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LIVE STREAM! Watch The UFC 175 Weigh-ins Live On BJPENN.COM (4PM PT)
The UFC 178 weigh-ins kick off today at 4 p.m. PT, live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The event will be headlined by Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso, who will be fighting for Johnson’s flyweight title. The co-main event for the bout will be between Donald Cerrone and Eddie Alvarez, where Alvarez will […]
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Demetrious Johnson On McGregor: “He Reminds Me Of A Young Mike Tyson”
‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor is gearing up for his fight against Dustin Poirier this Saturday at UFC 178. Two fights after his, in the main event, Demetrious Johnson will take on Chris Cariaso for the flyweight title. Johnson joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to discuss the event, including what his thoughts were on the […]
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Joseph Benavidez Still Haunted By KO From Demetrious Johnson
Joseph Benavidez may be one of the top ranked flyweights in the world, but that hasn’t stopped him from not being able to forget what happened when he faced the champion Demetrious Johnson last year. Benavidez was the man many picked to beat Johnson, but was stopped in his tracks early in the first round […]
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REPLAY! Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso ‘Countdown To UFC 178’
Demetrious ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson will defend his flyweight championship this Saturday night against Chris Cariaso in the main event of UFC 178. To get fight fans ready for the electrifying main event, the UFC takes an in depth look at each fighter and their training camp leading up to the fight on ‘Countdown to UFC […]
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UFC Invites Fans To UFC 178 Weigh-Ins And UFC 181 Press Conference This Friday
UFC 178 takes place this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight championship against Chris Cariaso in the main event. The event will take place this Friday at Premier Ballroom at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. The event will be kicked off by a press conference with UFC […]
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REPLAY! Watch Demetrious Johnson KO Joseph Benavidez At UFC On FOX 9
Demetrious Johnson is gearing up for his UFC 178 bout against Chris Cariaso next Saturday, and to get fans ready, let’s take a look back at when Demetrious Johnson KO’d Joseph Benavidez back in 2013. By Evan Stoumbelis
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Cariaso To Critics: Watch UFC 178 To See Why I Deserve A Title Shot
Chris Cariaso will step into the Octagon to face Demetrious Johnson this Saturday at UFC 178. While many fans are counting Cariaso out of the fight, he believes that he will silence his critics and claim the flyweight championship from Johnson, one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world. Cariaso will be […]
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John Dodson Back Training Following ACL Surgery
John Dodson was the #1 contender in the flyweight division earlier this year, and a rematch for the title against Demetrious Johnson was on the horizon once again. However, unfortunately, Dodson suffered a torn ACL and would be out until 2015. Dodson posted the following video on his Facebook, of himself back in the gym […]
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UFC 178 Headliners Demetrious Johnson And Chris Cariaso Randomly Drug Tested
In an effort to clean up the sport, the UFC has been increasing the volume of random out of competition drug tests. The latest fighters to get tested were none other than UFC 178 headliners Demetrious Johnson and Chris Cariaso. Cariaso recalls the situation to MMAjunkie: “They showed up at my door and said, ‘Alright, […]
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After UFC 178, Demetrious Johnson Wants To Take The Rest Of 2014 Off
Demetrious Johnson is arguably one of the UFC’s top pound for pound fighters. The flyweight champion has just one loss to his name during his time with the UFC. After UFC 174 where Mighty Mouse defeated Ali Bagautinov via a unanimous decision, the champ wanted to take some time to recuperate, however the UFC had […]
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UFC 178 Extended Preview With Johnson-Cariaso And Cerrone-Alvarez
UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso is coming up on September 27th. To get fans ready for this stacked card, the UFC has brought us a preview video of the main event, as well as the co-main event. The full event lineup is as follows: Main Card (PPV) Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso Eddie Alvarez vs. […]
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PHOTO | Ian McCall Undergoes Hand Surgery
Ian McCall is fresh off a dominant win over Brad Pickett at UFC Dublin last month. During his post fight octagon speech, he mentioned that he would have to undergo hand surgery to fix a nagging injury that was preventing him from training at 100% with it. McCall had the surgery, and snapped a picture […]
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Rustam Khabilov’s Friend Sucker Punched Ali Bagautinov
Ali Bagautinov faced Demetrious Johnson last month in a one sided fight that saw Johnson retain his flyweight strap. After the fight it was discovered that Bagautinov tested positive for EPO, which is a PED that enhances endurance. Bagautinov spoke with ValeTudo.ru and explained that his teammate Rustam Khabilov’s friend sucker punched him leading up […]
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Lawler’s $1 Mil UFC Run: Earns More This Year Than Most UFC Champs
Robbie Lawler is coming off a win over Matt Brown this past Saturday at UFC on Fox 12. The fight earned him the right to fight Johny Hendricks for the welterweight title in a highly anticipated rematch. What is most interesting about Lawler’s last 12 months however is the total earnings Lawler has. Taking a […]
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Dana White Explains Why Cariaso’s Getting Such A Quick Title Shot
“The problem is that there is no doubt the fight everybody wanted to see would be John Dodson, but he’s hurt. Ian McCall just fought, Johnson knocked out [Joseph] Benavidez, and he beat John Moraga. People are going to bitch about Demetrious Johnson no matter who we put him in there against. Eventually, he’ll just […]
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Ian McCall: I Pose The Biggest Threat To Demetrious Johnson
UFC Flyweight Ian McCall is coming off an excellent performance against Brad Pickett at UFC Fight Night Dublin. After the bout McCall was asked who he would like to fight next, to which he replied with the fair answer: Demetrious Johnson. McCall spoke to Sherdog.com this week to discuss his plans for getting a shot […]
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‘Mighty Mouse’ Doesn’t Care If His Opponents Cheat With Steroids
“I don’t care if my opponents are cheating or not. I train my butt off to fight the man who is put in front of me whether he’s on steroids or not. I want to play on a level playing field, but if they knew about it beforehand and didn’t stop it, at the same […]
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Brendan Schaub vs. Andrei Arlovski Is Official For UFC 174
Yesterday, UFC president Dana White welcomed former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski back to the octagon via twitter. The promotion wasted no time in finding “The Pitbull” a fight. The UFC announced today that Arlovski would be welcomed back into the octagon by Brendan Schaub. .@BrendanSchaub vs @AndreiArlovski added to #UFC174! Get tix NOW […]
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John Dodson vs. John Moraga 2 set for ‘UFC Fight Night 43’ in Albuquerque
UFC officials announced today that former flyweight title challengers John Dodson (15-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and John Moraga (14-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will square off at the upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 43’ event in Albuquerque. The Ultimate Fighter Season 14 winner, John Dodson, is coming off a “Knockout of the night” victory over Darrell Montague, […]
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John Dodson hopes to return in May, plans on knocking out Mighty Mouse
Former UFC Flyweight number one contender, John Dodson (14-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC), has earned 3 of his 5 career octagon wins by form of knockout. Dodson, who has been out of action since November with a knee injury, is hoping to raise his KO percentage to 67% by earning his fourth knockout in six tries when he returns to […]
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Joseph Benavidez vs. Timothy Elliott set for UFC 172 in Baltimore
UFC officials announced today that a flyweight tilt between Joseph Benavidez (19-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) and Timothy Elliott (10-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is the latest addition to April’s UFC 172 event in Baltimore, Maryland. Joseph Benavidez has gone 6-2 in the UFC, but has yet to solve the riddle that is UFC flyweight champion Demetrious […]
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Watch Today’s UFC On FOX 10 Fan Q&A With ‘Mighty Mouse’ Live on BJPENN.COM
Today at Noon Pacific Time, BJPENN.COM will be hosting a live feed from today’s UFC Fan Q & A hosted by UFC flyweight champion, Demetrius ‘Mighty Mouse’ Johnson. Use the player below to catch our live feed. Show starts at 12:00 p.m. PT / 3:00 p.m. ET.
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‘Mighty Mouse’ Says Sure, Give Hm Bantamweight Title Shot
“There’s a lot of work that needs to be done at 125. I need to dominate and clean out the entire division and then I can start thinking about going up to 135. Like I said, I’m happy to be at 125. I love training hard. I love the weight cut and I love fighting […]
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UFC on FOX 9 Salary Report: Johnson Bags $250k For Title Defense
The California State Athletic Commission has released the UFC on FOX 9 disclosed salaries. Of the $1.1 million total pay-out, the UFC dished UFC flyweight champion, Demetrious Johnson a cool quarter-mill for his successful title defense and paid ‘The California Kid’ $200k for his second round submission over McDonald. The Full disclosed salaries are as follows: […]
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VIDEO | UFC on FOX 9: Johnson K.O.’s Benavidez In The First (Highlights)
Watch highlights of Demetrious Johnson’s KO victory over Joseph Benavidez. Find More UFC On FOX 9 highlights HERE!
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VIDEO | UFC on FOX 9: Faber Chokes Out McDonald (Highlights)
Watch highlights of Urijah Faber’s win over Michael McDonald. Find More UFC On FOX 9 highlights HERE!