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  • Frankie Edgar Calls Out Cub Swanson, Wants December Fight

    Frankie Edgar Calls Out Cub Swanson, Wants December Fight

    Top ranked featherweight Frankie Edgar isn’t content just sitting and waiting for Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes to fight to find out whether he or Cub Swanson will get a title shot. He would rather fight Cub and let the winner get a shot at the title. He spoke with MMAJunkie: “I think I’m probably […]

  • Bobby Green vs. Jorge Masvidal Booked For UFC 178

    Bobby Green vs. Jorge Masvidal Booked For UFC 178

    Lightweights Bobby Green and Jorge Masvidal who both picked up wins at UFC 178 will meet at UFC 178 in Las Vegas on September 27th. Bobby Green is coming into the bout riding an 8-fight win streak, with four of the wins coming under the UFC banner. This past Saturday at UFC on Fox 12, […]

  • PHOTO | Jessamyn Duke With UFC Title Belt

    PHOTO | Jessamyn Duke With UFC Title Belt

    UFC women’s bantamweight Jessamyn Duke, who is training partners with Ronda Rousey, was rocking the UFC title belt while at a promotional event yesterday. Check it out:

  • Breaking: Joe Riggs Out Of FN 51 With Non-Life Threatening Gun Injuries

    Breaking: Joe Riggs Out Of FN 51 With Non-Life Threatening Gun Injuries

    Joe ‘Diesel’ Riggs was set to make his return to the UFC at UFC Fight Night 51 against Paulo Thiago. However in an unfortunate turn of events Riggs was accidentally shot while cleaning a pistol in his home in Arizona and rushed to a nearby hospital. The UFC released a statement about the incident: “Riggs […]

  • REPLAY! BJPENN.Com Radio With Ralek Gracie, Ian McCall, & Dean Lister

    In case you missed the awesome edition of BJPENN.com Radio this past Sunday with Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie, top ranked flyweight Ian McCall, JiuJitsu expert and leg lock specialist Dean Lister. Ralek Gracie spoke about the upcoming Metamoris 4 card, which will be headlined by former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen, who will face off […]

  • Rustam Khabilov’s Friend Sucker Punched Ali Bagautinov

    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 […]

  • Unbelievable Flying Triangle At Pan Ams

    Unbelievable Flying Triangle At Pan Ams

    Several weeks ago the JiuJitsu Pan American Games were held and Edwin Najmi landed an unbelievable flying triangle in the opening round. Check it: Post by Edwin Najmi.

  • Incredible Back Take Demonstration

    Incredible Back Take Demonstration

    In this JiuJitsu video featuring black belt Gianni Grippo, we see a very slick and flashy, yet risky back take. Check it out and let us know what your thoughts on it are. Post by BJJ Video Vault. Video courtesy of BJJPix.com

  • Bizarre Upside Down JiuJitsu Guard Leads To Triangle Win

    Bizarre Upside Down JiuJitsu Guard Leads To Triangle Win

    Jiu-Jitsu is evolving, there is no doubt about it. With Eddie Bravo’s ’10th Planet’ style gaining more and more mainstream JiuJitsu attention there will no doubt be some new innovative moves. However the video we bring you today is the most bizarre move I’ve seen to date. However…it worked. Check out the video to see […]

  • Cormier Likes Jon Jones’ “Heel Persona”

    Cormier Likes Jon Jones’ “Heel Persona”

    UFC light heavyweight title challenger Daniel Cormier has been trading barbs back and forth with champion Jon Jones via social media, mainly Twitter, since their bout was first announced. Cormier continued taking shots at Jones yesterday: “I said time and time again that I didn’t believe [Jones] should try and protect this image that doesn’t […]

  • Chuck Norris Was Almost A UFC Commentator

    Chuck Norris Was Almost A UFC Commentator

    UFC founder Art Davie wrote a book recently titled “Is This Legal?” about setting up the first ever UFC event, and during the book he mentioned how it was a struggle getting fighters to compete in the first event. In this interview with The Fight Nerd, Davie spoke about how Chuck Norris almost ended up […]

  • QUICK TWITT: Jones Accepts Cormier’s Challenge To Target Injured Knee

    QUICK TWITT: Jones Accepts Cormier’s Challenge To Target Injured Knee

    Yesterday UFC light heavyweight title challenger Daniel Cormier invited champion Jon Jones to target his injured LCL in their bout at UFC 178 in September. Cormier told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour that he would be disappointed in Jones didn’t target his injured knee. Jones responded via Twitter saying:

  • Dennis Siver Returning To The Octagon For FN 53 Bout

    Dennis Siver Returning To The Octagon For FN 53 Bout

    UFC featherweight Dennis Siver will be returning from a suspension to face Robert Whiteford in Sweden at UFC Fight Night 53, which takes place October 4th from Stockholm Sweden. Siver was suspended following his unanimous decision win over Manny Gamburyan at UFC 168 in December after failing his post fight drug test and testing positive […]

  • PHOTO | Jon Jones Trolls Alexander Gustafsson’s Instagram

    PHOTO | Jon Jones Trolls Alexander Gustafsson’s Instagram

    UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones may be fighting Daniel Cormier at UFC 178 instead of Alexander Gustafsson, but that hasn’t stopped Jones from dissing Gustafsson on his own Instagram. The following photo was posted on Gustafsson’s Instagram on July 18th, however Jones dissed The Mauler on it last night. Check out the original picture, […]

  • UFC on FOX 12 Medical Suspensions: Brown Out Up To 6 Months

    UFC on FOX 12 Medical Suspensions: Brown Out Up To 6 Months

    This past Saturday fight fans saw a new welterweight title challenger crowned when Robbie Lawler defeated Matt Brown via unanimous decision. In the co-main event we saw Anthony Johnson continue his reign of domination with a quick KO win over Lil Nog. Below is the full list of medical suspensions via Sherdog. Matt Brown: Suspended […]

  • PHOTO | Duane Ludwig Arrives To Help Train TJ Dillashaw

    PHOTO | Duane Ludwig Arrives To Help Train TJ Dillashaw

    Duane Ludwig, the mastermind behind TJ Dillashaw’s upset over Renan Barao will unsurprisingly be coaching his protege in the rematch between Dillashaw and Barao on August 30th at UFC 177. Yesterday Dillashaw posted a picture on Instagram of himself picking up his coach from the airport. Just picked up my roommate at the airport. Not […]

  • Jon Jones Practicing Deadly Flying Knees

    Jon Jones Practicing Deadly Flying Knees

    UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is practicing his flying knees for his fight with Daniel Cormier, and looking pretty deadly while doing so. Check it out:

  • Matt Brown’s Kids Practicing Kicks On Metal Beams

    Matt Brown’s Kids Practicing Kicks On Metal Beams

    UFC welterweight Matt Brown is fresh off a loss against Robbie Lawler this past Saturday at UFC on Fox 12, however that didn’t stop him from having a proud dad moment as he posted the following video with the caption: Like father, like son… #futurechamps

  • Ronda Rousey Likely To Be The Face Of UFC’s Uniform Deal

    Ronda Rousey Likely To Be The Face Of UFC’s Uniform Deal

    It was earlier this year that the fight community was in an uproar after Dana White said the UFC was looking to set a standard uniform for fighters. Today, the UFC’s senior vice president of global marketing partnerships, Mike Mossholder told Ad Week that it is “highly likely” that Ronda Rousey would be the face […]

  • Jon Jones Practicing Deadly Elbow Combinations

    Jon Jones Practicing Deadly Elbow Combinations

    UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is prepping to defend his strap against Daniel Cormier on September 27th at UFC 178. In preparation for the bout Jones can be seen here practicing some deadly elbow combinations with coach Mike Winkeljohn. Sharpening my blades with @coachwink #UFC178 #AndStill #Champion2014 #victory #winning

  • Nick Diaz Wants Fight With Anderson Silva

    Nick Diaz Wants Fight With Anderson Silva

    With a new Zuffa contract under his belt, UFC welterweight Nick Diaz says in this promo video that he wants a fight with Anderson Silva, but he is ready whenever the UFC calls on him. Check it out:

  • Ralek Gracie Believes Steroids Don’t Help In JiuJitsu

    Ralek Gracie Believes Steroids Don’t Help In JiuJitsu

    Gracie JiuJitsu expert and Metamoris founder Ralek Gracie joined Bas Ruten and Kenny Rice to explain why he is going to let Chael Sonnen fight at Metamoris 4 next month, and how steroids don’t play a factor in JiuJitsu. What do you think PENNation? Would steroids help in a grappling match? Sound off in the […]

  • Melvin Manhoef Suffers Brutal Knockout This Past Weekend

    Melvin Manhoef Suffers Brutal Knockout This Past Weekend

    Bellator’s newest fighter Melvin Manhoef competed in a kickboxing match this past weekend and was on the receiving end of a pretty brutal TKO. At around the 10:35 mark Manhoef gets rocked with a head kick, and it smashed until around the 10:45 mark where he falls face first on the canvas. Somehow the ref […]

  • Belfort Talks In Third Person, Says “No More TRT, Now It’s TNT”

    Belfort Talks In Third Person, Says “No More TRT, Now It’s TNT”

    Vitor Belfort received his license to fight Chris Weidman for the UFC title in December last week, and is already looking forward to the bout, and to put his controversial past behind him. He spoke with Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to talk about how the TRT era is done, and now its time […]

  • Hendricks Excited For Lawler Rematch, Wants GSP Still

    Hendricks Excited For Lawler Rematch, Wants GSP Still

    Johny Hendricks found out who his next opponent will be this past Saturday when watching Robbie Lawler capture a decision victory over Matt Brown at UFC on Fox 12. Today he joined Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour to discuss his rematch with Robbie Lawler, and how fighting with two arms this time will make […]

  • Colton Smith And Pat Healy Cut From UFC Roster Among Others

    Colton Smith And Pat Healy Cut From UFC Roster Among Others

    Colton Smith and Pat Healy have found themselves cut from the UFC roster among three other fighters including Estevan Payan, Chris Indich, and Dave Galera. The winner of TUF 16, Colton Smith has yet to find success in the Octagon outside of TUF. Since winning the show he has gone 0-3. Pat Healy quickly dropped […]

  • Jon Jones And Conor McGregor Open As Favorites In UFC 178 Betting Lines

    Jon Jones And Conor McGregor Open As Favorites In UFC 178 Betting Lines

    UFC 178 is just under two months away, and there has already been tons of trash talking between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, and Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Today the betting lines came out for the card, and to no surprise Jon Jones opened as a favorite against Daniel Cormier. Jon Jones: -210 Daniel […]

  • Hendricks Camp Disses GSP, Says He Isn’t Dangerous

    Hendricks Camp Disses GSP, Says He Isn’t Dangerous

    UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks may have lost a controversial decision to Georges St. Pierre in December, but that hasn’t stopped him from saying he would beat GSP in a rematch. This time Hendricks camp took some shots at GSP after finding out that they would be prepping Johny for a rematch against Robbie Lawler. […]