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  • Booking Roundup: UFC Confirms 12 New Bouts

    Booking Roundup: UFC Confirms 12 New Bouts

    The UFC’s matchmaking department has been on overdrive this week, matching at least 13 new fights to upcoming events. In addition to the new fight announcements, changes have also come down the pipe to already existing fight cards, and bouts. As previously reported, a bantamweight title fight between Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano has been […]

  • TRUE STORY! GSP, Rashad Evans have UFO Encounter

    TRUE STORY! GSP, Rashad Evans have UFO Encounter

    Former UFC welterweight champion, Georges St-Pierre has long been open about his interaction with “other-worldly” beings. His time on Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome” podcast, was no different. “I never talk about aliens. I talk about non-identified flying objects. And if you don’t believe me, one day I was in Albuquerque … with Rashad Evans and […]

  • Beltran Does Good By Disabled Teens

    Beltran Does Good By Disabled Teens

    Mixed martial arts fighter Joey Beltran is known as a tenacious fighter who doesn’t give up, so students in his kickboxing classes should expect a punishing workout. But at Wednesday morning’s class — where he teaches moderate to severely disabled teens from Vista High School — giggles, dancing and ear-to-ear smiles were just as prevalent […]

  • “The Day I Got Introduced To Pain”, A Gary Goodridge Exclusive

    “The Day I Got Introduced To Pain”, A Gary Goodridge Exclusive

    Miss the most recent BJPenn.com Radio show? No worries, check it out HERE. The show kicked off with an interview from MMA legend Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge. Plenty of topics were touched on by Goodridge and the hosts, Anotn Skoro and Denny Hodge. Towards the end of the interview Goodridge reflected on three of the […]

  • Gary Goodridge: “I don’t like Daniel Cormier. — He’s just a little punk ass kid.” – Exclusive

    Gary Goodridge: “I don’t like Daniel Cormier. — He’s just a little punk ass kid.” – Exclusive

      If you missed Monday’s BJPenn.com Radio show then you missed MMA legend Gary Goodridge’s harsh words towards current UFC light-heavyweight, Daniel Cormier. Goodridge was asked if he had any favorite fighters. “I’m a Jon Jones fan. I love Jon Jones. I don’t like — who’s he fighting now? —Daniel Cormier, DC. I don’t like […]

  • Report: Paulo Filho Shot In Brazil, Condition Unknown

    Report: Paulo Filho Shot In Brazil, Condition Unknown

    Former WEC middleweight champion, Paulo Filho is finding himself under fire, and not his usual type. Instead, the former champion, and one-time P4P prospect, was actually shot in the leg, according to reports. MMAFighting.com broke the story: [Filho] had a discussion with a man during a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was shot […]

  • MOVING ON! Jones Camp In Talks With Reebok

    MOVING ON! Jones Camp In Talks With Reebok

    UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones is tired of his Nike shoe and apparel line. Well… I think he was dropped, following his public brawl with Daniel Cormier, but what’s important here, is that he’s moving on. According to reports, “Bones” is in heavy negotiations with Nike’s number 1 competitor, Reebok. UFC Tonight broke the […]

  • ‘Bellator 131: Ortiz vs. Bonnar’ Card Finalized With 12 Bouts

    ‘Bellator 131: Ortiz vs. Bonnar’ Card Finalized With 12 Bouts

    The full card for Bellator 131 has been finalized for one of the biggest events in Bellator history from San Diego’s Valley View Casino Center on Saturday, November 15th live and free on Spike TV. The night will feature one of the biggest grudge matches in the sport as MMA icons clash when Tito “The […]

  • Brimage: ‘Vegas judges should kill themselves’

    Brimage: ‘Vegas judges should kill themselves’

    “You can definitely quote me on this: The Las Vegas, Nevada, Athletic Commission’s MMA judges should do everyone a favor and kill themselves and invite everyone to the funeral. The fight against Russell Doane, that was blasphemy, man! I watched that fight so many times, and I just cannot see how I lost that fight.” […]

  • Condit Planning March Or April Return To Action

    Condit Planning March Or April Return To Action

    “I’ve basically been cleared to start doing some sparring and training as long as it is light. I have to be cautious of anything explosive movement-wise or doing anything too quickly. I can run, hit mitts and do plenty of other things. I just can’t go 100 percent on anything yet.” “I can do jiu-jitsu […]

  • Pahoa Lava Flow Natural Disaster Caught On Film – Exclusive

    Pahoa Lava Flow Natural Disaster Caught On Film – Exclusive

    Post by BJ Penn Hawaii News. Our affiliate website over at BJPennHawaiiNews.com has got their hands on this exclusive footage of the destructive Lava Flow going down in Pahoa, Hawaii, right now. Exclusive video narrated by BJ Penn, can be seen by clicking play above, or following this direct link. – Brought to you by […]

  • Cerrone Rocking Camo Gi While Training With Sonnen

    Cerrone Rocking Camo Gi While Training With Sonnen

    Chael Sonnen may be out of the Octagon, but he’s not out of the training room. The “Oregon Gangster” played host to top UFC lightweight Donald Cerrone, during “The Cowboy’s” recent road trip to the pacific northwest. Check it: Holy shit I almost got tatackled by the gas attendant pump guy apparently you can't pump […]

  • AXED! Grace Tourinho Leaving UFC Brazil Offices

    AXED! Grace Tourinho Leaving UFC Brazil Offices

    UFC Brazil’s managing director is currently serving her last days in office. According to reports, Grace Tourinho (pictured), who was put in executive office by the promotion last year, will be leaving the UFC at the culmination of this month, just twelve-months after enlisting. No replacement has been named, but a search is currently underway.

  • GALLERY! Steamy Rousey Pics Surface

    GALLERY! Steamy Rousey Pics Surface

    UFC bantamweight champion, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey has inked a new endorsement deal with Buffalo Pro. Here’s more images: (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

  • KO After KO In This Week’s Regional Scene Highlight

    KO After KO In This Week’s Regional Scene Highlight

    2 Minutes of knockouts courtesy of Caged Aggression, Full Contact Productions, New York Fight Exchange, APFC, and Rage in the Cage.

  • Brandon Vera’s One FC Debut Now Official For Dec. 5

    Brandon Vera’s One FC Debut Now Official For Dec. 5

    Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organization with a 90% market share, ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC), will return to Manila with its largest fight card to date on 5 December. ONE FC: WARRIOR’S WAY is set to take place at the state-of-the-art MOA Arena in Manila. The main event will feature ONE FC Bantamweight World […]

  • REPLAY! TUF 20 – Aisling Daly vs. Angela Magana (Highlights)

    REPLAY! TUF 20 – Aisling Daly vs. Angela Magana (Highlights)

    Aisling Daly moves Team Pettis to 6-0 in the competition with a third round TKO stoppage over Angela Magana in one of the best fights of the season thus far.

  • Chandler Talks Eddie Alvarez’s Loss To Donald Cerrone

    Chandler Talks Eddie Alvarez’s Loss To Donald Cerrone

    Former Bellator lightweight champion, Michael Chandler discusses the recent loss of longtime rival, Eddie Alvarez, in his UFC debut.

  • Benson Henderson vs. Eddie Alvarez Set For Fight Night Boston Co-Main Event

    Benson Henderson vs. Eddie Alvarez Set For Fight Night Boston Co-Main Event

    A battle of former champs has been added to UFC Fight Night 59, in Boston, between former UFC title-holder Benson Henderson, and former Bellator champ, Eddie Alvarez. UFC officials announced the bout this afternoon. The two will serve as the co-main event to the Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver headliner. UFC Fight Night 59 takes […]

  • Manuwa Injured, OSP In Against “Shogun”

    Manuwa Injured, OSP In Against “Shogun”

    The injury bug has been rough on the UFC roster this month. Latest on the bug’s victim list is British slugger, Jimi Manuwa (pictured), who was scheduled to fight former UFC champion, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, next month at UFC Fight Night 56. In for Manuwa comes Ovince St. Preux (OSP). St. Preux was scheduled for […]

  • Anderson Silva, ‘Shogun’ Rua To Coach TUF Brazil 4

    Anderson Silva, ‘Shogun’ Rua To Coach TUF Brazil 4

    Two of the greatest Brazilian fighters of all time will lead the search for the next generation of Brazilian mixed martial artists, as the UFC and Globo announce that Anderson Silva and “Shogun” Rua will coach the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil. The legendary icon Silva (33-6 in professional MMA, fighting out of […]

  • Bisping: “Vitor’s gonna be weaker, slower, not as strong” Off TRT

    Bisping: “Vitor’s gonna be weaker, slower, not as strong” Off TRT

    “Vitor is the No. 1 contender. What were my feelings when he got put back [in that spot]? My feelings were this: That is a huge benefit for Chris Weidman, simply because Vitor was on testosterone replacement therapy for a long time, and that does have an impact on your body and the amount of […]

  • “Uncle Creepy” – ‘We’re twice the fighters the women are’

    “Uncle Creepy” – ‘We’re twice the fighters the women are’

    “The women get a lot more exposure than we do, and let’s be honest, we’re twice the fighters they are. No one wants to hear what I have to say anyways. But it’s true. It’s BS because they don’t push us like they should, and like you said, we are the two top guys going […]

  • Ratings Report: UFC 179 Prelims Bring In Modest Viewership

    Ratings Report: UFC 179 Prelims Bring In Modest Viewership

    The incomparable, illustrious, Dave Meltzer of MMAFighting.com has, once again, brought forth his infinite wisdom on UFC television ratings. Here’s his report for Saturday’s Prelims on Fox Sports 1: Bucking monstrous sports competition, the UFC 179 prelims did 536,000 viewers, the second-lowest audience for that type of show for prelims since the move to Fox […]

  • “Conor McGregor Don’t Want None”

    “Conor McGregor Don’t Want None”

    “I’ve really given it some considerable thought of dropping to 145 just to fight him. That’s how much I would love to fight this guy, five rounds. I’ll fight him Ireland. I’ll fight him in freakin’ anywhere. I’ll fight him in Mexico, maybe on that next Mexico card. I don’t care. He says he wants […]

  • Tito Ortiz Calling For Mental Healthcare For Retired MMA Vets

    Tito Ortiz Calling For Mental Healthcare For Retired MMA Vets

    “Us fighters put our lives on the line to entertain the fans that watch. Look at Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller, War Machine. I’m not defending anything they did. Everything they did was wrong in their own right, but a lot of these fighters take a lot of head trauma, head damage, as you see in professional […]

  • McCall, Lineker Engage In Multilingual Twitter Beef

    McCall, Lineker Engage In Multilingual Twitter Beef

    English, Portuguese, and sign-language? These two really know how to argue. Check it: I wish people gave more fucks about @johnlineker so we actually got some publicity for this fight … — Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) October 28, 2014 @Unclecreepymma Tá me achando bigodinho lindo? Kkkkk. Esse bla bla bla é coisa de marica! Faça o […]

  • Chuck Liddell — I Was Happy to Let Randy Couture Get in My Shorts

    Chuck Liddell — I Was Happy to Let Randy Couture Get in My Shorts

    UFC legend Chuck Liddell tells TMZ Sports he was HAPPY to fork over a pair of his trunks to Randy Couture for Randy’s Halloween costume — but says he ain’t exactly returning the costume honor.