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Gunnar Nelson vs. Ryan LaFlare set for UFC Fight Night in Dublin
Two undefeated welterweights will collide at July’s ‘UFC Fight Night’ event in Dublin, as UFC officials recently announced that Gunnar Nelson (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will meet Ryan LaFlare (11-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) in a key 170-pound contest. Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson improved his record to a perfect 12-0 by submitting Omari Akhmedov with a first-round […]
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Massive Changes Made To BJPENN.com Rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis The UFC has been on a role lately, having 4 events in almost 2 weeks. The string of fight cards was capped off this past Saturday with UFC 172: Jones vs. Texeira where fight fans saw light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones defend his UFC light heavyweight title for the 7th time. Below […]
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Michael Johnson: Grant is milking his injury
The UFC’s #3 ranked lightweight T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has been out of action for almost a year now due to lingering symptoms from a concussion he suffered in mid-2013. Grant’s current #3 ranking apparently doesn’t sit well with fellow UFC lightweight Michael Johnson, enough so that “The Menace” actually tweeted to UFC […]
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VIDEO | Andrei Arlovski: ‘I’m Back’
As we announced last week, former UFC heavyweight champion, Andrei Arlovski has been picked up, once again, by the UFC.
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VIDEO | Brendan Schaub Discusses Upcoming Bout Against Arlovski
Brendan Schaub talks about his upcoming fight with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC 174
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UFC 172 Results: Castillo Blasts Brenneman with a Right Hook, Picks up 2nd Round KO Win
The first fight of the FOX Sports 1 preliminary portion of the card may have sold the pay-per-view for some as it featured one of the most devastating knockout-shots on TV. Both Charlie Brenneman and Danny Castillo were looking to rebound from losses in their last octagon outings. Brenneman took the fight to the ground […]
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Liddell Down To Fight: ‘Convince Dana or come by the house Jon Jones’
Earlier this week Jon Jones responded to the Chuck Liddell banter with a challenge to fight. Basically, the champ was saying step up or shut up to the former UFC light-heavyweight champion after Liddell’s anti-Jones comments starting making headlines. Tonight on UFC Fight Pass, Liddell issued the following response to Jones. “If he listens to […]
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UFC 172 Results: Beal KOs Williams with a Flying Knee in Round 2
We are only one fight into the card and we may have already seen the best knockout of the night. Chris Beal was fighting to extend his undefeated winning streak while Patrick Williams was looking to secure his first octagon win. The result was a scrappy fight that brought the fans to life, capped off […]
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‘UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira’ Live Results
‘UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira’ takes place tonight from The Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. The pay-per-view event features a light-heavyweight title fight between, the UFC’s champion, Jon Jones, and the promotion’s number one contender, Glover Teixeira. If you cannot make today’s broadcast, get your live results right here on BJPENN.COM. The first fight starts […]
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Watch Tonight’s ‘UFC 172: Jones vs. Teixeira’ Post-Fight Presser Live On BJPENN.COM
Immediately following tonight’s UFC 172 pay-per-view event, BJPENN.COM and the UFC will be providing a live and free stream of the evening’s post-fight press conference. The media-only event should take place shortly after the evenings main event.
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Jon Jones and Rashad Evans Reconcile
By Evan Stoumbelis It’s been almost two years to date since light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones and former light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans duked it out in the cage, and according to the two former teammates, it seems the two have reconciled their differences. For those that are unfamiliar with the situation, Jones and Evans […]
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Company handling ‘UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira’ drug testing named in lawsuit for mishandling NFL samples
When UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones requested random drug testing for tonight’s main event bout with Glover Teixeira it came as a bit of surprise, as random testing for an individual fight is very uncommon in the UFC. According to a report from BloodyElbow, the company hired by the Maryland State Athletic Commission for […]
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Jon Jones: Dana’s no sensei, so whatever
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is set to defend his title against Glover Teixeira tomorrow night at UFC 172 in Baltimore. After a long day full of media obligations, Jones sat down with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani and asked the journalist for some different questions. Helwani obliged, noting that UFC president Dana White had recently made the case that […]
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QUICK TWITT | Dana White welcomes back Andrei Arlovski
UFC president Dana White recently took to twitter to announce that former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (21-10 MMA) has re-signed with the promotion. @danawhite: “Welcome back Andrei Arlovski!” Arlovski has put together an impressive 6-1, 1 no contest, record over his past eight outings. “The Pit Bull’s” most recent win came over Andreas Kraniotakes, whom he defeated via TKO […]
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.: ‘My Son Fights MMA’
By Evan Stoumbelis Floyd Mayweather is preparing for arguably the biggest test of the undefeated prizefighter’s career. His fight with Marcos Maidana on May 3rd. Leading up to what has the makings to be boxing’s fight of the year Mayweather and Maidana were featured on the first of several “All Access” episodes on Showtime network. […]
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UFC on FOX 11 Salary Report: Fabricio Werdum Top Earner
Fabricio Werdum was the top earner at this past weekend’s UFC on FOX 11 event, as he collected a cool $175,000 in disclosed pay for his main event victory over Travis Browne. MMAjunkie obtained the list of disclosed payouts from the Florida State Boxing Commission earlier today. The total disclosed payroll for the event was […]
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Former UFC Title Challenger Hermes Franca Deported Following Prison Sentence
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC fighter Hermes Franca (pictured) has been deported back to Brazil earlier today after serving 2 and a half years of a 3 and a half year sentence stemming from sexual abuse charges. Franca was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of […]
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Former UFC Fighter Arrested On Cold Case Murder From 1999
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC fighter Homer “The Rock” Moore was arrested Monday for his involvement in the 1999 murder of Karam Hussein Jabar according to Tempe Police. Tempe Police described the case in a press release on Monday. “[Jabbar] was found deceased in the trunk of a vehicle, both hands and feet bound, and […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Davis: ‘He’s Lost His Edge. Jon Jones This Fight Game Is Not For You’
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC light heavyweight contender Phil Davis joined BJPENN.com radio this week to talk about his upcoming fight with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson at UFC 172 this Saturday. Over the course of the interview Davis talked about his feud with current light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Davis had the following to say about the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Phil Davis: Johnson Needs To Practice Falling Down For This Fight, That’s It’
By Evan Stoumbelis Phil Davis joined BJPENN.COM Radio recently to talk about his upcoming fight against Anthony “Rumble” Johnson this Saturday at UFC 172. The show asked Phil how he felt about welcoming Anthony Johnson back to the UFC. “I’m good with that you know.” Davis continued with “I mean to welcome him to the […]
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Masvidal: ‘I’ll Take That Belt. Strong arm robbery, whatever I got to do.’
By Evan Stoumbelis Jorge Masvidal defeated Pat Healy this past weekend at UFC on Fox 11 via decision. Masvidal looked good in the fight, dominating Healy for most of the fight while displaying a clean standup game. Healy spoke to the camera in a behind the scenes video of American Top Team’s fighters who […]
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Liddell on Sonnen: I can’t stand the way he promotes fights.
In a recent interview with MMAJunkie‘s Steven Marrocco, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell stated that he doesn’t appreciate the way Chael Sonnen promotes fights: “Chael’s a nice guy,” said Liddell. “I’ve met him and hung out with him. I like him, and he’s a nice guy. I can’t stand the way he promotes fights. I understand […]
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Fun Fact of the day: Liddell/Kennedy share same baby momma
Former Strikeforce title challenger Tim Kennedy and UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell have more in common than just a career in mixed martial arts, they also share the same baby momma. Yes it’s true, and the mother is none other than female MMA fighter Casey Noland (4-6 MMA, pictured). Noland met “The Iceman” when she was seventeen […]
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Vitor Belfort Talks UFC Rankings
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC middleweight title contender Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort dropped in the UFC’s official rankings from the #2 slot to #3. Lyoto Machida stepped into the #2 spot after it was announced that, due to the recent TRT ban, Belfort would not be competing for the title against champion Chris Weidman, and as […]
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Coach: Wand/Sonnen TUF Brawl Was ‘Orchestrated’
By Evan Stoumbelis The story of the brawl between Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva on TUF Brazil continued to evolve today when one of Sonnen’s coaches, Jamie Huey, spoke to Niall McGrath of TalkingBrawl and said the whole thing was ‘orchestrated’ by the production team. “I’ll kind of break something here, that’s not really a […]
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Browne feels disrespected by Werdum’s comments about their past training
UFC heavyweight contender Travis Browne was less than impressed by the recent comments made by his ‘UFC on FOX 11’ opponent Fabricio Werdum, who bragged that he had dominated Browne in training previously. (See those comments here.) “Hapa” recently responded to Werdum’s comments during an interview with Combate.com: “I believe he was disrespectful. I don’t talk […]
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Gina Carano’s Strikeforce contract expires in June, UFC still interested
UFC President Dana White met with former Strikeforce title challenger Gina Carano last week to discuss her potential return to mixed martial arts. The meeting did not produce a future bout or a new contract, but the Zuffa fight boss told reporters at the ‘TUF Nations Finale’ that “Conviction” could still be octagon bound: “She wants to […]
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Confirmed: Winner Of Browne vs. Werdum Fights Velasquez In Mexico
By Evan Stoumbelis Dana White announced today at the UFC on Fox 11 pre-fight press conferece that the winner of the main event between Travis Browne and Fabricio Werdum will fight Cain Velasquez near the end of this year in Mexico. “Yeah…as long as Cain’s recovery is on course, then the fight will be in […]