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Cody McKenzie Calls Out Josh Thompson After UFC 159 Win
In a surprising move, current UFC featherweight Cody McKenzie has called out top lightweight contender Josh Thompson after McKenzie’s recent win at UFC 159. Cody has had mixed success in the organization, with his most recent outing a decision win over Leonard Garcia (1-5 in UFC). Hey @therealpunk now that you finally made it back […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Matt Hughes Wins UFC Gold With Slam Of Carlos Newton
UFC welterweight legend Matt Hughes recalls his first title fight against fan-favorite Carlos Newton at UFC 34.
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VIDEO | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Phantom Cam Highlights
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez highlights from the FOX Phantom Cam, a revolutionary high-speed camera rig, shot in mesmerizing super slow-motion. Relive the fight night highlights including Josh Thomson’s TKO of Nate Diaz to Benson Henderson’s successful title defense against Gilbert Melendez in truly mind-blowing slow-mo.
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Kenny Robertson Replaces TJ Waldburger Against Sean Pierson at UFC 161
UFC welterweight TJ Waldburger as of Thursday, May 2nd, has been forced out of his bout with Sean Pierson at UFC 161 for reasons unknown. UFC Officials have stated that with Waldburger out, Kenny Robertson would be stepping up to replace him against Pierson. Robertson is most recently known for his first round kneebar submission […]
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VIDEO | Anthony Pettis Responds To BJPENN.COM RADIO’s Nate Diaz Interview
A couple of weeks ago Anthony Pettis sent out a tweet proclaiming himself as the best 155 pound fighter in the world. When we had Nate Diaz on BJPENN.COM RADIO last week, he took issue with that statement and threw out a challenge to the Duke Rufus fighter. The video above is the response from […]
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Roy Nelson Says He Will Fight Cormier, But Only As A 205 Title Eliminator
“You know, I think in our sport, there’s a couple guys that get to fight everybody like three or four times, and I’m one of those guys, I guess, that get’s to fight everybody once. Like, I’ve been trying to fight Big Nog since after the Junior dos Santos fight, and that was two years […]
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BJPENN.COM RADIO REPLAY: 05/01/13 – Burt Watson, Tarec Saffiedine, Pat Healy & Kelvin Gastelum
Last night BJPENN.COM RADIO returned with Burt Watson, Tarec Saffiedine, Pat Healy & Kelvin Gastelum. If you missed the live broadcast, you can check out the full replay below.
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Tito Ortiz: ‘If anyone is going to beat my record, I would like to see Jon Jones do it’
“I don’t want to see him break my record. But if anyone is going to beat my record, I would like to see Jon Jones do it because he is that special of an athlete. “He’s got great speed, great balance, great wrestling technique, and his mind is super strong. It’s just one of those […]
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Pettis: Move To 145 Not Permanent
“A lot of things led to my cutting down to 145. I was tired of waiting for a 155-pound title shot. It’s not a permanent weight cut (to featherweight). But a striker like myself and Aldo, it doesn’t really matter what weight class it happens at. It’s going to be fireworks either way.” UFC lightweight, […]
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MMA Elite Brand Owner Alden Halpern Announces Resignation As CEO
As first reported by FightParrot.com, MMA Elite Owner Alden Halpern has officially stepped down as acting CEO of the premiere sports apparel brand. Although he has decided to part ways with the MMA industry for personal reasons, he will still retain ownership and majority share of the company. Stepping in to fulfill the role of […]
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VIDEO | Chael Sonnen’s Full “UFC Tonight” Interview
Chael Sonnen made his return to UFC Tonight after his devastating loss to UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones at UFC 159. Sonnen gives his undisputed opinion on the loss to Jones and calls out UFC legend Wanderlei Silva.
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Beflort: “I Deserve A Title Shot”
“Let me be clear, I am not looking for a rematch with anyone. What I want is the belt. It doesn’t matter who has it. I feel that I am starting my career right now. I feel young enough to keep fighting for a bunch more fights. I have been fighting and winning all the […]
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TUNE IN ALERT: BJPENN.COM RADIO GOES LIVE AT 5:00 WITH WATSON, SAFFIEDINE, HEALY AND GASTELUM
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’s Burt Watson, Tarec Saffiedine, Pat Healy and Kelvin Gastelum. The BJPENN.COM RADIO show has finally changed its broadcasting platform, so to our regular listeners, disregard our […]
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UPDATE: Kongo Leaves UFC On Own Terms, Will Continue Fighting Outside The Octagon
As it turns out, Cheick Kongo has decided to leave the UFC on his own terms. After a seven year, 18 fight stint in the organization, the veteran heavyweight has fulfilled the last fight on his current contract, and will not look to renew. According to a report by MMAFighting, Kongo’s long-time manager Anthony McGann […]
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BURT WATSON JOINS BJPENN.COM RADIO TONIGHT (WED. 5:00 PM PT)
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 the UFC’s personal hype man Burt Watson. Burt is kind of like the glue that holds the entire UFC promotion together and in the unprecedented interview we […]
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UFC 159 WINNER PAT HEALY JOINS BJPENN.COM RADIO TONIGHT (WED. 5:00 PM PT)
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 159 main card winner, Pat Healy. Healy is coming off a submission victory over Jim Miller last weekend in his UFC debut. Having finally broke into […]
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TAREC SAFFIEDINE JOINS BJPENN.COM RADIO TONIGHT (WED. 5:00 PM PT)
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 the last reigning Strikeforce champion to discuss his UFC debut and more. The BJPENN.COM RADIO show has finally changed its broadcasting platform, so to our regular listeners, […]
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TUF 17 CHAMP KELVIN GASTELUM JOINS BJPENN.COM RADIO TONIGHT (WED. 5:00 PM PT)
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 the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 winner, Kelvin Gastelum. Kelvin made waves during his time on the most recent season of the UFC’s reality series and we will […]
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VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal Wants Ranked Opponents, Eyes Jim Miller / Pat Healy For Easy Payday
Post UFC win over Tim Means, Jorge Masvidal calls out the winner of this weekends matchup between Pat Healy and Jim Miller
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VIDEO | The History of WMMA
From Youtube: This video was inspired by that time I hung out with and watched Kedzie & Kaufman get their celebrity on at the UFC 157 Weigh-ins, witnessing in person the historic moment that was Rousey vs Carmouche, Julie Kedzie’s Fightland blog and all of the incredible women fighters I’ve met over the past year. […]
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Longtime Heavyweight Cheick Kongo Removed From UFC Roster
After competing under the UFC banner for seven-straight years it looks as if the French-born Cheick Kongo has been released by the promotion following his most recent defeat at the hands of Roy Nelson this past Saturday. Kongo’s profile was recently removed from the active roster at UFC.com which likely signifies the termination of his contract. […]
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Chael Sonnen Calls Out Wanderlei Silva: Wants Revenge For “Dirt Bag” Move
“Wanderlei pulled a real dirt bag move on me one time. We’re in a van together, he mutters something at me, but I can’t understand what he’s saying for the life of me. Truly, I couldn’t understand him. He then puts this video on the Internet, with subtitles, because he knows I can’t understand him […]
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Roy Nelson Management Not Interested In Cormier Booking
Following last weekend’s UFC 159 event, UFC President, Dana White announced that Roy Nelson will likely get a fight against Mark Hunt or Daniel Cormier. Hunt is set up on a collision course with JDS and Cormier is coming off his UFC debut win over Frank Mir. “Hey @danawhite ur right,” tweeted Cormier, shortly after […]
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Greg Jackson Breaks Down The Psychological Effect Of Beating People At Their Own Game
“You always have to remember one of the dictums of our strategy is you don’t necessarily stay away from a guy’s strength. If you feel you can do better at it, you can head on attack it. If you take away what your opponent is good at, if that is no longer an option and […]
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Chael Sonnen Says Being In the Cage With Jones Was Like Fighting A Bear
“This was like getting into a bear cage. This guy was a monster of a man. We weighed in at the same size the day before, and I don’t know how that was possible. I put my arms around him and I thought, ‘oh my god, you’re a big guy.’ As far as the match […]
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Sonnen Not Retiring Eyes Future At 205 Pounds, Won’t Rule Out Return To Middleweight
After last Saturday’s domination of Chael Sonnen at the hands of Jon Jones, many fans and pundits have been wondering if the sports best trash talker would return to action or settle into retirement. During yesterday’s broadcast of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV, Chael Sonnen addressed this very issue: “I’ll fight at 205. I’m not […]
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PHOTO | UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Official UFC Poster
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman is set to go down from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on 4th of July weekend. With fight night being just over two-months away the UFC has released the official event poster.
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VIDEO | New Vitor Belfort Training Blog
Vitor Belfort doing some training with Pedro Diaz on the beach here in Florida.