Tag: ufc

  • UFC 150 | Jared Hamman vs. Michael Kuiper Booked | UFC NEWS

    Jared Hamman (13-4) is rumored to be taking on Michael Kuiper (11-1) in a middleweight fight scheduled to take place at UFC 150 on August 11th In Denver Colorado at the Pepsi Center. Hamman’s management team at Alchemist Management recently announced the fight but UFC officials have yet to confirm it. Hamman is looking to […]

  • Dos Anjos In For Injured Taylor Against Njokuani | UFC NEWS

    Fighters Only Magazine has reported that UFC veteran Paul Taylor (11-6-1) has been injured and will not fight against Anthony Njokuani (15-6) on the UFC on Fuel TV 4: “Munoz vs. Weidman” card. Fighting in his place will be Rafael dos Anjos (16-6) This comes as a huge blow to Taylor who hasn’t fought since […]

  • Jon Jones Arrested For DUI This Morning | UFC NEWS

    Jon Jones Arrested For DUI This Morning | UFC NEWS

    By Jonathan Kirschner UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones was arrested earlier this morning for a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) after crashing his Bently, and ultimately totaling it in Upstate NY, TMZ learned. Law enforcement stated that the UFC fighter crashed his car into a pole at 5:00 AM on Saturday morning in Binghamton, […]

  • UFC on Fuel TV 3 Medical Suspensions

    By Evan Stoumbelis 9 fighters that competed at UFC on Fuel TV 3 this past Tuesday have been suspended due to injuries, including Johnny Eduardo and Jeremy Stephens who have been suspened indefinitely due to eye injuries. Below is the full list of fighters, and the length of their suspensions. Johnny Eduardo: Suspended indefinitely due […]

  • BJ Penn Shuts Down Koscheck Rumor | UFC NEWS

    @joshkoscheck I know it costs a lot of money to live that lavish lifestyle, big house, fast cars & you need big fights but sorry I’m not coming back anytime soon! It seems like the Prodigy is in control of his own career as he quells rumors of a return fight with Josh Koscheck, as […]

  • Braulio Estima fires back at Cesar Gracie | MMA NEWS

    By Evan Stoumbelis Braulio Estima, the man Nick Diaz was supposed to fight (key words supposed to) in a BJJ superfight this past weekend, fired back at Cesar Gracie today via Twitter. Since Nick skipped the fight, nobody has heard from him, and it appears that he is hiding from the public eye, leaving coach […]

  • NASCAR Driver Kevin Harvick Will Corner Donald Cerrone

    By Evan Stoumbelis: Lightweight UFC fighter Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be cornered by NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick during his fight against Jeremy Stevens on UFC on Fuel TV 3 this upcoming Tuesday. VFD Sports (Cerrone’s management team) struck a long-term deal with Harvick recently, so fans might catch Cerrone at some of Harvick’s races in […]

  • MMA Still Illegal in New York | Child Pornography is Legal

    By Evan Stoumbelis: Recently the bill to make MMA legal in New York failed, leaving the MMA community angry and confused. However, yesterday the New York Court of Appeals ruled that viewing child pornography is no longer a criminal offense. MMA fans are left to wonder why MMA is illegal, but the viewing of child […]

  • VIDEO | Hector Lombard Ready To Blast Through UFC's Middleweight Division

    As fans anxiously await the in-octagon debut of former Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard, he made an appearance on FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight”. He talked about his recent UFC signing and briefly analyzed his highly anticipated bout with Brian Stann. “It was a very long process but I’m here in the UFC now so that’s […]

  • Ronda Rousey Fires Back At Sarah Kaufman

    By Jonathan Kirschner The talks about a date for Ronda Rousey’s first title defense against Sarah Kaufman started yesterday, but the two have been exchanging heated words on Twitter since last week. Ronda Rousey is known for being brutal in the cage, and brutally honest on Twitter. She has a history for being outspoken and […]

  • Tito Ortiz To Be Inducted Into California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

    By Evan Stoumbelis The Huntington Beach Bad Boy Tito Ortiz will be inducted into the California Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on May 20th for his “numerous contributions to the sport throughout the years.” Tito’s next fight will take place at UFC 148 for his rubber match against Forrest Griffin. For Ortiz, […]

  • VIDEO | Eddie Bravo's Breakdown of Alan Belcher's Twister Attempts

    Second Degree Black Belt and jiu-jitsu ace Eddie Bravo analyzes Alan Belcher’s unexpected attempts at the twister submission from UFC on FOX 3 this past weekend.

  • The BJPENN.COM Best Of MMA 2012 (So Far) Awards!

    By :Jonathan Kirschner Everybody likes awards. Whether it is best of the best or worst of the worst, it is always important to identify what one event stood above the rest. 2011 was a memorable year for many reasons. Dan Henderson and Shogun Rua easily had the best fight of the year with their five […]

  • MMA in the Olympics | Will It Happen? | MMA NEWS

    By Evan Stoumbelis: I saw a story yesterday about why MMA would never be in the Olympics.  Saddened, I thought about why MMA couldn’t be in the Olympics and what would have to be done in order for MMA to get their. After counteracting as many arguments as possible, I realized that MMA has come […]

  • UFC Flyweight Ian McCall Fields Fan Questions & Here Are The Highlights | UFC NEWS

    By Jon Kirschner: After bouncing back from being pronounced dead and then getting released by World Extreme Cagefighting, it was easy to see why Ian McCall took the news of the loss and eventual tie with Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson in stride. UFC Flyweight Title contender Ian McCall has made the most of the second […]

  • Sizing Up Jon Jones And Anderson Silva | UFC NEWS

    By Evan Stoumbelis: There has been a lot of talk about Jon Jones and Anderson Silva.  Who is the better fighter and who would win if the two men were to fight?  One thing is for sure, if this fight does happen, which given the attention it has received it just might, it could very […]

  • Gonazaga Fills UFC 146, Void Set To Face Roy Nelson | UFC NEWS

    Gonazaga Fills UFC 146, Void Set To Face Roy Nelson | UFC NEWS

    By Jonathan Kirschner: The deck has been shuffled and yet another change has been made to the UFC 146 main card. After results from Alistair Overeem’s drug test came back with escalated levels of testosterone (14:1), the hype behind UFC 146 was in jeopardy. Dana White announced on Friday night that Frank Mir would be […]

  • Bisping says he would've stopped Sonnen had their fight been five rounds

    By Evan Stoumbelis: Middleweight Michael ‘the count’ Bisping said the following in a recent interview: “I think Chael will out-wrestle Anderson and beat him this time, and then I’ll get the rematch with Chael considering how close our fight was. If I had Chael over five rounds, I’d definitely beat him. In that last fight, […]

  • Dana White Breaks Silence On Overeem | Too Mad To Discuss Details

    By Evan Stoumbelis: After Alistair Overeem failed his random screening for PED’s last week with elevated testosterone levels of 14:1 which exceeds the maximum ratio of 6:1 everyone has put forth their opinion, and there has been talk of who will be Overeem’s replacement should the NSAC not allow him to fight. The one man […]

  • Dennis Siver Emerges Victorious In Featherweight Debut Over Diego Nunes

    By Evan Stoumbelis: Cutting 10 pounds, missing weight, and #9 ranked featherweight Diego Nunes couldn’t hinder Dennis Siver in his debut bout at the 145 pound division. In round 1 Siver comes out and establishes octagon control, as Nunes circles around the outside, they get within striking range as both men throw head kicks that […]

  • Editorial Spotlight | Dennis Siver Looking For Opportunity As A Featherweight Tomorrow Night

    By: Evan Stoumbelis UFC Lightweight Dennis “The Meanace” Siver (19-8) is moving down to the 145 featherweight division and is set to face Diego “The Gun” Nunes (17-2) at the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 event tomorrow night. Siver was set to have a rematch with Ultimate Fighter winner Ross Pearson at the same […]

  • Friday's Ultimate Fighter Live On FX | Proctor vs. Tickle Preview

    By Evan Stoumbelis: This Friday on the Ultimate Fighter, Chicago native Chris “Bad Boy” Tickle is set to represent Team Cruz against Joe Proctor of Team Faber. Chris Tickle holds a 7-4 record and has quickly become one of the more recognizable cast members, with his “Bad Boy” attitude and somewhat loudmouth style. Joe Proctor […]

  • Anderson Silva Sides With Wanderlei Silva Over Vitor Belfort

    Anderson Silva Sides With Wanderlei Silva Over Vitor Belfort

    By Evan Stoumbelis: UFC Middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva took some time recently to give his thoughts on the coaches of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva and Vitor “the Phenom” Belfort. The coaches are set to square off at UFC 147 in Brazil, where Anderson Silva will be defending his […]

  • Belfort On Silva | He Is Going To Lose And He Knows It

    Belfort On Silva | He Is Going To Lose And He Knows It

    By Adam Conklin: Vitor Belfort will soon face off with fellow TUF: Brazil Coach, Wanderlei Silva. Here Vitor is explaining his fight with Wanderlei Silva, his training camp, Silva vs. Sonnen 2, and the things the base of his motivation. You are in the business since the beginning. You fought in the first editions of […]

  • MMA POLL: Should the UFC make teammates fight each other?

    MMA POLL: Should the UFC make teammates fight each other?

    With the Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit match in the works as well as a light-heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans we wanted to ask the readers here on BJPENN.COM what you think of these teammate vs. teammate matchups. Sound off in our poll and head back here this Friday when we […]

  • BJ Penn's Weekly Pics : Old School Photo… 2000

    BJ Penn's Weekly Pics : Old School Photo… 2000

    Old school photo…2000 Jiujitsu was my life…i was so proud of this accomplishment… Personally it is still my greatest accomplishment! Charuto found the pic at MMA Fighter Kaynan Kaku’s house…I always call him The Man the Myth The Legend!!

  • UFC NEWS – Watch The UFC 141 FIGHT DAY Live Pre-Show Today (6pm ET)

    UFC NEWS – Watch The UFC 141 FIGHT DAY Live Pre-Show Today (6pm ET)

    More FIGHT DAY Video clips! Click here for the latest UFC 141 coverage provided by BJPENN.COM

  • UFC NEWS – POLL: Who Will Be The UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion in 2012?

    UFC NEWS – POLL: Who Will Be The UFC Light Heavy Weight Champion in 2012?