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Corassani Says ‘Fear The Fighter’ Apparel Not Paying What’s Owed
Ultimate Fighter Veteran, Akira Corassani has been supporting his sponsor, “Fear The Fighter”, for two-fights, and not been paid. Now he’s had it, and is making this news public, in hopes of getting what’s owed. Check it: @Fearthefighter You have 48 hours to pay me my money for my last two fights or I'm going […]
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Holloway Admits He Was “Feeling Bad” For Pummeling Corassani
Max Holloway finished Akira Corassani in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night Stockholm yesterday in pretty brutal fashion. The finish was considered by many to be a late stoppage on the referee’s part, something Holloway agreed with. He spoke to media members following the win at the post-fight press conference saying: “I was like, […]
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UFC Fight Night 53: Story Snaps Nelson’s Undefeated Streak
Rick Story was once “The Next Big Thing” in the welterweight division. A loss to Charlie Brenneman in 2011 derailed his fast-track to the title and he was never able to regain his momentum after that. Gunnar “Gunny” Nelson was experiencing the same amount of attention from fans and media— and it was well deserved. […]
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“UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story” Official Results
UFC kicks off the first event of their double header today with a card headlined by Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story! The event will air live on UFC Fight Pass from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Join us here at BJPENN.COM for up to the minute live results and updates! Main card (On […]
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UFC Fight Night 53 weigh-in results: All 20 fighters on weight
The UFC Fight Night 53 weigh-ins took place earlier today in Stockholm, and all 20 competitors were successful in making their respective weight cuts. The weigh-ins took place at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, which is the same venue that will host this Saturday’s UFC Fight Pass-streamed event. UFC Fight Night 53 is headlined by a […]
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Holloway in For TKZ, Faces Corassani In Sweden
Hawaii’s own, Max “Blessed” Holloway is stepping up, and filling the UFC Fight Night 53 void left by the injured, Korean Zombie. UFC officials announced the new booking this afternoon. UFC fight Night 53 goes down from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 4. The booking is a short turnaround for Holloway, who […]
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Breaking: Korean Zombie injured, forced out of UFC Fight Night 53
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has been forced out of his scheduled “UFC Fight Night 53” co-main event bout with Akira Corassani (12-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), this according to his agent Brian Rhee. Rhee told BJPenn.com’s Chris Taylor that “shoulder issues” were to blame for KZ’s decision to withdraw from the […]
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UFC Fight Night 53 lineup finalized with 11 bouts
The world famous octagon will return to Sweden for “UFC Fight Night 53,” an 11 bout fight card that takes place October 4 live from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. The event is headlined by a welterweight clash between Rick Story (17-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC)and Gunnar Nelson (13-0-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC). Gunnar Nelson is coming […]
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The Korean Zombie Returns, Faces Akira Corassani In UFC Co-Headliner
A featherweight bout between Chang Sung Jung and Akira Corassani has been added to the UFC’s upcoming UFC Fight Night 53 card. The two will be placed in the evening’s co-main event alongside Gunnar Nelson and Rick Story. UFC Fight Night 53 is set to go down from the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden on […]
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‘TUF Nations Finale’ Bonus Report: Poirier, Corassani, Noons and Jimmo Make Extra $50,000
Performance of the Night: KJ Noons Noons only needed thirty seconds to finish Stout and did it in amazing fashion. Stout ate a right hook and fell to the ground. Noons followed up with a brutal left and right hand which caused Stout to go out cold. When he woke up, he tried submitting the […]
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Maximo Blanco Ashamed Of Illegal Knee To Akira Corassani
“I don’t understand English, so I didn’t really quite understand what referee told me at the neutral corner. I am not making any excuse here, but when adrenaline is pumping its hard to understand the language I am not familiar with. So when he waved off the fight, I actually thought I won by a […]
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.gif | Maximo Blanco’s Illegal Knee That Broke Akira’s Nose In Five Places
During last weekend’s TUF 18 Finale event Maximo Blanco was disqualified for landing a fight ending illegal knee that put his opponent, Akira Corassani, in the hospital with a concussion and a broken nose. If you missed the fight, which aired on Fox Sports 1, you can catch the infraction in the animated .gif’s below. […]
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VIDEO | Nate Diaz’s Epic Post-Fight Victory Speech
In typical Diaz Brother fashion, Nate Diaz took to the mic following his first round destruction of Gray Maynard, with an epic post-fight speech.
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VIDEO | Rousey / Tate React To TUF 18 Finale In Another Awkward Ronda Moment
Ronda Rousey gets a little emotional after the TUF 18 Finale with Miesha Tate.
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VIDEO | TUF 18 Finale: Holdsworth submits Grant to become latest ‘Ultimate Fighter’
Chris Holdsworth made short work of fellow TUF 18 finalist David Grant this past Saturday to become the latest TUF champion.
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VIDEO | TUF 18 Finale Highlights: Pena Destroys Rakoczy To Become First Ever Female TUF Champ
Watch highlights of Julianna Pena’s first round KO of Jessica Rakoczy.
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Nate Diaz: ‘Gilbert and I are the best lightweights in the world’
“I think in boxing they start hopping in when they’re taking a lot of punches, or maybe their corner would have threw in the towel, but I wasn’t going to stop. I was just trying to set up a good one to land to finish it off if they weren’t going to stop it. I’m […]
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Akira Corassani’s Nose Broken In Five Places Due to Illegal Knee
Akira Corassani and Maximo Blanco wrapped up last night’s preliminary bouts in controversial fashion. We saw action from the get-go as Blanco quickly took to the middle of the octagon and backed his opponent up against the fence. Blanco took Corassani down and started unloading heavy blows, trying to end the fight quick. Corassani was […]
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TUF 18 Finale Results: Diaz Knocks Maynard Out In Round 1
Including preliminary bouts, we went four hours into the event until we heard Diaz and Maynard mentioned for the first time. They didn’t even need a round to steal the show. Unfortunately for Maynard, it was at his expense. Gray Maynard opened up the bout strong, keeping his distance from Nate Diaz’s bizarre strikes. He […]
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TUF 18 Finale Results: Pena Finishes Rakoczy In Round 1, Wins TUF 18 Women’s Bantamweight Tournament
Julianna Pena put on a great display of control in this fight as Jessica Rakoczy saw virtually no offense. Pena took Rakoczy down right away and tried to establish her ground and pound game, but Rakoczy did a good job in moving around and getting out of harms way. Rakoczy pushed Pena off of her […]
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TUF 18 Finale Results: Holdsworth Wins Ultimate Fighter Season 18, Submits Grant In Round 2
David Grant and Chris Holdsworth brought the crowd to life with their performance in the first round. Grant cracked Holdsworth with a combination early on, but it only brought the aggressive side out of his opponent. Holdsworth nailed Grant with a combination of his own and landed a big right hand that sent Grant stumbling […]
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TUF 18 Finale Results: Duke Dominates Morgan, Wins By Way of Unanimous Decision
The first round was all Jessamyn Duke. She attacked right from the start and even when she was in a disadvantageous position, she was still throwing blows. Morgan had Duke pressed against the fence, but Duke was still throwing knees from the clinch. After she turned the tables and put Morgan against the fence, she […]
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TUF 18 Finale Results: Pennington Almost Submits Modafferi In Round 3, But Wins Fight By Unanimous Decision
Raquel Pennington and Roxanne Modafferi opened up their fight with contradicting paces. Modafferi was throwing strikes in high volume and was looking to take the fight to the ground, but Pennington was fighting the slow fight by picking her strikes. Roxanne was doing a great job at connecting with leg kicks and jabs, but none […]
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‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ Main Card Play-By-Play And Live Results
Tonight from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the UFC brings us the ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ event live on FOX Sports 1. If you cannot make the live broadcast or attend in person follow along with BJPENN.COM for our live results and play-by-play. Main Card Results: Raquel Pennington defeated Roxanne […]
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‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ Preliminary Card Play-By-Play And Live Results
Tonight from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the UFC brings us the ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ event live on FOX Sports 1. If you cannot make the live broadcast or attend in person follow along with BJPENN.COM for our live results and play-by-play. Quick Results: Josh Sampo defeated Ryan Benoit […]
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Watch Tonight’s ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ Post-Fight Presser Live on BJPENN.COM (10:30 p.m. PT)
Immediately following tonight’s UFC event BJPENN.COM will be hosting a live and free stream of the post-fight press conference. The ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ event is set to go down from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Starting at approximately 10:30 a.m. PT / 1:30 a.m. ET you can use […]
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FREE FIGHT STREAM | ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ Preliminary Card (4:30 p.m. PT)
Today BJPENN.COM will be hosting a live and free stream of the UFC’s ‘TUF 18 Finale: Diaz vs. Maynard’ online-preliminary card event. Scheduled to stream live and free right here is the first bout of the evening between Ryan Benoit and Josh Sampo. To catch the bout tune in using the player below starting at […]
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz & Gray Maynard Staredown At Today’s Weigh-ins
Miss today’s weigh-ins event? Here is a quick snap from today’s main event staredown between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz.