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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington assures the UFC “isn’t stripping anything”
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos in the co-main event of UFC 225 in June, he earned the UFC interim welterweight championship. The expectation was this accomplishment would set him up for a title unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. Unfortunately for Covington, however, this is not the way things went down. Instead, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Duane Ludwig responds to “negative crybaby” Dominick Cruz
Earlier this week, on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz made some comments about Duane Ludwig, the head coach of current champ TJ Dillashaw. In what seemed like an attempt at an insult, Cruz claimed that Ludwig is trying to live vicariously through his star pupil. Apparently, Cruz is right. Speaking […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington shares pro wrestling story Donald Trump told him at the White House
Earlier this month, current UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington did what he said he’d do, and met with US President Donald Trump at the White House. Speaking on the latest episode of BJPENN.COM Radio, Covington discussed this meeting with Trump — which he says was the best day of his life. He also shared […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Focused on UFC 227, Ricardo Ramos hopes for eventual fight with Sean O’Malley
In a way, UFC 227 will be a bantamweight showcase as the card hosts six bouts in the division. One of which being for the men’s title. Among the 12 135-pound combatants is the Brazilian prospect, Ricardo Ramos. At 22-years old, he’s the youngest of the dozen 135ers competing on August 4th. Already 11-1 in his young […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach Andre Pederneiras discusses Jose Aldo’s upcoming fight with Jeremy Stephens
Former UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo will make his return to the octagon at next weekend’s UFC on FOX event in Calgary, Alberta. Jose Aldo will be squaring off with heavy handed Jeremy Stephen’s at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 30 event, which airs live from the Scotiabank Saddledome. The 31-year-old is coming off back-to-back setbacks […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Leonardo Santos expects to make his octagon return before the end of 2018
UFC lightweight standout Leonardo Santos (16-3-1 MMA) was expected to make his highly anticipated return to the octagon at June’s UFC Fight Night 131 event. Unfortunately for fights fans, the Brazilian submission specialist suffered an injury and was forced off of the June 1 fight card. The Nova Uniao product, Leonardo Santos, has gone an […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Vick expects to completely dominate Justin Gaethje in Lincoln
Speaking on a recent episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show, former World Series of Fighting champ Justin Gaethje said that he will consider retiring from MMA if he’s outclassed by James Vick in the main event of UFC Lincoln on August 25. “I’m so much better than James Vick,” Gaethje said. “It sucks to say it, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Vick discusses origins of beef with UFC Lincoln opponent Justin Gaethje
Originally, surging UFC lightweight contender James Vick was supposed to meet Paul Felder at last weekend’s UFC Boise card. When Al Iaquinta withdrew from his August 25th UFC Lincoln main event battle with Justin Gaethje, however, Vick got the call to replace him, and was transplanted from one card to the other. Fighting Gaethje instead […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Alexander Volkanovski explains why he wants to take Chad Mendes’ head off
Last weekend, on the undercard of UFC Boise, Australian featherweight contender Alexander Volkanovski picked up the biggest win of his career thus far, dominating the durable Darren Elkins to a lopsided unanimous decision win. In the moments after this win, Volkanovski said that he’d like to fight Chad Mendes next, so long as Mendes defeated […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington’s days as the UFC’s biggest heel could soon end
UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington’s days as the UFC’s biggest heel could soon be over. Ahead of his title-unifying showdown with undisputed champ Tyron Woodley, which is not yet scheduled, Covington claims that fans are so disappointed with Woodley’s reign as champ, that he might turn face just to give them somebody to root […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington comments on UFC 225’s low PPV estimates
UFC 225, which went down on June 9 in Chicago, was an extremely stacked card. It was headlined by a middleweight showdown between champ Robert Whittaker and overweight challenger Yoel Romero, co-headlined by an interim welterweight title fight between Colby Covington and Rafael dos Anjos, and sweetened by a host of other fantastic matchups. Surprisingly, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Luis Pena has eyes set on next opponent then a move to 145
The Ultimate Fighter 27: Undefeated contestant Luis Pena entered the ranks of the stacked UFC lightweight division with a bang at the TUF 27 Finale with a first-round submission win over Richie Smullen. Only five fights into his professional career, Pena is already beginning to make waves and develop a cult following largely due to […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington updates on Whitehouse visit, meeting with Donald Trump
Shortly after Colby Covington captured the UFC interim welterweight title with a UFC 225 decision defeat of Rafael dos Anjos, he announced his plans to visit President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse. Apparently, those plans haven’t changed. In fact, Covington fully expects to meet Trump and leave his UFC belt with him before the year […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington explains beef with Matt Serra
Last week, former UFC welterweight champ and new UFC Hall of Famer Matt Serra made headlines after a video of him taking down a troublesome drunk went viral. Shortly after this video surfaced, current UFC interim welterweight champion Colby Covington took to Twitter, where he went off on Serra in a series of savage Tweets. […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington has a hunch about Brock Lesnar’s move from WWE to UFC
Brock Lesnar is back. Well, almost. Shortly after Daniel Cormier knocked out Stipe Miocic to capture the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 226, we learned that Lesnar is likely to be Cormier’s first challenger as champ. The fight will happen just as soon as Lesnar gets his lingering USADA suspension squared away. Because Lesnar is […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington says he’ll fight Tyron Woodley inside Madison Square Garden
When Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos to capture the UFC interim welterweight title at UFC 225, he set up a title-unifying showdown with undisputed champion Tyron Woodley. The pair’s fight has been discussed for September or October, but Covington claims he won’t be rushing back into the Octagon. He’s enjoying a bit of a […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Valentina Shevchenko is not expecting an easy fight from Nicco Montano
Top UFC women’s flyweight contender Valentina Shevchenko has been gunning for the division’s inaugural champion Nicco Montano for months. Now that Montano is fighting fit, it looks as though the pair will be booked to fight at UFC 228 on September 8. No contracts have been signed but I’m told verbal agreements are in place […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Curtis Blaydes states his case for a title shot and sounds off on Greg Hardy and ‘fake fighter’ Brock Lesnar
Curtis Blaydes cemented himself as one of the top contenders in the UFC heavyweight division at UFC 225 with a dominant and brutal TKO win over Alistair Overeem. Post-win, Blaydes set the record straight. It’s title shot or bust for the No. 2 ranked fighter in the division. In an exclusive interview with BJPenn.com, Blaydes […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry says he knew Yancy Medeiros would withdraw from fight
Mike Perry was originally expected to fight Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226, but unfortunately, this plan hit a snag when Medeiros sustained an injury in training. When Medeiros was forced out of the fight, he issued a heartfelt apology in an interview with ESPN, addressing Perry and their shared fans. “I apologize to all my […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Jorge Masvidal is down to fight Leon Edwards if Usman and Magny aren’t available
Shortly after he defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone by decision in the main of UFC Singapore, Leon Edwards called for a fight with long-time welterweight contender Jorge Masvidal. “At the time, he was No. 6 in the rankings and I was going down in the rankings and everyone else was matched up, so why not take […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Mike Perry reacts to Felder fight, says ‘Cowboy’ was offered the chance to step in
If things had gone according to the original plan, Mike Perry would have stepped into the cage with Yancy Medeiros at UFC 226 on July 7. Regrettably, Medeiros was sidelined with an injury just days out from the fight, which left Perry without an opponent, and the UFC with the frantic task of finding him […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes wants OSP next, and eventually Daniel Cormier
Dominick Reyes is perhaps the fastest rising contender in the UFC light heavyweight division. In just three UFC bouts, he’s already usurped the number-11 spot in the divisional rankings, and now, he’s hoping to take another big step up the ladder with a win over a top-10 foe. More specifically, he wants Ovince Saint Preux, […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Coach James Krause reflects on Megan Anderson’s UFC debut
The biggest MMA event of the year (so far) took place earlier this month in Chicago, Illinois. It was the most recent UFC pay-per-view, UFC 225. The stacked card played host to several top-ranked fighters and many fantastic matchups. One of the fighters who made the walk on June 9th was the Australian former Invicta […]
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EXCLUSIVE | James Krause on the weigh-in change, ‘it’s irresponsible to push it back’
Earlier this month, UFC President, Dana White announced that he will be having the UFC move the weigh-in format back to afternoons. Currently, fighters officially weigh-in in the mornings of the days before fight day. They then do the ceremonial weigh-ins later that day which, is essentially just having the fighters face off one last time […]
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EXCLUSIVE | The James Krause AKA the student and the master
In the world of mixed martial artists, one will find some of the most unique individuals in all of sports. With team sports like football or basketball, it’s not uncommon to see a former player wind up as a coach one day after that chapter of their life closes. But to do each at the […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Dominick Reyes eyeing UFC 228 showdown with Ovince Saint Preux
Rising UFC light heavyweight contender Dominick Reyes, who currently holds the number-11 spot in the divisional rankings, is hoping for a UFC 228 showdown with former interim title challenger Ovince Saint Preux. Reyes made his first mention of a bout with Saint Preux on Twitter, shortly after Saint Preux delivered a rousing submission defeat of […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson “It felt good that a lot of people scored the fight in my favor”
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson suffered a unanimous decision loss to Darren Till last month in Liverpool, England. The scorecards for the fight were marred in controversy after two of the judges in attendance scored the fight 49-46 for the hometown favorite Darren Till, this while the majority of the mixed martial […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Stephen Thompson doesn’t believe the UFC will implement new divisions
Former two-time UFC welterweight title challenger Stephen Thompson thinks it would be “awesome” if the UFC decided to implement some new weight classes. With that said, “Wonderboy” doesn’t expect the leading mixed martial arts promotion to be adding new divisions anytime soon. Stephen Thompson recently sat down with BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor where he shared his […]