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Dana White Tells Gilbert Melendez to ‘Start Looking Elsewhere’ After Contract Negotiations
The future of Gilbert Melendez’s relationship with the UFC is looking bleak. After months of trying to ink a new deal with the sport’s premier league, it is a possibility that ‘El Nino’ may have to jump ship and call another promotion ‘home’. Dana White elaborated on the complications of the negotiation process during his […]
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Sarah Kaufman vs. Shayna Baszler set for TUF Nations Finale in Quebec City
Sarah Kaufman (16-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Shayna Baszler (15-8 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is the latest additions to April’s “TUF Nations Finale” event in Quebec City. UFC officials announced the women’s bantamweight booking yesterday afternoon. Canadian Sarah Kaufman will fight for the second time under the UFC banner this April. Her promotional debut came against Jessica […]
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Jessica Eye And The UFC Release Statement On Failed Drug Test
For the first time in UFC history, a female combatant has been suspended for use of a banned substance. Just a probationary suspension, Eye will still be able to compete against Alexis Davis at UFC 170. Here’s what the UFC said: “The UFC received word of the fully probated suspension and fine issued to Jessica […]
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Texas Commission Overturns Eye vs. Kaufman Decision To A No Contest
Sorry Jessica Eye. It would appear as if Sarah Kaufman might have unjustly had your UFC debut win overturned to a no contest. Wow! Following their UFC 166 bout, Sarah Kaufman, was very vocal about her thoughts on the decision victory awarded to her opponent. She thought the judges got it wrong. Now, for an […]
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Sam Stout vs. K.J. Noons set for the “TUF Nations: Finale” in Quebec City
During today’s UFC news conference in Quebec City, UFC executive Tom Wright announced that a lightweight bout featuring hard hitting strikers Sam Stout (20-9-1 MA, 9-8 UFC) and K.J. Noons (12-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to the “TUF Nations: Finale” event set for April 16 in Quebec City, Canada. Sam “Hands of […]
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Lombard wants Jake Shields bout next, talks GSP and Alien abductions
Former Bellator middleweight champion and current UFC welterweight contender, Hector Lombard (33-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), recently told Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie that he’s gunning for a fight with “boring” Jake Shields, this after requests to fight Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann failed to come to fruition: “I think he’s been so boring and me always trying for […]
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Junior dos Santos: ‘My goal was, and still is, to become No. 1 again’
Despite suffering two devestating losses to Cain Velasquez in less than a year, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (16-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) isn’t giving up on his title aspirations. After dropping 2 of his past 3 fights to the rating heavyweight kingpin, JDS still believes that another notbale win could boost him back […]
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A Quick Thought on the Dominant Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez
It’s been a few weeks since UFC 166 where Cain Velasquez put a stamp on his trilogy with Junior dos Santos and set himself far and away from the contenders in his division. The dust has pretty much settled. UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez proved beyond a reasonable doubt that the once parallel career that […]
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JDS: Cain didn’t prove he was the better fighter
Former UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos, was recently TKO’d by current title holder, Cain Velasquez, in their trilogy bout, which headlined UFC 166 in Houston just over 10 days ago. Velasquez was able to dominate “Cigano” from the opening bell, much like he did in their second encounter at UFC 155. However, in an […]
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POLL RESULTS | Should Cain vs. JDS Have Been Stopped Sooner?
After a historic UFC 166 event that saw Cain Velasquez batter former champ, Junior dos Santos for nearly five straight rounds, the MMA world was split in half. Dana White, Joe Rogan and members of the media along with fans alike thought their fight for the UFC’s heavyweight title should have been stopped around the […]
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UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos PPV Buys ‘Hugely Dissapointing’
When it comes to PPV buy rates we never really get disclosed true and accurate figures. However the one reliable and lone source for UFC pay-per-view figures has and always will be, Mr. Dave Meltzer. When people talk of buys, stating this PPV did this amount and this one did that, it is all based […]
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Cain Velasquez’s camp confused by broken jaw report
The camp of UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez (13-1 MMA, 11-1 UFC), is more than a bit confused as to why the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation’s Combative Sports division medically suspended the fighter for a suspected broken jaw following this past weekend’s UFC 166 event. Heidi Seibert, who is a spokesperson for Zinkin […]
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Melvin Guillard: I would have dropped either Diego Sanchez or Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166
This past weekend at UFC 166, fight fans were treated to one of the best lightweight fights of all-time, as Diego Sanchez and Gilbert Melendez went to war inside the octagon. Sanchez and Melendez received “Fight of the Night” honors for their 3-round bloodbath in Houston and in the minds of many people, should be […]
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BJPENN.COM 10/18/13 REPLAY: Jacob Volkmann, Josh Burkman, Steve Carl & Chad Robichaux
If you missed last weeks episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, tune in here and catch the replay!
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POLL | Should Cain vs. JDS Have Been Stopped Sooner?
Last weekend Junior dos Santos failed to recapture his UFC title for the second straight time. Much like their second fight, the UFC Heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez was able to beat, batter and bruise dos Santos in route to a fight that went to the fifth and final round. Many people, Dana White included, believe […]
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VIDEO | UFC 166 Phantom Cam Highlights
Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez ended their heavyweight trilogy with an epic fight. Watch highlights of Cain’s win and the rest of UFC 166 in super slow motion.
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Dana White Wanted Cain vs. JDS Stopped Sooner, Critical Of Ref and Corner
“I’m not a doctor, but that fight should have been stopped in the third round. I’m not a doctor, but let me tell you what I am: I’ve been around a lot of men who were too tough for their own good. And Junior dos Santos is one of those guys. I mean that with […]
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Aftermath: Cain Velasquez Posts Photo of Himself 2 Days After Defending Title
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez made defending his title look easy last Saturday, defeating Junior dos Santos by TKO in the fifth round of the conclusion of their trilogy. Cain did sustain a few bumps and bruises, however, which were evident during the post-fight press conference. Cain’s superficial injuries didn’t stop him from enjoying what […]
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Melendez Steals Contender Slot From T.J. Grant With UFC 166 Performance
Few fights have ever, or will ever live up to what was UFC 166’s Melendez vs. Sanchez fight. The two lightweight fighters threw down for 15-minutes straight until the eventual winner, Gilbert Melendez, got his hand raised. UFC President Dana White is putting Melendez right back up in the contender chair and as he told […]
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Dana White: “I try so hard to like Roy Nelson”
“Contrary to popular belief, I try so hard to like Roy Nelson. It’s like I saw him backstage before I came out to talk to you guys. I was like, ‘What’s up Roy? You looked good. You lost weight,’ and this and that. Then I come out and hear the stupid s–t he said to […]
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Cain Velasquez Done with Junior dos Santos After Dominating Once Again
After the second consecutive meeting between UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is clear that Velasquez knows exactly how to dominate the Brazilian, leaving little to question on who the superior fighter is. Velasquez has now seemingly put an indefinite hold to the ‘parallel careers’ discussion between the two, stating that […]
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Dana White Not Happy with UFC 166 Officials: Get Your Ass in There and Stop That F–king Fight
UFC 166 has come and gone while delivering some extremely memorable moments. Some of those moments, however, were not fond memories. Several refereeing errors were made over the night as some fighters received undue punishment long after the fight had come to a conclusion due to the loss of consciousness. Among those was a Facebook […]
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VIDEO | Dana White’s Post UFC 166 Media Scrum
Watch Dana White’s post UFC 166 Media Scrum right here!
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VIDEO | UFC 166: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos Fight Highlights
Highlights of Cain Velasquez’s fifth-round TKO of Junior dos Santos from last weekend’s UFC 166 event in Houston, Texas.
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VIDEO | UFC 166: Daniel Cormier vs. Roy Nelson Fight Highlight
Highlights of Daniel Cormier’s win via unanimous decision over Roy Nelson from last weekend’s UFC 166 event in Houston, Texac.
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VIDEO | UFC 166: Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez Fight Highlight
Best Fight in MMA History? Many seem to think Gilbert Melendez’s win via unanimous decision over Diego Sanchez during last weekend’s UFC 166 event was just that.
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VIDEO | UFC 166: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Shawn Jordan Fight Highlights
Highlights of Gabriel Gonzaga’s first-round TKO of Shawn Jordan last weekend at UFC 166 in Houston, Texas.
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Dana White Confirms Melendez Back In “The Mix” With Victory Over Sanchez
In front of a sold out crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Gilbert Melendez and Diego Sanchez put on a Fight of the Year Candidate that brought everyone in the arena to their feet. While unranked Diego Sanchez rose to the occasion and impressed the crowd and UFC brass alike, Gilbert Melendez was […]