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Chico Camus steps in for Kyung Ho Kang at UFC 173
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF 18 winner Chris Holdsworth has a new opponent for his UFC 173 bout, Chico Camus, who has stepped in for Kyung Ho Kang on May 24th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Holdsworth is perfect in his MMA career, going 5-0, with his most recent win coming by way of […]
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Dillashaw Doesn’t Think Barao Has The Cardio To Hang With Him
TJ Dillashaw is the fourth high-profile Team Alpha Male fighter to receive a UFC title shot. All have failed before him, but TJ believes he has something over ,the champ, Renan Barao, whom he faces in the UFC 173 main event in May. He tells MMAFighting.com: “Absolutely, I mean I’ve always been impressed with him […]
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Saffiedine Out, Lawler Steps In Against Ellenberger
By Evan Stoumbelis Tarac Saffiedine has been forced off April’s UFC 172 card, and has withdrawn from his bout against Jake Ellenberger. Stepping in is none other than “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler, the bout has been moved to May’s UFC 173 card. Lawler found himself on the wrong end of a controversial decision against Johny Hendricks […]
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Filming Complete For ‘The Rise of BJ Penn’ Documentary – Releases This Fall On FOX
ReelTime Rentals, Inc (otc pink:RLTR) (pinksheets:RLTR) announced today the completion of filming of “The Rise of B.J. Penn” a documentary feature, featuring [former] Mixed Marital Arts lightweight champion B. J. Penn. The program profiles how he grew, became a champion, and a true hero to his home town Hilo Hawaii. Included are special never before […]
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Aldo Thinks Barao Needs To Play It Safer In Title Defenses, Expects A 10 Year Title Reign For Renan
“The champion has a lot to lose. The challenger can give everything of himself, he has nothing to lose. If he wins, he will be beating the champion. In the future, I think Renan will think one more time before doing some strikes. There’s a part of him that is more cautious and we are […]
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VIDEO | Ultimate Fighting Cartoons: BJ Penn, Quiz Show Prodigy (Part 2)
Video: BJ Penn: Quiz Show Prodigy (PART 2) Here’s the second part of BJ Penn’s ‘Quiz Show Prodigy’ Ultimate Fighting Cartoons. Miss part one? Find it HERE.
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9 Shifts Made To BJPENN.COM’s MMA Rankings Following UFC 169
By Evan Stoumbelis Last Saturday fans saw a somewhat lackluster night of fights at UFC 169 where 10 of the 12 fights went to a judges decision, and one of the two knockouts was rather controversial. Alistair Overeem got a much needed win over Frank Mir. Jose Aldo defeated Ricardo Lamas by decision, and Renan […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Talks Training In Brazil, Third Fight With Edgar
While in Brazil, BJ Penn conducted several interviews. This is one of them. Hit play above and enjoy!
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White Says Mir’s Future To Be Determined This Week
Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir has tried everything to get a win inside the Octagon. From TRT to a two-camp stint at Greg Jackson’s, the Las Vegas resident hasn’t found anything to assist him in getting out of his four-fight slump. His back’s against the wall, and while he insists that retirement isn’t an […]
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Rogan Live Commentary Helped UFC 169’s Clint Hester ‘Not Blow His Wad’
UFC ringside commentator, Joe Rogan, is the best in the business. His insightful and technical breakdowns of fights have been educating fans for years on the action happening inside the cage. I always wondered if his, sometimes instructional, commentary ever made the ears of the fighter’s he’s talking about and according to UFC 169’s Clint […]
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QUICK TWITT | Fighters React Harshly To Herb Dean’s UFC 169 Main Event Mistake
Wow, so, Herb Dean messed up Saturday night, in a pretty bad way, when he halted the action during Urijah’s ‘Thumbs up’ signing. Eeek!!! The twitter-verse instantly caught fire and we are just now getting those flames under control. Check out some notable reactions to the Faber vs. Barao stoppage:
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Faber Open To Jumping Divisions For ‘Interesting Fights’
Following the disappointing ending to last weekend’s UFC 169 main event, Urijah Faber says that he’s open to making the jump up in weight for the fans. “I’m going to stay at 135, but if there are some big fights at 145, let’s hear what these guys have for me,” Faber said. “I would like […]
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Dana White Blasts Overeem For ‘Crappy’ UFC 169 Performance & Lesnar Callout
A win’s a win right? If you said yes, you’re wrong. Just ask Dana White. Last weekend Alistair Overeem took a rare approach in his bout against Frank Mir. The giant striker chose to coast through 15-minutes and secure an ‘error-free’ victory to keep his contract intact. Dana White was not impressed: “He fought safe. […]
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Overeem Calls Out Brock Lesnar
Once wasn’t enough for the former Strikeforce, Dream and K1 Grand Prix champion, when it comes to Brock Lesnar. Following his one-sided decision win over Frank Mir at last weekend’s UFC 169 event, ‘The Reem’, took to his post-fight speech to call out his former foe. “I hear there’s word that Brock Lesnar is about […]
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Alistair Overeem Outstruck Frank Mir 139 to 5 – WOW!
Prior to last weekend’s UFC 169 event, Frank Mir and Alistair Overeem both desperately needed a win. Mir stated that even if he picked up his 4th straight loss, which he did, that he would not even consider retirement. Overeem did what he had to do to win the bout, and while they caught some […]
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Dana White: Faber Stoppage ‘Cherry On Top’ Of Catastrophic UFC 169 Event
Last weekend’s UFC 169 event broke the record for the most decision’s in one night. To top it off, the main event was stopped right when it was just getting started. During the post-fight press-conference an agitated UFC president touched on both: “Faber was blocking those shots; he gave the thumbs up. He (Herb Dean) […]
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Barao vs. Faber
Watch highlights of Renan Barao’s win over Urijah Faber at UFC 169.
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Aldo vs. Lamas
Check out highlights of Jose Aldo’s win over Ricardo Lamas at UFC 169.
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Mir vs. Overeem
Watch highlights of Alistair Overeem’s win over Frank Mir at UFC 169.
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.gif | Trujillo Floors Varner In Brutal ‘Lights-Out’ K.O.
If animated .gifs are your thing then it doesn’t get much better than this highlight from last Saturday’s UFC 169 event. Opening up the main card, Trujillo and Varner delivered what was hands down the most entertaining bout of the night. They were also the only fighters to get bonuses. In the end, Trujillo earned […]
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Makdessi vs. Patrick
Highlights of John Makdessi’s battle with Alan Patrick.
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Cariaso vs. Martinez
Highlights of Chris Cariaso clash with Danny Martinez.
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VIDEO | UFC 169 Highlights: Catone vs. Watson
Fight highlights of Nick Catone’s battle with Tom Watson.
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UFC 169 Results: Faber Loses by way of TKO in Round 1, Barao Retains UFC Bantamweight Championship
Urijah Faber has improved immensely under the tutelage of Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig, but it was not enough to dethrone the champion. The two met in the middle of the octagon and did not shy away from throwing shots in the opening seconds. Renan Barao came out on top of all of their exchanges early on, […]
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UFC 169 Results: Aldo Retains UFC Featherweight Title, Defeats Lamas after 5 Full Rounds
The big question was whether or not Ricardo Lamas would be able to properly block Jose Aldo’s leg kicks. It took until the second round to figure it out, but the answer was simply ‘no’. Lamas tried to counteract Aldo’s leg kicks in the first by throwing leg kicks of his own but all of […]
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UFC 169 Results: Overeem Batters Mir en route to Unanimous Decision Win
This fight was as exciting as everybody expected it to be. Alistair Overeem brought the crowd to life right away as he dominated in round one. Mir made the mistake of clinching and Overeem landed two knees: One to the gut and one to the skull. The knee to the head caused Mir to pedal […]
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UFC 169 Results: Bagautinov Remains Undefeated in the Octagon, Gets Decision Win Over Liniker
Following a fight that likely earned ‘knockout of the night’ honors is never an easy task. The beginning of the first round saw Bagautinov take the fight to the ground only to almost walk into a heel hook. Lineker was torquing full-force and it looked like Bagautinov was seconds away from being forced to submit, […]
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UFC 169 Results: Trujillo Knocks Varner Out Cold in Round 2, Likely Earns KOTN
Abel Trujillo and Jamie Varner kicked off the pay-per-view tonight and after such a lackluster preliminary card, it was refreshing to see some exciting action take place inside the octagon. Jamie Varner had to cut thirty pounds this week in order to make weight yesterday, but it did not seem to effect his performance tonight. […]