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Fertitta Explains The Cost Difficulties Of Enhanced Drug Testing
After putting Jon Jones, Glover Teixeira, Travis Browne and Josh Barnett through enhanced testing, the UFC found one fundamental flaw with their new drug testing practices. COST. It’s expensive. About $45,000 per fight. (Not event, fight.) In other words, to efficiently screen fighters for banned substances it will cost approximately $22,500 per athlete, per fight. […]
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VIDEO | Rampage Talks Sex Before Fights On The Late Late Show
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Rampage Jackson, stopped by the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson to talk about sex and fighting.
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VIDEO | Martial Arts vs Street Fighting
Geoff Thompson is a former bouncer, self-defence instructor, BAFTA winning writer, playwright, author and teacher. His first appearance on London Real causes people stop me on the street weekly to talk about the effect he has had on their lives. Geoff has a peculiar way of tapping into the male psyche and somehow explaining our […]
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White Says UFC, Not Boxing Will Get First Crack At New Vegas Arena
The good folks over at MGM are building a new Las Vegas Arena with a $375 Million price tag attached to it. A who’s who of promoters will no doubt be vying for a chance to host the first event in the venue, but UFC President Dana White says that designation has already been promised […]
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Rockhold Wants To Earn Title Shot By Shutting Bisping’s Mouth
“Even though I performed well in my last two fights, I don’t feel that I’ve beaten the top contenders. Obviously I wouldn’t turn down a title shot, but honestly, I would like to beat up somebody else up to secure my standing first. I want to make sure there’s no question in anyone’s mind that […]
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VIDEO | UFC’s ‘Ultimate Fedor’ Trailer
Part two of Ultimate Fedor features the Last Emperor’s final PRIDE fights and follows the Sambo champion’s time in the Affliction and Strikeforce organizations.
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Korean Zombie 90% – Wants Ricardo Lamas In September
Fan favorite featherweight, Chan Sung Jung has been on the sidelines ever since his disappointing defeat against Jose Aldo las August. The Korean based fighter has been recovering from injuries ever since and now, according to UFC Tonight is planning a return later this year. Here’s what the panel said: “I spoke to his manager […]
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Fabio Maldonado Wants To ‘Rumble’ With Anthony Johnson
After Johnson’s lopsided beating of Phil Davis last weekend, not too many men are looking for a showdown. However, Fabio Maldonado, one of the UFC’s most durable light-heavyweights, is up to the task. In a recent interview with MMAFighting.com, Maldonado stated his case: “I want to fight Anthony Johnson. He would be a good fight […]
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PHOTO | Luke Rockhold’s Broken Toe (X-Ray)
It may have looked like the former Strikeforce champ took zero damage against Tim Boetsch, but he did. (Replay Here) AKA’s Luke Rockhold broke his toe. Here’s the X-Ray:
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VIDEO | Wanderlei Silva Talks Being Painted The Villain, Retirement
In his first interview since completing filming of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3, Wanderlei Silva talks about the infamous on-set brawl with rival coach Chael Sonnen, the crucible-like atmosphere of the series, and addresses rumors of his impending retirement.
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PHOTO | Jones & Teixeira Enjoy Breakfast After Fight
There’s been a lot of back and forth since Jon Jones defended his title last weekend. The champion has been quick to harass his agitators following his 25-minutes of cage-time. However, despite Jon’s dislike for those who spoke against him, he seems to be nothing but class when it comes to his opponent, Glover Teixeira. […]
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Ronda Rousey Calls Bethe Correia’s Antics “Smart” – Readying For Potential Showdown
Ronda Rousey will defend her UFC bantamweight title against Alexis Davis at UFC 175 in July. She recently co-hosted “The Fighter & The Kid” podcast with UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub and discussed a wide range of topics. One of the more pressing issues that came up was the recent antics of fellow UFC bantamweight Bethe […]
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VIDEO | Help Chuck Raise Money For Kids
Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell is making it easy for you to help kids in need. Hit play above to find out how.
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VIDEO | Sonnen & Helwani Get Into It On FOX Sports 1 – Fighter vs. Writer
We’ve never seen Sonnen sweat like this! It’s fighter versus writer as Chael Sonnen and Ariel Helwani exchange barbs on all things UFC including Jon Jones, rivalries, greatness in the Octagon and of course Chael taking on Wanderlei Silva.
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VIDEO | “When No Ones Watching” – Gonzaga Singing ‘Human’
UFC Big Man, Gabriel Gonzaga has a good sense of humor. The former UFC title challenger, recently took to his instagram with the following message:
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Six Confirmed For BattleGround MMA’s One-Night, Eight-Man Tournament
BattleGrounds MMA, the upstart Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion headed by Olympic wrestling legend Kenny Monday, announced today that it has signed the first six competitors for O.N.E., its highly-anticipated, one-night, eight-man welterweight (170 pounds) tournament that will award the winner a grand prize of $50,000 on Friday, June 27 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Tickets for the event, which will […]
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Super Heavyweights Collide for Tuff N Uff Title Fight Tomorrow Night
Tuff N Uff, the nation’s premier amateur mixed martial arts organization, is back in action tomorrow night, Friday, May 2, live from the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, with the big boys of MMA hitting the cage in a battle for the Tuff N Uff heavyweight and a superheavyweight titles. “Tuff-N-Uff: The Future Stars of MMA” sees Las […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dhiego Lima’s TUF 19, Episode 3 Blog
Fresh off the third episode of ‘TUF 19: Penn vs. Edgar’, Atlanta’s Dhiego Lima, Team Edgar’s second pick, walks us through his first hand experience of what was seen on tonight’s show. Dhiego is one of the top prospects from this season’s ‘Ultimate Fighter’ reality series and will be blogging for BJPENN.COM each week following the […]
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UFC Eyeing Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson Heavyweight Bout
Though not official, UFC Tonight is reporting that promotion officials are looking at a potential heavyweight bout between Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson. The fight would likely be contested in Japan, where Mark Hunt has a loyal fan following from his K-1 and PRIDE FC days. The UFC Tonight panel broke down the news: “I’m […]
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Tate: ‘Carmouche Tried To Lay n Pray’ – Wants Carano Bout
Following her first ever UFC win, former title challenger and TUF coach, Miesha Tate took to the UFC on FOX Sports 1 studio’s to talk about her last fight against Liz Carmouche and what the future holds for her. Miesha Tate on getting her first win in the UFC against Liz Carmouche: “It feels really […]
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VIDEO | Renato Laranja Show: Episode 1 with Kenny Florian
Jiu Jitsu Funny Man, Renato Laranja is back, and with his own show. In episode 1, watch the 27x BJJ world champ engage with retired UFC fighter Kenny Florian on a variety of different topics.
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PHOTO | Michael Bisping Ready To Blast In Latest Film
Michael ‘The Count’ Bisping is adding acting to his resume. The UFC middleweight fighter can be seen nationally in the new film, Plastic. In a recent posting to his instagram, ‘The Count’ gave us a sneak peek at his role. The caption reads, “Here’s a still from the movie #plastic in cinemas nationwide from April […]
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VIDEO | TUF 19’s Cathal Pendred – The Dolphin Rescuer
TUF 19’s Team Penn Fighter, Cathal Pendred recently saved a dolphin’s life. Check the video above and enjoy!
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Hackleman to Jones: ‘Don’t be a douche’
Following his UFC 172 victory over Glover Teixeira, Jon Jones took to instagram with a slew of insulting posts pointed at his pre-fight aggravators, Chuck Liddell and Phil Davis. It’s a move that, Glover coach, John Hackleman (pictured, center) doesn’t appreciate and he spoke on it during a recent interview with Fight Hub TV. Check […]
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Wand Thinks TUF Brazil Editors Painted Him The Villain
“They edited a lot of things, and unfortunately, the production decided to paint me as the villain. But that is not right, because he said horrible things about us, and disrespected me at every moment during filming. This good guy you’re watching on television is not how things are for real. He said and did […]