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Tom Aspinall believes he’s still a mystery to the heavyweight division: “I’ve shown 10 percent of my game”
Tom Aspinall believes there is a lot to his game that the rest of the heavyweight division hasn’t seen. Aspinall is set for his second straight UFC main event as he headlines UFC London on Saturday against Curtis Blaydes. It will be the toughest test of his career and is only his sixth fight under […]
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Sean O’Malley announces he’s fighting Petr Yan at UFC 280
Sean O’Malley will be having the toughest test of his career in October. O’Malley did an interview on ESPN and revealed he will be fighting Petr Yan at UFC 280 on October 22 in Abu Dhabi. It’s a massive fight for the bantamweight division and serves as the biggest step-up in competition for O’Malley. The […]
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Paddy Pimblett claims Jordan Leavitt doesn’t even want to be at UFC London: “I can’t wait to rearrange this mushrooms face for him”
Paddy Pimblett is claiming that Jordan Leavitt doesn’t even want to be at UFC London. It will be Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett (18-3 MMA) vs Jordan ‘The Monkey King’ Leavitt (10-1 MMA) in a lightweight bout this coming Saturday, July 23rd at the O2 Arena in London, England. Pimblett will be entering the Octagon sporting […]
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Charles Rosa excited to go into enemy territory at UFC London against Nathaniel Wood: “I’m smashing this kid’s face in”
Charles Rosa wanted to fight in front of fans in his next fight and he got his wish. Rosa has fought six straight times in front of no fans and after his latest effort, he told his manager and the UFC that he wanted to fight in front of fans again. He ended up getting […]
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Charles Oliveira is willing to start his title fight with Islam Makhachev off of his back: “I’m the division’s biggest problem and you’re not understanding”
Charles Oliveira is willing to start his title fight with Islam Makhachev off of his back. UFC 280 will be headlined by Charles Oliveira (33-8 MMA) vs Islam Makhachev (22-1 MMA) at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The currently vacant lightweight championship title will be decided on Saturday, October 22nd. In […]
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Brendan Schaub warns Tom Aspinall not to rely on his BJJ black belt against Curtis Blaydes: “Blaydes eats your black belt for f**king breakfast”
Brendan Schaub is warning Tom Aspinall not to rely of his BJJ black belt against Curtis Blaydes. It will be Tom Aspinall (12-2 MMA) vs Curtis Blaydes (16-3 MMA) this coming Saturday, July 23rd in the heavyweight main event at UFC London in the O2 Arena. Aspinall is coming into the match with a record […]
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Gilbert Burns reacts to Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev fight booking: “I might start a camp in case something happens”
Gilbert Burns has reacted to the Nate Diaz vs Khamzat Chimaev fight booking. The announcement of subject fight came via ‘Twitter’ by ESPN MMA: “UFC is finalizing a welterweight matchup between @KChimaev and @NateDiaz209 to headline UFC 279 on Sept. 10 in Las Vegas. UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told @bokamotoespn.” Contracts have not […]
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Jake Paul reacts after the UFC books Nate Diaz against Khamzat Chimaev as September’s pay-per-view main event: “Betr believe I’m putting my money on Nate Diaz to win versus fake Khabib”
YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has revealed that he’ll be betting on Nate Diaz to defeat Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Earlier this week, it was revealed that Nate Diaz will be fighting out his UFC contract when he locks horns with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279 on September 10. It’s a contest that has been heavily […]
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Conor McGregor looks absolutely enormous in latest post on social media (Photo)
UFC star Conor McGregor is in incredible shape as he continues his road back to the Octagon following his leg break. Last summer at UFC 264, Conor McGregor suffered a nasty leg injury in his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier. Ever since then fans have been wondering when we’re going to see him back in […]
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Pro fighters react after the UFC books Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev
Several pro fighters took to Twitter after ESPN announced that Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev was on tap to headline UFC 279. Earlier this afternoon MMA journalist Brett Okamoto reported that Diaz vs. Chimaev would serve as the five-round welterweight headliner on September 10th at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. ‘The Stockton Slugger’ has been […]
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Daniel Cormier says he is still haunted by Jon Jones’ failed drug tests: “I can’t let it go. He’s a cheater!”
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier says he is still haunted by Jon Jones’ failed drugs tests. Cormier (22-3 MMA) and Jones (26-1 MMA) had arguably the biggest rivalry in Ultimate Fighting Championship history between 2014 and 2017.The pair met on two occasions during that time, with Jon Jones emerging victorious in both contests. Their […]
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Khamzat Chimaev opens above a -1000 favorite ahead of his UFC 279 fight against Nate Diaz
Khamzat Chimaev has opened as a massive favorite ahead of his UFC 279 main event fight against Nate Diaz. It was revealed on Tuesday that Chimaev vs. Diaz has been verbally agreed to headline the pay-per-view card on September 10 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The fight will be five rounds at welterweight, while it will […]
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UFC middleweight Sean Strickland weighs in on the rumored Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira title fight: “Just because you can fight doesn’t mean your not a b*tch”
Sean Strickland has weighed in on the rumored Israel Adesanya vs Alex Pereira title fight. UFC President, Dana White said this past weekend that he guarantees that an Adesanya vs. Pereira match-up will be ‘bat-shi*t nuts’. Israel Adesanya (23-1 MMA) defeated Jared Cannonier (15-6 MMA) via unanimous decision on July 2nd at UFC 276. On […]
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The UFC parts ways with three more fighters
The UFC has parted ways with another three fighters according to recent reports from @UFCRosterWatch on ‘Twitter’. It should also be noted that it has not been confirmed if all of these moves were outright releases or simply contracts which were not renewed. The three fighters recently removed from the UFC roster are listed below: […]
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Aljamain Sterling vs. TJ Dillashaw moves from UFC 279 to UFC 280
Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw will have their title defense a month later. Sterling and Dillashaw were targeted to fight on September 10 at UFC 279, however, after the UFC made Nate Diaz vs. Khamzat Chimaev for that event, the promotion moved the bantamweight title fight. According to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, Sterling vs. […]
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Brendan Schaub confused by Kamaru Usman moving to light-heavyweight: “His lower body is lightweight”
Brendan Schaub doesn’t understand UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman moving to 205-pounds. ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ is set to face Leon Edwards at UFC 278 next month. If he’s successful, the 35-year-old hopes to move up in weight and fight at light-heavyweight. The attempt would be to gain a second UFC title. As of now, it’s […]
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Henry Cejudo makes plea to Dana White for fight with Alexander Volkanovski: “I truly believe I could beat him”
Henry Cejudo is ready to make history against UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski. The 35-year-old has been out of action since his win over Dominick Cruz at UFC 249 in May 2020. Following the victory, Cejudo decided to call it quits and retire from MMA. Almost immediately following the retirement, the former champion teased a […]
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Khamzat Chimaev reacts after booking main event fight with Nate Diaz at UFC 279
Khamzat Chimaev is looking forward to being Nate Diaz’s final UFC fight. On Tuesday, it was revealed by ESPN through Hunter Campbell of the UFC that Chimaev is booked to headline UFC 279 against Diaz. The news came as a surprise as just a week ago Diaz said he hadn’t been offered any fights and […]
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Nate Diaz set to headline UFC 279 against Khamzat Chimaev
Nate Diaz will be fighting out his UFC contract at UFC 279. According to ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Diaz will headline UFC 279 on September 10 against Chimaev. The event will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and will serve as the final fight of Diaz’s contract. Khamzat vs. Nate. UFC 279 […]
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Muhammad Mokaev confident he’ll submit Charles Johnson after training with him in 2019, vows to become the youngest UFC champion in history: “None of them are special”
Muhammad Mokaev is excited to return to London and perform in front of his hometown fans again. Mokaev made good of his UFC debut back in March as he submitted Cody Durden in 58-seconds. After the win, Mokaev wanted a quick turnaround but it was hard for him to get an opponent until former LFA […]
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Bryce Mitchell open to fighting Yair Rodriguez as long as there are title implications on the line: “If so I will do that”
Bryce Mitchell is opening up about fighting Yair Rodriguez, as long as he can get a title shot after he wins. Mitchell, (15-0 MMA), has no losses in his pro career. The 27 year old last fought in March of this year where he defeated Edson Barboza (22-11 MMA) at UFC 272. Rodriguez, (15-3 MMA), […]
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Volkan Oezdemir plans to “finish” Paul Craig at UFC London: “There is more than one way I will be able to finish the fight”
Volkan Oezdemir is excited to make the walk to the Octagon and get the bad taste of his last fight out of his mouth. Oezdemir is set to face Paul Craig at UFC London as he enters the fight on a two-fight losing skid. He’s coming off a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC […]
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Alex Pereira responds to callout from Khamzat Chimaev: “He wants attention, but he’ll have to take a number and go back to the line”
Alex Pereira is responding to the callout from Khamzat Chimaev. Khamzat Chimaev took to ‘Twitter’ with a video of Alex Pereira being declared the winner of his match-up with Sean Strickland saying: “I’m want to fight with this guy @ufc @dana white lets make it” It was Alex Pereira (6-1 MMA) vs Sean Strickland (25-4 […]
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Ukrainian MMA Fighter Maxim Ryndovskiy reportedly tortured and executed by Neo Nazi group for training with Russians
Ukrainian MMA Fighter Maxim Ryndovskiy was reportedly tortured and executed by a Neo-Nazi group for training with the Russians. Ryndovskiy, 29, was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and competed as a middleweight. With only 1 win and no losses in his pro career, his last fight was back in April of 2017 with the UPLH (Ukrainian […]
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Dana White confirms the UFC is working on Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw: “Obviously, you know Dillashaw is one of the best in the world”
UFC president Dana White has confirmed that the promotion is working on booking Aljamain Sterling vs TJ Dillashaw. Ever since returning from his two-year EPO suspension, TJ Dillashaw has had a notable chip on his shoulder. After all of the mockery and teasing he’s received as a result of the decision made by USADA, the […]
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Just Scrap Radio Ep. 87 with Volkan Oezdemir, Muhammad Mokaev, Jonathan Pearce, Charles Rosa, and Kyle Nelson
The 87th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with host Cole Shelton is live ahead of UFC London. We’re first joined by ninth-ranked UFC light heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir (2:39). Next, UFC flyweight Muhammad Mokaev (13:34) comes on. UFC featherweight Jonathan Pearce (24:54) joins the show. UFC featherweight Charles Rosa (36:42) then stops by. Closing […]
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Marvin Vettori says Israel Adesanya’s failure to deliver on promises at UFC 276 is nothing new: “Came out with a samurai mask — didn’t do f**king s*t”
Marvin Vettori believes Israel Adesanya also failed to deliver on his promise for their title clash at UFC 263 last year. Earlier this month at UFC 276 in Las Vegas, Israel Adesanya was able to defeat Jared Cannonier and successfully retain the UFC middleweight championship. However, after selling the idea of an exciting fight to […]
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Michael Chandler says he’s “been trying” to get a fight with Nate Diaz
UFC star Michael Chandler has claimed he’s been trying to get a fight with Nate Diaz as he continues to push for a return to the cage. Ever since entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Michael Chandler has done a pretty good job of keeping us entertained. From knocking out Dan Hooker and Tony Ferguson to […]