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Fighters react to tonight’s Junior dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa main event
Tonight’s UFC Adelaide event was headlined by a heavyweight fight featuring former division champion Junior Dos Santos taking on surging contender Tai Tuivasa. The former UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos, entered this evenings main event on the heels of unanimous decision victory which he earned over Blagoy Ivanov at July’s UFC Fight Night 133 […]
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UFC Adelaide Results: Junior dos Sanots TKO’s Tai Tuivasa (VIDEO)
Tonight’s UFC Adelaide event is headlined by a heavyweight fight between Junior Dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov which took place at July’s UFC Fight Night 133 event. The Brazilian knockout artist has gone 4-3 inside the octagon since […]
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UFC Adelaide Results: Shogun Rua TKO’s Tyson Pedro (Highlights)
A key light heavyweight bout between former division champion Mauricio Shogun Rua and perennial contender Tyson Pedro served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Adelaide event. Shogun Rua was last seen in action at July’s UFC Fight Night 134 event, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss to surging division contender Anthony Smith. Prior to […]
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UFC Adelaide Results: Justin Willis defeats Mark Hunt
A key heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Justin Willis took place at tonight’s UFC Fight Night 142 event in Adelaide, Australia. Mark Hunt enters tonight’s contest looking to rebound, this after suffering back-to-back losses to opponents Curtis Blaydes and Alexey Oleynik in his most recent octagon appearances. Prior to the setbacks, “The Super Samoan” […]
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UFC Adelaide Results: Tony Martin puts Jake Matthews to sleep (VIDEO)
A welterweight bout between Tony Martin and Australia’s own Jake Matthews took place on tonight’s UFC Adelaide main card. Jake Matthews entered tonight’s contest on a three-fight win streak, his latest being a first-round submission victory over Shinsho Anzai at June’s UFC Singapore event. Meanwhile, Tony Martin was last seen in action at UFC 229 […]
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Tyron Woodley offers bet to Colby Covington for their potential fight
Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington have one of the biggest rivalries currently in the UFC. The two simply don’t like each other and have been on a collision course ever since Covington won the interim title back in June by defeating Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 225. However, after “Chaos” suffered an injury, the promotion decided […]
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UFC Adelaide Results and Highlights
Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for all of tonight’s UFC Adelaide results and highlights. The event is headlined by a heavyweight fight between Junior Dos Santos and Tai Tuivasa. Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Blagoy Ivanov which took place at July’s UFC Fight Night 133 event. […]
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Dana White says it would be unfair for Khabib Nurmagomedov to be suspended more than a year
Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor are both currently under suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), this for the melee that occurred after UFC 229. A final hearing to determine their punishments is set for December 10. What the NSAC plans to do remains a mystery. The most extreme punishment would be to strip both […]
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Kron Gracie will make his highly anticipated octagon debut at UFC 233 against Alex Caceres
Kron Gracie, the son of legendary Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ace Rickson Gracie, will make his highly anticipate octagon debut at January’s UFC 233 event. ESPN announced that the promotion intends to have Kron Gracie (4-0 MMA) fight Alex Caceres (14-11 MMA) at the January 26 event which takes place in Anaheim, California. Kron Gracie will […]
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Tito Ortiz ends feud with Chuck Liddell
Mixed martial arts legends Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell squared off for a third time last weekend in Inglewood, California. The trilogy, which took place under the Golden Boy MMA banner, marked Liddell’s first fight in over eight years. The bitter rivals, Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, had previously met at UFC 47 and UFC […]
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Report | The UFC will add a new division after January’s UFC 233 event
The UFC will be adding a new weight class in 2019, this according to former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson. “The Punk” recently took to Twitter where he shared the exciting news. 125 weight class is done after @TJDillashaw VS @HenryCejudo from all the @ufc executives I've talk to. 165lb weight class is replacing it […]
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Michael Bisping makes a request of Kamaru Usman following his win over Rafael dos Anjos
Kamaru Usman (14-1 MMA) extended his current win streak to thirteen in a row at last night’s TUF 28 Finale event, deafeating Rafael dos Anjos via nanimous decision. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was able to smother the former lightweight champion for the better part of twenty-five minutes last night in Las Vegas. Usman’s performance garnered a […]
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PHOTO | Gunnar Nelson looks absolutely shredded ahead of UFC 231 return
At UFC 231, which goes down on December 8 in Toronto, Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon opposite Brazil’s Alex “Cowboy” Oliveira. While Nelson has previously looked a little undersized for the welterweight division, it doesn’t look like that will be a problem anymore. Early on Saturday morning, Gunnar Nelson […]
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Dustin Poirier reacts to potential Conor McGregor rematch!
Surging UFC lightweight contender Dustin Poirier was recently forced to withdraw from his highly anticipated fight with Nate Diaz, which was slated for UFC 230. At first, the news seemed devastating for Dustin Poirier as Nate Diaz served as a former division title challenger with a massive name. However, in a rather ironic twist of […]
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Dana White claims he is willing to move on from Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley
It appears that Dana White is now willing to move on from a previously targeted welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Tyron Woodley. https://twitter.com/UFCONFOX/status/1068767382527569921 Following the conclusion of last night’s TUF 28 Finale main event, UFC President Dana White joined the UFC on FOX crew to discuss Usman’s big win and what might be […]
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Dana White details his plans for Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov
Fight fans have been patiently waiting for news to drop regarding what is next for current UFC lightweight stars Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Dustin Poirier and Tony Ferguson. Well, if UFC President Dana White gets his way, fans will get to see two incredible 155-pound fights in early 2019. The brash UFC boss spoke about […]
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MMA Community reacts to tonight’s Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kamaru Usman main event
A key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman headlined tonight’s TUF 28 Finale event in Las Vegas. Kamaru Usman entered tonight’s event sporting an impressive twelve-fight win streak, with eight of those victories taking place in the UFC. “The Nigerian Nightmare” was coming off a win over Demian Maia in his […]
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TUF 28 Finale Results: Kamaru Usman defeats Rafael dos Anjos (Highlights)
Tonight’s TUF 28 Finale event was headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman. The former UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos (28-10 MMA), entered tonight’s main event looking to rebound, this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Colby Covington in his most recent contest at UFC 225. […]
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VIDEO | Chuck Liddell issues emotional statement following loss to Tito Ortiz
Chuck Liddell returned to the cage for the first time in over eight years last weekend to participate in a trilogy fight with bitter rival Tito Ortiz. The former UFC light heavyweight champions, Liddell and Ortiz, had previously competed at UFC 47 and UFC 66, with “The Iceman” emerging victorious on both occasions. Despite having […]
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TUF 28 Finale Results and Highlights
The TUF 28 Finale takes place tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event is headlined by a key welterweight contest featuring Rafael dos Anjos taking on Kamaru Usman. The former UFC lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos, will be looking to rebound after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Colby Covington at UFC 225. Prior to […]
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Four co-promotional fights that should happen
Bellator and RIZIN are back in the business of co-promoting. It was recently announced that Bellator is sending their current bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell to fight in RIZIN on New Year’s Eve. Caldwell will be heading to Japan to fight Kyoji Horiguchi for the RIZIN bantamweight title. Ultimately, co-promoting is something fans love to see […]
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Conor McGregor coach Owen Roddy announces departure from SBG in Dublin
Owen Roddy, one of the long-time coaches of former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor, has announced that he will no longer be working at SBG Ireland in Dublin, and that he is instead moving to the gym’s Charleston location. Roddy made this announcement on his official Instagram page on Friday afternoon. View this […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jared Gordon discusses move to Roufusport: ‘It’s a perfect fit for me’
UFC lightweight Jared Gordon is preparing to return from a 10-month layoff and is doing so with a new team behind him. Gordon took his first loss in the UFC when he came up short to Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC Fight Night 126 back in February. Following the loss, Gordon decided to pack up […]
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Robert Whittaker responds to Dana White saying he doesn’t like doing media obligations
Earlier this month, UFC President Dana White claimed that UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker was not a fan of the PR side of this sport. “We’re still talking about Rob becoming mainstream in his own country,” White said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. “But from what I hear from my people here, Rob doesn’t […]
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Artem Lobov calls out Renato Moicano for short-notice UFC 231 scrap
Earlier this week, it was announced that streaking UFC featherweight contender Renato Moicano will be flown into Toronto for UFC 231, and kept at the ready in the event that featherweight champ Max Holloway or undefeated challenger Brian Ortega is unable to make it to the cage for the card’s headlining bout. While this means […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Demetrious Johnson opens up on the potential closure of UFC flyweight division
It’s a strange and worrying time for the UFC flyweight division. The former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has been traded to ONE Championship in exchange for welterweight talent Ben Askren. A procession of long-time UFC flyweights have been released from their contracts, including Justin Scoggins, Jared Brooks, Roberto Sanchez, and most recently, Ulka Sasaki. Rumors […]
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Israel Adesanya responds to Anderson Silva critics: ‘He’s not Chuck Liddell’
It was recently announced that UFC 234 will feature a middleweight showdown between streaking contender Israel Adesanya and former middleweight champ Anderson Silva. While some fans are thrilled about this clash of legendary strikers, others feel it’s irresponsible matchmaking; a chance to feed the aging legend Anderson Silva to a hyped-up young fighter. Israel Adesanya […]
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UFC Adelaide weigh-in results: Headliners on point, Mark Hunt and Justin Willis involved in backstage confrontation
Early on Friday morning, the 24 fighters on the UFC Adelaide bill stepped onto the scales to weigh in for their respective battles. While all of these fighters made weight, the weigh ins did features some other drama, as co-headlining fighters Justin Willis and Mark Hunt were apparently involved in some kind of altercation back […]