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UFC Fight Night 34 Set To Launch UFC’s Digital Online Network
By Evan Stoumbelis With the UFC making it’s first trip to Singapore for UFC Fight Night 34 Saffiedine vs. Lim on January 4th fans have been unsure of how they will be able to watch the event go down. The UFC has announced a global expansion with many cards being held in Europe. In addition […]
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Cain Velasquez Opens Up As Betting Favorite Over Jon Jones In Super Fight
That’s right fight fans. You can now bet on the potential super fight between Cain Velasquez and Jon Jones. While this bout has yet to be booked, UFC light-heavyweight champ, Jon Jones has increasingly discussed the potential move to heavyweight in the coming year. And with the Silva vs. Jones and/or Silva vs. GSP super […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Louis Fisette’s Official TUF 18 Episode 13 Blog For BJPENN.COM
Louis “Petit Pain” Fisette (6-1 MMA) is one of the youngest talents in MMA’s rich 135-pound division. The 23 year-old Canadian bantamweight is a contestant on this season of (TUF:18) The Ultimate Fighter: Tate vs. Rousey. Here is what Louis had to say about Week 13 of his ‘TUF’ experience: So we’ve come to the […]
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UFC 167 Ratings report: GSP sets PPV record in Quebec
According to a report from MMAFighting’s Dave Meltzer, UFC 167 was a major hit in Georges St. Pierre’s home province of Quebec. Indigo, which handles the pay-per-view in the province, sent out a release stating that UFC 167 had broke the record for the most buys, since it was bought by ‘Videotron’ in 2009. Which […]
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Ratings report: Bellator 109 draws strong numbers
Bellator wrapped up it’s ninth season last weekend in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, with ‘Bellator 109’ which was headlined by a middleweight title fight that saw Andrew Shlemenko stop Doug “Rhino” Marshall in the first-round to reclaim the middleweight strap. According to a report from MMAFighting’s Dave Meltzer, the event did the third-best numbers of the season […]
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UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones details recent layoff, Injuries Preventing His Return
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones (19-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC), was rumored to headline both UFC 169 and then UFC 170, opposite #1 contender Glover Teixeira (22-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC). However, due to health reasons, Jones will not return to the octagon until March, as he told MMAJunkie’s Mike Bohn: “The reason why I didn’t […]
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VIDEO | Before They Fought, Wand & Franklin Met In An Elevator
In June of last year former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin squared off with Wanderlei Silva in the UFC 147 main event. Prior to their bout, they bumped in to each other in a Brazilian elevator and while the confrontation was friendly, it was evident by their body language that neither guy knew what to […]
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Three Bouts Added To UFC Fight Night 34
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Fight Night 34: Ellenberger vs. Saffiedine is filling out. The UFC announced via Twitter – @UFC – 3 more bouts for the card which takes place January 4th at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre. The added bouts include: Dustin Kimura vs. Jon Delos Reyes Max Holloway vs. Will […]
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Andrade vs. Musoke added to UFC FN 36
By Evan Stoumbelis UFC Fight Night 36: Machida vs. Mousasi added a new matchup today, Viscardi Andrade (pictured) vs. Nicholas Musoke. Andrade, will be fighting in his home country of Brazil, where he also was a contestant on the second installment of the country’s Ultimate Fighter show. He is 1-0 in the UFC, with his […]
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Shinya Aoki turns down UFC offer, teammate Leandro Brodinho signs
Former Dream champion, Shinya Aoki (34-6 MMA), has reportedly turned down a contract offer from the UFC. According to ‘Evolve MMA’ founder, Chatri Sityodtong, the UFC offered contracts to 3 fighters on the Evolve Fight Team including Shinya Aoki, Eddie Ng and Leandro Brodinho. Here is what the Evolve MMA chairman had to say via […]
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Big Nog Eyes Return Opposite Big Country Nelson
By Evan Stoumbelis Minotauro Nogueira hasn’t seen action in the Octagon much lately. The last time we saw him fight was June 8th 2013 when he lost to Fabricio Werdum. Before that was October 13th 2012 when he defeated Dave Herman. Now ‘Big Nog’ plans on making a return to the octagon in 2014, his […]
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Vitor Belfort expects to fight for the title in Brazil
By Evan Stoumbelis Vitor Belfort has been on a series of wins recently, going 5-1 since his KO loss to Anderson Silva in 2011 at UFC 126. His only loss since then coming from Jon Jones at UFC 152. In 2013 he defeated Michael Bisping, Luke Rockhold, and most recently Dan Henderson. All 3 of […]
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Nate Diaz: I Beat (Gray Maynard), I’m Gonna Hunt Down Pettis and Thomson and Take Them Out
UFC lightweight contenders Nate Diaz (16-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) and Gray Maynard (11-2-1 MMA, 9-2-1 UFC) will meet for a third time on November 30, when the pair headline ‘The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale’ in Las Vegas. Although the scorecards say that Diaz and Maynard split their first two fights, Nate fully believes that he won both of their previous contests, and says […]
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Vitor Belfort: ‘My best is yet to come’
Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC) has look absolutely phenomenal in his past three octagon appearances. “The Phenom” has earned 3-straight head kick knockouts over perennial contenders Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping and most recently Dan Henderson during that stretch. UFC President, Dana White, has stated that his intention is to have Belfort fight the winner […]
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Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins set for UFC on FOX 10 in Chicago
Prior to his UFC 167 bout with Evan Dunham, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone had stated that his intention was to move down a weight class (to the UFC’s featherweight division,) following the contest. However, that apparently will not be the case. As it was announced today that Donald Cerrone (21-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will meet Adriano […]
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Rich Franklin says his next fight will be his last
It’s been a little over a year since former UFC middleweight champion Rich “Ace” Franklin (29-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) last saw action inside the octagon. Franklin’s last fight served as the headlining bout of the UFC’s debut in China and saw him pitted against former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le. Unfortunately for “Ace,” Le was […]
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Kelvin Gastelum: I’m working towards being a champ
21-year-old, Kelvin Gastelum (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), was the surprise winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 17,” upsetting tournament favorite, Uriah Hall, in the season’s live finale, thus becoming the show’s middleweight winner. After his victory over Hall, Gastelum promptly dropped to the welterweight division (170 pounds) and earned an impressive first-round submission finish of Brian […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Louis Fisette’s Official TUF 18 Episode 12 Blog For BJPENN.COM
Louis “Petit Pain” Fisette (6-1 MMA) is one of the youngest talents in MMA’s rich 135-pound division. The 23 year-old Canadian bantamweight is a contestant on this season of (TUF:18) The Ultimate Fighter: Tate vs. Rousey. Here is what Louis had to say about Week 12 of his ‘TUF’ experience: So finally we get to […]
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UFC Lightweight Contender T.J. Grant Benched Until Further Notice
UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) just can’t seem to catch a break. After putting together a five-fight win streak, which included a first-round starching of former title challenger Gray Maynard, Grant was awarded a title shot against then champion Benson Henderson, which was supposed to take place at August’s UFC 164 […]
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Ratings Report: UFC 167 Pulls Good Audience On Fox Sports 1 Broadcast
Saturday night’s UFC 167 prelims on FOX Sports 1 recorded some solid ratings, peaking at 998,000 viewers. It marked the second largest audience the promotion has reached during a live show. The UFC 167 prelims were headlined by a lightweight bout featuring Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone taking on Evan Dunham. Cerrone ended up defeating Dunham via triangle-choke in […]
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Bellator releases Matt Riddle following second fight withdrawal
Matt Riddle (7-3 MMA) is once again a free agent, as Bellator officials recently announced that the welterweight fighter has been released by the promotion. Riddle was expected to face Nathan Coy on the main card of Bellator 109, which goes down this weekend in Matt’s home state of Pennsylvania. However, due to reasons not […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Louis Fisette’s TUF 18 Fighter Blog Week 11
Louis “Petit Pain” Fisette (6-1 MMA) is one of the youngest talents in MMA’s rich 135-pound division. The 23 year-old Canadian bantamweight is a contestant on this season of (TUF:18) The Ultimate Fighter: Tate vs. Rousey. Here is what Louis had to say about Week 11 of his ‘TUF’ experience: Ronda had this thing where […]
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Mike Tyson says he was high on coke for most of his big fights
By Evan Stoumbelis Mike Tyson recently released his book Undisputed Truth, in which he details the full extent of his cocaine addiction. “I was a full blown coke head” said Tyson in his memoir. Tyson admitted to being high on coke for many of his professional high profile fights, and even went as far as […]
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Jon Jones: I’d kill Incognito, easily
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones, was recently interviewed by ‘The Sports Junkies,’ a morning drive time radio show on 106.7 in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area. During the interview, Jones was asked to give his thoughts on suspended Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito. Although Jon wasn’t excalty familar with media furor around Incognito, […]
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Rampage: Dan Henderson sucks now
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-11 MMA), is set to make his Bellator debut against Joey Beltran at this weekend’s Bellator 108 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey. “Rampage” was initially slated to face Tito Ortiz at Bellator 106, however, “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” was forced to pull out of the bout with an […]
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BJPENN.COM’s Official MMA Rankings: 5 Shifts Made To Top 10 Following Action Packed Week Of Fights
By Evan Stoumbelis This past week fight fans saw two great fight cards: Fight for the Troops 3, and UFC Fight Night 32. Several of the fights stirred up divisions, most notably Vitor Belfort making another big statement as to why he deserves a middleweight title shot with his knockout win over Dan Henderson. The […]
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Evans says Sonnen’s distractions will come back to haunt him
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is slated to fight Chael Sonnen this Saturday at UFC 167. Evans spoke on The MMA Hour to host Ariel Helwani about the distractions Sonnen is facing going into the bout, mainly his consistent presence on Fox Sports 1’s UFC tonight. “I definitely […]
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White: Nick’s Manager Said He’s Retired; Diaz: I Don’t Have A Manager
During the ‘UFC Fight Night 32’ post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked about the possible return of former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. The UFC president stated that he had offered a fight to the Diaz camp, but that the Stockton fighter had decided to remain retired: “I offered Nick Diaz a […]