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B.J. Penn Talks Edgar Trilogy, Making 145 Pounds And More
Yesterday, former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, B.J. Penn (16-9-2 MMA, 12-8-2 UFC), stopped by “UFC Tonight” to discuss his upcoming trilogy fight with Frankie Edgar (16-4-1 MMA, 10-4-1 UFC). Even though their first two meetings took place at 155-pounds, the trilogy bout will reportedly take place in the featherweight division (145lbs). If the fight does take place at […]
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Frankie Edgar On Penn: ‘I have his number’
“I do think I have his number, every fight is different. I’m going to approach this as a new challenge. I’m not thinking he’s going to come in the same as he did the last two. I expect him to come in and change a little. I want to show my improvement over the last […]
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QUICK TWITT | Frankie Edgar Says This Time Penn Will Be Finished Into Retirement
And the first jab has been thrown… Fresh off the heels of the announcement of a third matchup against BJ Penn,Former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, is wasting no time in hyping up this fight set for sometime in April of next year. According to a twitter post from World Series of Fight Vice President […]
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Dana White: BJ Penn Is Fighting Some Demons Right Now
Before you get too excited about this headline, let’s get one thing straight! BJ is not a demon slaying super hero who has been put in a cage opposite evil entities for the greater good. (Although if he was, the depths of hell would probably be eradicated.) Now that we got that out-of-the-way, here is […]
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Dana White: BJ Penn Could Be First In History To Win Titles In Three Different Divisions
Former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, BJ ‘The Prodigy’ Penn has embarked on a new journey in his already storied career. Not only will the former champion be coaching ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality series for the second time, but as confirmed by UFC officials, he will also be moving down two-divisions to face off […]
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BJ Penn And Frankie Edgar Set to Coach The Ultimate Fighter Season 19
As confirmed by UFC Tonight, former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion, B.J. Penn will return to action to coach the 19th season of The Ultimate Fighter against Frankie Edgar. They will be coaching fighters in both the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions. UFC president, Dana White stated on UFC tonight that he had originally planned on […]
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Payan out, Charles Oliveira in to face Jeremy Larsen at UFC 166
Late Tuesday evening, UFC officials announced that an injury had forced Estevan Payan (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) out of his scheduled UFC 166 bout with Charles Oliveira (16-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC). Meanwhile, fellow UFC featherweight Jeremy Larsen (8-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was supposed to take on Matt Grice at UFC 166, but that bout fell through […]
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Duke Roufus: Fighting Pettis in Milwaukee is like fighting GSP in Montreal
Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will finally get his shot at UFC gold this Saturday night when he rematches Benson Henderson (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) in the main event of UFC 164 in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pettis and Henderson first met at WEC 53 back in 2010 for the World Extreme […]
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Benson Henderson: I’m going to break Silva’s record in 2016
Anderson “The Spider” Silva (33-5 MMA, 16-1 UFC) is the most dominant champion in the history of the UFC, having successfully defended his middleweight belt ten consecutive times during his title reign. Current UFC lightweight champion Benson “Smooth” Henderson (19-2 MMA, 7-0 UFC) is confident that he will eventually break Anderson’s record, and has already determined when that […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Benson Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar
Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar took on powerhouse Benson Henderson over five unbelievable rounds in the UFC’s first journey back to Japan in over a decade.
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Edgar: I will defeat Charles Oliviera
By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan Frankie Edgar spoke to UFC.com recently on his upcoming fight with Charles Oliviera which will be the co-main event at UFC 162 Weidman vs. Silva. “It’s a blessing in disguise, I feel like, coming back to a three-round fight. It’s going to make me get out of the gun early […]
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Anthony Pettis details UFC 163 fight-canceling injury, says Ben Henderson ‘all against rematch’
UFC lightweight and featherweight contender Anthony “Showtime” Pettis (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC), has not had the best luck when it comes to UFC title shots. When “Showtime” first entered the promotion, he did so as the final lightweight champion in World Extreme Cagefighting history, a title Anthony earned by defeating current UFC lightweight champion Benson […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Korean Zombie talks upcoming UFC 162 bout, Pettis vs Aldo and much more
Dubbed the ‘Korean Zombie’, Chan Sung Jung (13-3 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is one of the fastest rising stars in the UFC. His popularity can be attributed to his fight style, which involves Chan constantly moving forward and always looking to finish the fight. Jung has won “fight of the year” and “submission of the year” […]
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Betting Odds: Edgar-Swanson Open Up As Favorites Over Siver-Oliveira
UFC 162 is set to go down from Las Vegas, Nevada on 4th of July weekend. On the fight card are to pivotal featherweight bouts between four top-of-the-food-chain fighters. Former UFC lightweight champion is set to square off with Charles Oliveira and top contenders Cub Swanson and Dennis Siver are also paired up to fight. […]
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UFC plans to return to Boston this year | UFC News
The UFC will be returning to Boston for the first time since August of 2010 when it hosts an event later this year. UFC President Dana White confirmed the plans following this past weekend’s UFC 158 event in Montreal: “We’ll be going back to Boston this year. We’ll do Boston this year. … I said […]
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Faber Game For A Fight Versus Frankie Edgar | UFC NEWS
“I wouldn’t mind taking a fight at 145. It would have to be the right fight. I’ve said this for a long time. I want to do the fights that are big, that people care about. That (Frankie Edgar) sounds like a huge fight to me. Frankie, as far as I’m concerned, if he gets […]
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UFC 156 Medical Suspensions Report: 13 Fighters Out, Including Overeem / Edgar | UFC NEWS
Last weekend UFC 156 took place from The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Thirteen of the evenings competitors have received medical suspensions from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The full list of required medical suspensions is as follows: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: Suspended indefinitely until cleared by ophthalmologist for potential right eye injury Frankie […]
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FULL UFC 156 Results: Aldo Retains Title, Blackzilians Go 0-2 In Potential Title Bids | UFC NEWS
UFC 156 has concluded and the “Super Saturday” event had it’s mix of highs and lows. The flyweights kicked off the main card with an exciting back and forth bout between Joseph Benavidez and Ian McCall. After three fast paced rounds the Team Alpha Male product did enough to earn a decision victory. In the […]
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UFC 156 Main Event Recap | UFC News
UFC 156 took place last night on Super Saturday and featured a plethora of incredible fights featuring some of the best talent in the world. Headlining the card was Jose Aldo defending his featherweight title against the former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. Edgar is coming off of consecutive losses to Benson Henderson and […]
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UFC 156 Prelim results
By Evan Stoumbelis Tonight MMA fans will watch as Frankie Edgar challenges featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo, Alistair Overeem makes his return against Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, and Rashad Evans hopes to defeat Antonio Nogueira and earn a fight with Anderson Silva, but before that, fans tuned into Facebook and FX for 6 bouts. Starting with the […]
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Watch Tonight’s UFC 156 Post-Fight Press Conference Live Right Here | UFC NEWS
UFC 156 takes place tonight in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Immediately following tonight’s main event we will hold a live stream of the post-fight press conference right here in this thread. You can tune into the closed live broadcast at approximately 10:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
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UFC 156 Pre Fight Interview | Jose Aldo On The Weight Cut Down To 145 & More | UFC NEWS
UFC featherweight champion, Jose Aldo, discusses his upcoming fight against Frankie Edgar tomorrow in the UFC 156 main event.
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UFC 156 Pre Fight Interview | Frankie Edgar Talks About His Future At 145 Pounds | UFC NEWS
Former UFC lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar, discusses his upcoming fight at UFC 156 against Jose Aldo for the UFC featherweight title.
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Dana White Unhappy With Ref Assignment For Aldo vs. Edgar ‘Superfight’ | UFC NEWS
“I could go off for 45 minutes on officiating over [in Nevada]. Steve Mazzagatti is the ref reffing the [Aldo vs. Edgar] superfight. What more can I do (while turning his hand into a gun and pulling the trigger against his head)? Mazzagatti is reffing the superfight. What more needs to be said than that? […]
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VIDEO | Countdown to UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar (Full Episode) | UFC NEWS
Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar are finally stepping into the Octagon for their highly anticipated superfight at UFC 156. Hear what each fighter says is the key to victory at UFC 156. Also, hear from two big men with big punching power, Alistair Overeem and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, both guarantee their fight won’t go the […]
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VIDEO | UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar Extended Preview | UFC NEWS
The fight people have been clamoring for is finally here! Former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar drops to featherweight to challenge Jose Aldo, plus heavyweight sluggers Alistair Overeem and Antonio Silva get their long-awaited grudge match at UFC 156.
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The Death of the Number One Contender | Editorial | UFC News
The Death of the Number One Contender: There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for […]
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The Death of the Number One Contender | MMA Editorial
There once was a time where the UFC consisted of a tournament in which men fought several times in a single day, with a win advancing you to the next round and a loss sending you packing. With each win, you came one step closer to fighting for the grand prize in the form […]