calls out Jon Jones
After his thrilling UFC 232 defeat of Chad Mendes, Australia’s Alexander Volkanovski is right on the cusp of a shot at the UFC featherweight title. Speaking on Twitter this weekend, however, the surging featherweight contender issued a callout of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Prior to his success in MMA, Volkanovski was a rugby […]
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Anthony Smith reacts to news of Jon Jones matchup
Last night UFC President Dana White told TMZ that Jon Jones will return to the cage at UFC 235 on March 2, where he will attempt the first title defense of his latest reign as UFC light heavyweight champion against streaking contender Anthony Smith — provided he can attain licensure from the Nevada State Athletic Commission […]
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Breaking! Jon Jones set to return at March’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas
UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will apparently be making a quick turnaround and defending his title at March’s UFC 235 event in Las Vegas. UFC President Dana White told TMZ Sports that a title fight between Jon Jones and Anthony Smith is in the works for March’s pay-per-view event. According to the report, the […]
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Conor McGregor celebrates Dallas Cowboys win, responds to hecklers
The Dallas Cowboys successfully advanced to the divisional round of this seasons NFL Playoffs earlier this evening and former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor couldn’t be happier. “Mystic Mac” had taken to his official Instagram prior to kickoff wishing his favorite team the best of luck. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRi3Msjfhn/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=17gmknm03bz95 “Let’s go tonight @dallascowboys! Rooting for you all […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Zak Cummings believes fighters should fight closer to their natural weight
Zak Cummings is a veteran of the sport. He is 34-years-old and has 28 professional fights to his credit. When he joined the UFC ranks in 2013, Zak Cummings spent his entire time at welterweight so that he could be bigger than everyone else. However, after struggling with hard weight cuts for years, Cummings eventually […]
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Heavy Lies The Crown: Jon Jones Edition
In this week’s “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Jon Jones reclaimed the UFC light heavyweight title last weekend in Los Angeles by defeating Alexander Gustafsson via third-round knockout. The promotions 205-pound title had recently been vacated by […]
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Brock Lesnar still owes the NSAC a quarter million dollars for failed UFC 200 drug test
Former UFC heavyweight title holder Brock Lesnar is expected to make his octagon return this year against reigning division champion Daniel Cormier. However, before Brock can square off with “DC” he will have to pay the $250,000 fine he still owes the Nevada State Athletic Commission from his failed drug test at UFC 200. According […]
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VIDEO | Brian Ortega gets pins removed from broken thumb
Brian Ortega challenged Max Holloway for the UFC featherweight title at December’s UFC 231 event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. After a valiant effort, “T-City” eventually fell victim to the “Blessed Era” via fourth-round TKO. The title fight had been called off by doctors at the end of round four. Holloway landed a record-setting number of […]
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UFC Fight Night: TJ Dillashaw vs. Henry Cejudo Fight Card
The octagon will return to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on January 19 for the UFC’s debut event on ESPN which is headlined by a flyweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo. TJ Dillashaw will enter his title fight with the former Olympic Gold medalist on a four-fight win streak. TJ’s most recent […]
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Dana White goes off on Hans Molenkamp for BS story on how he became best friends with Rob Dyrdek
Dana White was not happy after seeing an Instagram post from Hans Molenkamp who had shared his version of how the UFC President became ‘best friends’ with Rob Dyrdek. MMA community member @mandanicol3 captured the dispute before it was removed from social media. What is going on pic.twitter.com/7XlgKwlByU — chica (@amandansanchez) January 4, 2019 “You […]
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Stephen Thompson responds to former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis!
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson has responded to former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis. “Showtime” had called out “Wonderboy” for a scrap earlier this week posting the following on his official Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsO0bMtDH4z/ “Heard somebody is looking for a fight. What you guys think?” said Pettis on Instagram. “Take my talents to […]
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VIDEO | Former UFC heavyweight saves woman from assault outside nightclub
A former UFC heavyweight made headlines this weekend after saving a woman from an assault outside of a nightclub in Saravejo. Denis Stojnic (13-3 MMA), who competed under the UFC banner on two occasions in 2009, rescued a woman from an assault which was taking place just outside Stonjic’s nightclub, the Dorian Gray in Saravejo. […]
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UFC 232 Prelims peak at 1.46 million viewers for Andrei Arlovski vs. Walt Harris
Early indications suggest that last weekend’s UFC 232 pay-per-view event in Los Angeles was a success in terms of sales. While early estimates for the pay-per-view portion of the card are still being gathered, the ratings and viewership for last Saturday’s UFC 232 televised prelims were very strong. The four-fight televised preliminary card included a […]
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Breaking! UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon in March!
Perennial UFC heavyweight contender “Big” Ben Rothwell will return to the octagon for the first time in nearly three years in March of 2019. According to Bulgarian MMA website MMA.bg, Ben Rothwell will square off with former Bellator champion Blagoy Ivanov in March. The bout was later confirmed by MMAJunkie, however a date and venue […]
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Conor McGregor celebrates the birth of his second child to kickoff 2019
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor kicked off the 2019 year by celebrating the birth of his second child. The Irish superstar and his longtime girlfriend Dee Devlin welcomed a baby girl to their family. The newborn is the couples second child, this after their son Conor Jr. was born in May of […]
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PHOTO | T.J. Dillashaw reveals his new flyweight physique
Current UFC bantamweight kingpin T.J. Dillashaw (16-3 MMA) will be dropping down to flyweight to challenge newly crowned 125-pound champ Henry Cejudo at UFC Fight Night 143 on January 19 in Brooklyn. Dillashaw will enter his title fight with the former Olympic Gold medalist on a four-fight win streak. TJ’s most recent wins came against […]
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UFC on FOX 31 Fighter Salaries: Charles Oliveira tops the list!
UFC lightweight fighter Charles Oliveira took home the largest paycheck from last month’s UFC on FOX 31 event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Do Bronx” avenged his previous loss to Jim Miller at the December 15 event, submitting the New Jersey native in the very first-round with a rear-naked choke. Charles Oliveira took home $180,000 for his […]
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Daniel Cormier picks up restaurant bill for woman battling stage four cancer
Current UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (22-1 MMA) has long been considered one of the “good guys” in the sport of mixed martial arts. Although he is known for busting heads inside of the octagon, “DC” is one of the kindest human beings outside of the cage. So it came as little surprise when TMZ […]
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Luke Rockhold sends a message to ‘beatable’ Jon Jones
Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is confident that he has the skillset required to dethrone current UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones. Rockhold recently spoke with TMZ Sports where he revealed that his decision to move up to light heavyweight spawned from a desire to “get after” Jon Jones. “I’m moving up to get […]
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Anthony Pettis expresses interest in welterweight fight with Stephen Thompson
When it comes to top strikers in MMA, there are few that are quite as unique as former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson and former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis. A matchup between the two is something that would only have been thought of as pure fantasy… Prior to […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez shares what has kept him out of action since UFC 200
Where has Cain Velasquez (@cainmma) been for the past 2+ years? Allow the former UFC heavyweight champ to explain. #UFCPhoenix https://t.co/xdXxemvPhF pic.twitter.com/81HjKp0JaY — MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) January 4, 2019 “I’ve had some injuries throughout my career; I got that all squared away and all healed up, and I extended my family, as well,” Velasquez told […]
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Jon Jones hints at upcoming fight with Anthony Smith: ‘This is going to be fun’
Having defeated Alexander Gustafsson by third-round TKO in the main event of UFC 232 in late December, Jon Jones is once again the UFC light heavyweight champion. And now that he’s reclaimed the divisional throne, it’s time for himto direct his focus to his next title challenger. From the sounds of it, that challenger could […]
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Henry Cejudo manager doubts TJ Dillashaw will make weight for flyweight title fight
On January 19, in the main event of the UFC’s first card on ESPN+, reigning UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will drop down to the flyweight division to battle divisional king Henry Cejudo for his title. First, of course, TJ Dillashaw will have to successfully cut down to the flyweight limit of 125 pounds. Henry […]