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Quick Twitt | John Cholish Claims UFC Not Paid His Purse From FX 8 Card
Retired UFC fighter, John Cholish, has been on an anti-ufc rant as of late and he isn’t a week removed from the companies employ. Earlier this week he went on the MMA Hour with the following statement: “Before you even step to the ring, your original purse is gone,” Cholish claimed. “And that’s before factoring […]
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T.J. Grant Seeking Violence Against Gray Maynard This Weekend
“There’s so many guys out there, I think the UFC’s trying to get away from having the belt tied up for all these rematches. I’m all for it. Obviously I want my shot. I feel like new blood, I bring an exciting style, I think that a lot of fans don’t know a lot about […]
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Standing With Hunt Too Dangerous For Junior dos Santos
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos, has made a career out of knocking people out in cage fights. His stand up has been such a dominant force for him that, outside of a good sprawl, we rarely see any other aspects of his MMA game. UFC commentator Kenny Florian believes, that for JDS, it’s […]
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Tim Kennedy Believes He Is Just Like Chael Sonnen, But Better
“I need to be considered one of the best athletes in the world in my division and that I can finish a fight anywhere. I’ve got a lot to prove. I would love to go out there and … not to go out there and give it my best shot. That’s what losers say. I […]
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Dana White: Silva vs. Jones Could Happen This Year
Everyone wants a real super fight, a champion vs. champion UFC event has not happened since BJ Penn vs. GSP 2 at UFC 94. UFC President Dana White recently went on record with CBS in Atlanta and stated that if Anderson Silva get past Chris Weidman in his next fight it’s very likely he will […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO IS LIVE AT 5:00 PM PT WITH COACH MENDEZ, PYLE AND NOONS
BJPENN.COM RADIO IS SET TO GO LIVE AT 5:00 PM PT TONIGHT WITH AN ALL UFC 160 GUEST PANEL. Hosts George Mathews (@GMathewsMMA) and Pedro Carrasco (@LATLPedro) will be joined by AKA head coach, Javier Mendez, UFC welterweight Mike Pyle and debuting UFC lightweight, KJ Noons. Tune in here at 5:00 to catch the live […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO RETURNS TONIGHT WITH UFC 160’s KJ NOONS
The crew returns tonight in their normal time-slot for an all new episode of BJPENN.COM RADIO. Hosts George Mathews (@GMathewsMMA) and Pedro Carrasco (@LATLPedro) will be joined by UFC lightweight fighter, KJ Noons, who is set to make his UFC debut this weekend at UFC 160 against, Donald Cerrone. Use the player below to catch […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO RETURNS TONIGHT WITH UFC 160’s MIKE PYLE
The crew returns tonight in their normal time-slot for an all new episode of BJPENN.COM RADIO. Hosts George Mathews (@GMathewsMMA) and Pedro Carrasco (@LATLPedro) will be joined by UFC 160 fighter, Mike Pyle. Pyle is set to face Rick Story this Saturday after, his original opponent, Gunnar Nelson was forced out due to injury. Use […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO RETURNS TONIGHT WITH CAIN VELASQUEZ COACH, JAVIER MENDEZ
The crew returns tonight in their normal time-slot for an all new episode of BJPENN.COM RADIO. Hosts George Mathews (@GMathewsMMA) and Pedro Carrasco (@LATLPedro) will be joined by head coach over at the American Kickboxing Academy, Javier Mendez. Mendez has two fighters on this weekends UFC 160 card, one of which is UFC heavyweight champion, […]
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VIDEO | The Most Embarrassing Dana White Interview Ever
UFC President Dana White gives an uncharacteristically off-beat interview with UFC Tonight’s Chael Sonnen and Kenny Florian. Discover the odd quirks and hilarious stories that make Dana the most interesting man in sports.
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Former UFC Champ Matt Serra Hints At Retirement After Health Scare
Former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Serra, has apparently decided to hang up his gloves and retire. We heard weeks ago that Serra was put in the hospital for an undisclosed ailment, and now in an interview with the local press he has come out and pretty much announced his retirement from the sport of Mixed […]
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VIDEO | Countdown To UFC 160 (Full Replay)
This Saturday in Las Vegas the UFC returns to PPV action with UFC 160: Velasquez vs. “Bigfoot”. In typical UFC fashion, the promotion put together a special “Countdown to UFC 160” program to help hype this weekends event. If you missed the show on television you can watch the full episode below:
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Ratings Report: UFC on FX 8 Draws 1.3 Million Viewers
UFC and FX officials should be pleased with the reported viewership numbers floating around the TV industry in regards to last weekend’s UFC on Fx 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold event. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Brazil. The event was capped off with a spectacular main event where, […]
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VIDEO | Uriah Hall Not A Celebrity, ‘Just a regular guy’
“A lot of people ask me, ‘Did you gain anything from this (TUF experience) or any of that stuff?’ For me, personally, I think generally I am the same person. The publicity is there. The fame is somewhat there. But, I don’t think I’m anywhere close to that. People call me a celebrity and I’m […]
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Bitter Jacob Volkmann Plans On “Exposing” UFC For What They Are
“Very bitter. They always claim that they treat the fighters so well. Yeah, they treat the top five percent of the fighters well – the ones that are on the main card all the time. They don’t treat the rest of them very well. The healthcare plan is horrible, with a $1,500 deductible per injury […]
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Gegard Mousasi Eye’s Middleweight Fight Against Vitor Belfort
“There’s a big chance that I will go to middleweight. It all depends on the fights that I’m going to get. If I’m going to get a big name at middleweight, I’ll probably go down. It’s all about match ups. Let’s say they’re going to give me somebody like Vitor Belfort, that’s maybe a contender. […]
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Josh “The Warmaster” Barnett Returns To UFC With Multi-Fight Deal
Josh Barnett’s fight career has been in a sort of limbo after the demise of Strikeforce. After initial negotiations with the Ultimate Fighting Championship couldn’t be agreed upon, the MMA world was left wondering what’s next for “The Warmaster”. However, USA Today Sports/MMA Junkie has confirmed Tuesday with promotion officials that the former UFC heavyweight […]
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UFC Adds Roy Nelson vs Stipe Miocic To Improve UFC 161 After Main Event Cancelation
After the original UFC 161 main event featuring interim champion Renan Barao vs Eddie Wineland was canceled due to an injury suffered by Barao, the UFC officially announced Dan Henderson vs Rashad Evans as the new main event. The organization didn’t stop there, however, as they decided to beef up the card with the addition […]
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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE | UFC 160’s Max Holloway Talks About His Fight This Weekend
UFC 160 fighter Max Holloway took time out of his training schedule to talk to BJPENN.COM’s Lynn Mitchell about his fight this weekend against Dennis Bermudez.
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QUICK TWITT | Final Word From Nate Diaz
Last week Nate Diaz was fined and suspended by his employer, the UFC, for tweeting out remarks that the promotion deemed inappropriate. We all know the story, we’ve all seen the twitter posts, but here’s an update from Diaz himself in what can only be assumed as a response and sound off to Bryan Caraway […]
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Belfort Asks For Forgiveness Following Request To Have MMAJunkie Reporter Beaten Up
“To all my fans and to all the reporters that was there on the after press conference I would like to ask for forgiveness the way I answer about TRT I RECOGNIZE THAT I ANWSER IN A IMMATURE WAY BUT WAS THE 10 th time that that reporter ask the same question. No excuse!! I […]
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VIDEO | Dana White UFC 160 Video Blog (Day 1)
UFC President Dana White has released his UFC 160 blog and this first part takes you behind the scenes with him at ‘UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen’
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QUICK TWITT | Benavidez Hoping To Help Save Olympics With NSFW Pic
The boys at Team Alpha Male are doing their part to #saveolympicwrestling and apparently for Benavidez this is a step in the right direction?
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Noons Not Buying Stand Up War With Cerrone: Anticipates ‘Cowboy’ Takedowns
“I thought right away it’s a great matchup, great fireworks. I’ve got a lot of respect for the guy as a fighter … . He’s very well versed. He’s a very well-rounded fighter. He likes to stand and bang, and he can mix it up anywhere… I’m not making excuses for my losses, but the […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve Full Replay
Mark Hunt earned his shot at ex-Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos by demolishing Stefan Struve at UFC On FUEL TV 8. Watch the full Hunt vs Struve fight and then catch “The Super Samoan” in action as he takes on JDS at UFC 160, this Saturday May 25th @10/7P ET on PPV.
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John Cholish Retires From MMA, Cites Unfair Pay As Reason
Coming off a submission loss to Gleison tibau at UFC on FX 8, (former) UFC lightweight John Cholish has retired from the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, citing unfair payment as the main reason. According to Cholish, the salary lower level fighters make is often not enough to even break even with the cost of […]
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Bryan Caraway Releases Statement On Zingano Elbow Claim
Unless someone new comes out with a horror story about Bryan Caraway this will probably be the last time we talk about MMA’s newest and most hated figure. UFC female title challenger, Cat Zingano came out last week and said that prior to her fight against Miesha Tate, Caraway elbowed her in the back of […]
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VIDEO | “UFC 160 Velasquez vs. ‘Bigfoot’ II” Extended Preview
UFC commentators Kenny Florian and Joe Rogan preview the two heavyweight bouts atop the UFC 160 fight card: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva and Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt.