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Chris Curtis eyes “a knockdown drag-out war” with Kelvin Gastelum next after win over Rodolfo Vieira: “It would be a really fun fight”
Chris Curtis is hoping to fight Kelvin Gastelum his next time out. Curtis improved to 3-0 in the Octagon at UFC Vegas 57, as he beat Rodolfo Vieira by decision in a fight that saw him defend 20 takedown attempts. Although Curtis got the win, he didn’t get the finish which is something he wanted. […]
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Sean O’Malley is perplexed why fighters ranked above him never call him out: “I look at it is they know it’s a tough fight”
Sean O’Malley is sharing that he is perplexed why fighters ranked above him never call him out. ‘ESPN MMA‘ posted a video of Sean O’Malley talking about the fact that no fighters are calling him out saying: “No one really above me ever calls me out. Now Adrian Yanez is calling me out, which he […]
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Israel Adesanya says Sean Strickland must “fight with his ego” if he wants to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 276: “If I’m being honest, he might get f**ked up”
Israel Adesanya says Sean Strickland must ‘fight with his ego’ if he wants to beat Alex Pereira at UFC 276. It will be Sean Strickland (25-3 MMA) vs Alex Pereira (5-1 MMA) in a middleweight bout on Saturday, July 2nd at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. Strickland is coming into the Octagon with six […]
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UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 276, the featherweight title is up for grabs as Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway for the third time. Heading into the fight, Volkanovski is a -215 favorite while the challenger is a +164 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get […]
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Michael Bisping advises Jon Jones to wait for Francis Ngannou instead of fighting Stipe Miocic: “Let’s be honest. Stipe is the greatest heavyweight of all time”
Michael Bisping has explained why he thinks Jon Jones should consider waiting for Francis Ngannou instead of jumping into a fight with Stipe Miocic. After Dana White confirmed that Jon Jones is ready to return to the Octagon, many fans have been waiting for a confirmed return date and opponent for the light heavyweight GOAT. […]
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Israel Adesanya offers $3 million for anyone who can ever find any concrete evidence that he’s taken PEDs: “When you’re great, they talk about ‘Tittygate’”
Israel Adesanya has offered $3 million to anyone who can find concrete evidence of him using performance-enhancing drugs. This weekend at UFC 276, Israel Adesanya will defend the UFC middleweight title against Jared Cannonier as his historic reign as champion continues. Adesanya has turned back a parade of challengers and in addition to his success […]
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UFC standout Sean O’Malley believes he will always have haters: ““I could submit Khabib and people would be like ‘yeah but…’”
UFC star Sean O’Malley believes he’ll always have haters as he continues to rise up through the ranks of the bantamweight division. Over the course of the last few years we’ve all seen Sean O’Malley emerge as one to watch at 135 pounds. While he’s had a few setbacks, including injuries and a defeat to […]
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Sean Strickland worried he’s “gonna get f***ing Gina Carano’d” in the lead up to UFC 276
UFC middleweight Sean Strickland is worried he’s going to receive similar treatment to Gina Carano ahead of UFC 276 this week. While he may be best known as a middleweight contender to many mixed martial arts fans, Sean Strickland also has a tendency to rub people the wrong way on social media. His antics, ranging […]
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Gabe Green plans to “bring the fight” to Ian Garry en route to a finish to derail his hype at UFC 276: “Ian might be a striker but he’s going to be after my legs”
Gabe Green is excited to fight another highly-touted prospect. Green is set to face the undefeated Ian Garry at UFC 276 in a very intriguing matchup. Although Garry has had a lot of hype since he joined the UFC, Green says he wasn’t all that familiar with the Irishman. “To be completely honest I wasn’t […]
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Alexander Volkanovski plans to test Max Holloway’s “legendary chin” early at UFC 276: “I feel like that chin has to go soon”
Alexander Volkanovski plans to go at Max Holloway early and often. In the co-main event of UFC 276, Volkanovski and Holloway are set for their trilogy match. Although Volkanovski has won both of the previous fights, the second win was a split decision so they will be running it back for the third time. In […]
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Video | Sean Strickland taunts Alex Pereira at the UFC 276 media day: “He’s not even a good striker”
Sean Strickland doesn’t think Alex Pereira is that good of a striker. Pereira is a decorated kickboxer and a former Glory champion, but Strickland isn’t sold on his skills. Instead, he believes Glory kickboxers are overhyped and aren’t as good as many think and he plans to prove that. “Here’s the f*****g thing, let me […]
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Max Holloway hits back at Alexander Volkanovski trilogy winner being featherweight GOAT: “Do we forget the man Jose Aldo?”
UFC featherweight Max Holloway doesn’t believe himself or Alexander Volkanovski is the greatest featherweight ever. ‘Blessed’ is set to collide with ‘The Great’ this Saturday at UFC 276 in Las Vegas. It’ll be the third time they’ve clashed, as they had two prior fights in 2019 and 2020. Both bouts were won by Volkanovski by […]
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Israel Adesanya receives USADA jacket for 50 clean drug tests, takes a shot at Jon Jones: “You’ll never find me under the cage”
Israel Adesanya has taken a shot at Jon Jones as he received his USADA jacket for 50 clean drug tests. Adesanya is set to defend his middleweight title in the main event of UFC 276 as he faces Jared Cannonier. Although the champ has only been in the UFC since 2018 he has already cleared […]
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Ronda Rousey opens up on decision to retire from MMA: “I didn’t want it anymore”
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has discussed her exit from the sport. ‘Rowdy’ is one of the biggest draws to ever compete in the UFC. From 2013 to 2015, Rousey had a stranglehold over the women’s bantamweight division. Names such as Miesha Tate, Cat Zingano, Liz Carmouche, and more all lost in devastating […]
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Joanna Jedrzejczyk explains retirement following Weili Zhang loss: “I don’t want to be this legend who is going to fight forever and get beat up”
Former UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk has elaborated on her reason to retire. The Polish fan-favorite was in action against Weili Zhang in a rematch earlier this month at UFC 275. Their first outing at UFC 248 in March 2020 was one of the greatest bouts in UFC history. However, the rematch was much more […]
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Dana White says it “makes a lot of sense” for Alex Pereira to receive a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 276: “He’s got two wins over Israel Adesanya”
UFC President, Dana White is saying ‘it makes a lot of sense’ for Alex Pereira to receive a title shot with a win over Sean Strickland at UFC 276. UFC 276’s pay-per-view main event, will see reigning middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya (22-1 MMA), defending his crown against the number 2 ranked contender Jared Cannonier (15-5 […]
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Max Holloway responds to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s prediction that Alex Volkanovksi will retain his title at UFC 276 thanks to “more fire”
Max Holloway has responded to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s prediction that Alex Volkanovski will retain his title at UFC 276. It will be Alex Volkanovski (24-1 MMA) vs Max Holloway (23-6 MMA) this coming Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 in a featherweight battle at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The co-main event will feature the two fighters […]
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Tyron Woodley says he would accept a fight with Israel Adesanya if offered by Dana White and the UFC
Tyron Woodley is saying he would accept a fight with Israel Adesanya if it was offered to him by Dana White and the UFC. Woodley (19-7 MMA), after a four fight losing streak against Vicente Luque (21-8 MMA), Colby Covington (17-3 MMA), Gilbert Burns (20-5 MMA) and Kamaru Usman (20-1 MMA) was released from the […]
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UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier title fight
In the main event of UFC 276, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt as he faces Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, Adesanya is a -480 favorite while the challenger is a +330 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters […]
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Kevin Holland accepts callout from Stephen Thompson after Nate Diaz “did the Stockton sprint”
Kevin Holland has accepted the callout from Stephen Thompson after Nate Diaz ‘did the Stockton sprint’. Diaz (21-13 MMA), for all his crying, complaining and pleading for the UFC to make him a fight, doesn’t seem to want to get in the cage with Kevin Holland (23-7 MMA). In a recent Instagram post, Kevin Holland […]
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Demetrious Johnson weighs in on Henry Cejudo’s callouts of current UFC champions Aljamain Sterling and Alex Volkanovski
Demetrious Johnson has given his thoughts on Henry Cejudo’s chances against Aljamain Sterling and Alex Volkanovski. After re-entering the USADA testing pool a few months ago, it probably isn’t going to take long for Henry Cejudo to get back into a UFC title fight. After all, when he first retired in 2020, he was a […]
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Dana White reacts to Mateusz Gamrot’s callout of Justin Gaethje: “Yeah, I think what I love is I love Gamrot-Dariush“
UFC president Dana White pictures Mateusz Gamrot taking on Beneil Dariush as opposed to Justin Gaethje in his next fight. Last Saturday night, Mateusz Gamrot solidified his position as a bonafide lightweight contender with an absolutely thrilling win over Arman Tsarukyan at the UFC Apex. Some have disputed the nature of the scoring but at […]
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Carla Esparza not surprised by Joanna Jedrzejczyk’s retirement, says she “would’ve loved” a rematch
UFC strawweight champion Carla Esparza has admitted she would’ve liked the chance to have a rematch against Joanna Jedrzejczyk. While the way in which Carla Esparza became a two-time UFC champion was somewhat strange, there was nothing odd about how she submitted Rose Namajunas in 2014 to win the gold the first time around. Alas, […]
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Jorge Masvidal tells McGregor, ‘my mom loves you man’ after Irishman responds to cocaine comments
Jorge Masvidal and Conor McGregor have been going back and forth on twitter, with ‘Gamebred’ suggesting that his mother supports a money fight with the Irishman. The pair are two of the biggest stars in the UFC, so fans could be witnessing the build-up to one if the most lucrative fights in the history of […]
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Gina Carano tells Joe Rogan how close she got to fighting Ronda Rousey for $1 million
Gina Carano has been linked to fighting Ronda Rousey for years. Both women are Mixed Martial Arts icons and pioneers of the sport. Talk of a potential match-up has been stirred once again after ‘Rowdy’ said that the fighter-turned-actress was ‘the one person’ she would consider returning to MMA for. Gina Carano responds to Ronda […]
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Conor McGregor claps back at Jorge Masvidal following accusations of cocaine use and ducking fights: “Me and your mom get along”
Conor McGregor has fired back at Jorge Masvidal for his recent comments. Masvidal has been vocal in taking shots at McGregor as he hopes that will lead to them fighting. The Irishman is getting close to returning and may return at welterweight given the size he has added on during the time off, which is […]
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Paddy Pimblett responds to grappling challenge from Dillon Danis: “Why u gettin Conor to send u pictures of his money u silly sausage”
Paddy Pimblett has taken a shot at Dillon Danis. Danis, a training partner of Conor McGregor and a Bellator fighter, took to Twitter to offer Pimblett a deal to grapple him. The two would put money in an escrow and the winner takes all. hey @theufcbaddy we both put up 75k each in escrow and […]
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Chael Sonnen believes Max Holloway’s comments about Conor McGregor may be to set up possible rematch: “I don’t think he is a fool”
Chael Sonnen believes Max Holloway might have underlying motives for discussing Conor McGregor. ‘Blessed’ is set to face Alexander Volkanovski this Saturday at UFC 276. Ahead of his return, Holloway had an interview where he discussed Conor McGregor. The Hawaiian stated that the Irishman might be retired, saying: “With all this Conor talk and saying […]