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Bryan Battle says his welterweight cut went well, explains why he called out Ian Garry: “I don’t see why he wouldn’t want it”
Bryan Battle didn’t expect his welterweight cut to go as smoothly as it did. Battle, who won TUF at middleweight, was set to make his welterweight debut at UFC Vegas 59 against Takashi Sato. Although Battle did a test cut before making the move down, he was still uncertain how he’d feel when he got […]
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Ode Osbourne plans to be “dominant everywhere” against Tyson Nam at UFC San Diego: “Be a terrorizer and terrorize him every chance I get”
Ode Osbourne is glad to be fighting a veteran like Tyson Nam at UFC San Diego. After Nam’s fight against Tagir Ulanbekov on June 25 was off again, the UFC then booked Osbourne vs. Nam at UFC San Diego. Although they only got two or three weeks’ notice, the Jamaican stayed in the gym after […]
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David Onama believes he’s “way better” than Nate Landwehr which will lead to the stoppage win at UFC San Diego: “I’m just going out there to have fun”
David Onama wanted a quick turnaround after his last fight and he got his wish. After Onama picked up a submission win on July 9, he said he was getting right back into the gym to hopefully fight again soon. That ended up being the case as he got the call to face Nate Landwehr […]
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Tyson Nam believes Ode Osbourne fight will “be fireworks,” promises a KO win: “Whoever lands that first shot is probably putting the other to sleep”
Tyson Nam is ecstatic to be making the walk to the Octagon again. Nam hasn’t fought since January of 2021 due to an injury and then opponents pulling out of slated contests. He was booked to fight Tagir Ulanbekov twice and although he wanted to compete, Nam said he didn’t want to take a short-notice […]
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Brandon Moreno’s coach will “be surprised” if fourth Deiveson Figueiredo fight happens, expects undisputed title fight against Alexandre Pantoja
James Krause can finally claim to have instructed a world champion as he coached Brandon Moreno to his UFC 277 win. Throughout Krause’s time as a fighter and a coach, he has been vocal in saying he never wanted to be a world champion, but rather coach one. At UFC 277, he had the chance […]
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Bryan Battle explains why he is dropping to welterweight, doesn’t expect Takashi Sato fight to go past the second round: “I’m looking to force him into mistakes”
Bryan Battle will be dropping down to welterweight after winning TUF 29 at middleweight. Battle won the show with a submission win over Gilbert Urbina, but that was after Tresean Gore had to pull out of the finale. Battle then fought Gore and beat him by decision and in the lead-up to that fight, he […]
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Jason Witt doesn’t think Josh Quinlan “is anything special,” believes his wrestling will be the difference at UFC Vegas 59
Jason Witt is looking to get back into the win column in a big way at UFC Vegas 59. Witt is coming off a KO loss to Phil Rowe back in February and will now return on Saturday against Josh Quinlan who’s coming off the Contender Series last year. Although knowing much about UFC newcomers […]
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Anthony Pettis says it’s “pretty amazing” to see what Charles Oliveira has accomplished since they fought: “Oliveira will clear out the division after this one”
Anthony Pettis is pretty amazed by what Charles Oliveira has accomplished. Pettis and Oliveira fought in 2016 at featherweight and ‘Showtime’ ended up winning by submission. After the fight, Pettis said Oliveria’s striking was getting better but he didn’t think the Brazilian would turn his career around and eventually become the UFC lightweight champion. “We […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Thiago Santos vs. Jamahal Hill
In the main event of UFC Vegas 59, a battle of top-10 light heavyweights goes down as Thiago Santos takes on Jamahal Hill. Heading into the fight, Santos is a +230 underdog while the American contender is a -310 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their […]
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Terrance McKinney plans to “shut the haters up” with stoppage win over Erick Gonzalez: “I guarantee I hit harder than Jim Miller”
Terrance McKinney wanted to return much sooner than this Saturday night. McKinney is coming off a TKO loss to Drew Dober in a fight where he nearly earned what would have been his sixth straight finish. Although he lost, he says that fight was a win-win as he learned what he needed to improve on. […]
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Sam Alvey fighting out UFC contract against Michal Oleksiejczuk, plans to snap skid with KO win: “It could be the end of my UFC career”
Sam Alvey will be fighting out his contract on Saturday at UFC Vegas 59. Alvey, who’s on an eight-fight winless streak as he’s 0-7-1, has had a ton of bad luck with controversial decisions and short-notice fights. With that, after his last loss, the promotion decided to let him fight out his contract. “They made […]
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Geoff Neal plans to “throw down” with Vicente Luque at UFC Vegas 59: “I do think I can knock him out”
Geoff Neal is excited for his UFC Vegas 59 co-main event fight against Vicente Luque. Both Neal and Luque are fan-favorites and are known to stand-and-trade with their opponents. With that, Neal always thought he would end up fighting Luque, however, he says he did want to fight Sean Brady. “For sure, we have a […]
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Vicente Luque looking to create “a lot of chaos and a lot of violence” against Geoff Neal: “It’s going to be a banger”
Vicente Luque is expecting a war when he faces Geoff Neal in the co-main event of UFC Vegas 59. Luque is coming off a five-round decision loss to Belal Muhammad and after the setback, he wasn’t quite sure what would be next. Yet, when he got the call to face Neal he was excited as […]
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Jonathan Pearce says he “really wanted to hurt” Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London after he “disrespected” him before the fight: “All week this guy was bullying me and pushing me around”
Jonathan Pearce couldn’t wait to fight and beat up Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London. Throughout fight week, Pearce says he saw Amirkhani multiple times and when he did, the Fin would bully Pearce and not let him pass or size him up. After Amirkhani did it over and over again, Pearce says he couldn’t wait […]
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Maycee Barber “not impressed” by Miesha Tate’s flyweight debut, but “would love to fight her” in the future
Maycee Barber is hoping to share the Octagon with Miesha Tate in the future. At UFC 276, Barber picked up the biggest win of her career as she beat Jessica Eye by decision. Just two weeks later, Tate made her flyweight debut against Lauren Murphy at UFC Long Island. Unfortunately for ‘Cupcake’, the fight did […]
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Orion Cosce wanted to “rebook” Blood Diamond fight, plans to “take him down and get the sub or ground and pound” finish at UFC 277
Orion Cosce wanted to rebook the Blood Diamond fight after the Kiwi being forced out of their scheduled contest at UFC 275. Cosce and Diamond were booked to fight at UFC 271 but ‘Galaxy’ was forced out of the fight due to COVID-19. Diamond ended up facing Jeremiah Wells and lost by submission. Following the […]
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UFC 277 | Pro fighters make their picks for Brandon Moreno vs. Kai Kara-France 2 interim title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 277, Brandon Moreno and Kai Kara-France are set to rematch for the interim flyweight title. Heading into the fight, Moreno is a -235 favorite while the Kiwi is a +180 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The […]
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Drakkar Klose knew Diego Ferreira would pull out of UFC 277, vows to “beat up” Rafa Garcia
Drakkar Klose had a feeling Diego Ferreira wouldn’t be fighting him at UFC 277. When Klose was booked to fight Ferreira, the Brazilian was in the lightweight rankings, despite being on a three-fight losing skid. Yet, he recently got dropped from the rankings and just two weeks from the event, Ferreira pulled out which didn’t […]
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UFC 277 | Pro fighters make their picks for Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes 2 title fight
In the main event of UFC 277, Julianna Pena is looking to defend her bantamweight title for the first time as she rematches Amanda Nunes. Heading into the fight, Pena is a +230 underdog while the challenger is a -310 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get […]
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Alex Morono planning to “put on a show” against Matthew Semelsberger at UFC 277: “I’m looking for an entertaining fight”
Alex Morono is hoping to put on a fan-friendly fight when he competes in his home state of Texas on Saturday at UFC 277. Morono is set to fight for the first time in 2022 as he will take on Matthew Semelsberger. Although it is a later start than what the Fortis MMA product is used […]
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Maycee Barber entered Jessica Eye fight with a rib injury, wants Andrea Lee next
Maycee Barber was pleased with her UFC 276 win over Jessica Eye. Barber stepped up on short notice to take the fight against Eye after beating Montana De La Rosa by decision. However, she entered the De La Rosa fight, and subsequently the fight after with Eye dealing with a rib injury. Although she entered […]
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Jimi Manuwa believes he will end retirement to fight again after watching UFC London: “It gives me more enthusiasm to get up and train and come back”
Jimi Manuwa believes he will fight again. Manuwa retired from MMA following his KO loss to Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Stockholm in June of 2019. That setback had marked his fourth in a row and prompted ‘The Poster Boy’ to hang up his gloves. However, since announcing his retirement, Jimi has always flirted with the […]
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Jimi Manuwa disagrees with Daniel Cormier, other fighters telling Alexander Gustafsson to retire after UFC London: “I don’t think other fighters or fans should be telling fighters to retire”
Jimi Manuwa doesn’t think anyone should be telling Alexander Gustafsson to retire following UFC London. Gustafsson made his return to the sport and the light heavyweight division on the main card of UFC London as he took on Nikita Krylov. The Swede was on a three-fight losing skid, with all three losses coming by stoppage, […]
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Jimi Manuwa explains why he slapped “disrespectful” Aleksandar Rakic at UFC London: “I had to give him what he deserves for acting like a troll”
Jimi Manuwa wants to make it clear that he did not sucker-punch Aleksandar Rakic, but slapped him over some comments the Austrian made. Back in June of 2019 at UFC Stockholm, Manuwa and Rakic fought and it was the Austrian who won by head kick KO in just 42-seconds. Since the loss, Manuwa says Rakic […]
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Dustin Jacoby says Da Un Jung win “was one of the best performances of my career,” eyes Volkan Oezdemir next
Dustin Jacoby was very happy with his UFC Long Island win over Da Un Jung. Jacoby entered the fight knowing it would be a tough test and the pressure was on him given the fact he was defending his spot in the rankings. He knew the fight would be tough but he landed a massive […]
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Kyle Nelson expects to perform better at lightweight, confident he’ll put Jai Herbert “to sleep early” at UFC London
Kyle Nelson knew he had to move up to lightweight after his last fight. Nelson hasn’t fought since September of 2020 when he suffered a KO loss to Billy Quarantillo. The loss dropped him to 1-3 in the UFC and he wasn’t sure if the UFC was going to re-sign him, but even if they […]
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Jonathan Pearce confident he’ll finish Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London: “He doesn’t have the will to win like I do”
Jonathan Pearce was excited when he got the call about fighting Makwan Amirkhani at UFC London. Pearce is 3-1 in the UFC but is 3-0 at 145lbs after losing to Joe Lauzon in his promotional debut. He will now get another big-name opponent in Amirkhani, who Pearce is excited to fight. “I was really excited, […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Curtis Blaydes vs. Tom Aspinall
In the main event of UFC London, an intriguing heavyweight clash headlines the card as Curtis Blaydes takes on rising contender Tom Aspinall. Heading into the fight, Blaydes is a +114 underdog while the Brit is a -146 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction […]