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Charles Rosa excited to go into enemy territory at UFC London against Nathaniel Wood: “I’m smashing this kid’s face in”
Charles Rosa wanted to fight in front of fans in his next fight and he got his wish. Rosa has fought six straight times in front of no fans and after his latest effort, he told his manager and the UFC that he wanted to fight in front of fans again. He ended up getting […]
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Muhammad Mokaev confident he’ll submit Charles Johnson after training with him in 2019, vows to become the youngest UFC champion in history: “None of them are special”
Muhammad Mokaev is excited to return to London and perform in front of his hometown fans again. Mokaev made good of his UFC debut back in March as he submitted Cody Durden in 58-seconds. After the win, Mokaev wanted a quick turnaround but it was hard for him to get an opponent until former LFA […]
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Volkan Oezdemir plans to “finish” Paul Craig at UFC London: “There is more than one way I will be able to finish the fight”
Volkan Oezdemir is excited to make the walk to the Octagon and get the bad taste of his last fight out of his mouth. Oezdemir is set to face Paul Craig at UFC London as he enters the fight on a two-fight losing skid. He’s coming off a decision loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC […]
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David Onama says UFC Vegas 58 fight “wasn’t one of my best performances” but believes he put the featherweight division on notice
David Onama was worried he wasn’t going to fight at UFC Vegas 58. Onama was booked to face Austin Lingo, but his opponent was forced out of the fight due to an injury. After that, Onama says a couple of fighters turned him down before Garrett Armfield – who he fought as an amateur – […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Brian Ortega vs. Yair Rodriguez
In the main event of UFC Long Island, a pivotal featherweight scrap headlines the card as top-three featherweights collide as Brian Ortega takes on Yair Rodriguez. Heading into the fight, Ortega is a -180 favorite while the Mexican is a +140 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to […]
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Felice Herrig explains why she ended retirement to sign with BKFC, reveals they “tripled my UFC contract”
Felice Herrig ended her retirement rather quickly. After Herrig suffered a submission loss to Karolina Kowalkiewicz in June she announced her retirement from MMA. Yet, she recently signed with BKFC, and according to Herrig, she retired from MMA, not from fighting. “I announced my retirement from MMA. It was like, I’m retiring from MMA, I’m […]
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Cody Brundage says KO win over Tresean Gore proves “I don’t have to just wrestle”
Cody Brundage was happy to shut up Tresean Gore. Leading up to his UFC Vegas 58 fight, Brundage heard all the trash talk Gore was saying, and that included throughout fight week. However, Brundage just put his head down as he had all the confidence in the world he would beat Gore and was surprised […]
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Dustin Jacoby expecting a “15-minute war” against “durable” Da Un Jung at UFC Long Island: “I’m there to defend my spot”
Dustin Jacoby has been in talks to fight Da Un Jung to fight in the past, so he’s excited it’s finally coming to fruition at UFC Long Island. Jacoby is coming off a decision win over Michal Oleksiejczuk in a fight he barely threw any kicks due to an ankle injury. Given kicks are a […]
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Michelle Waterson reveals she used to train with Amanda Lemos, hopes to earn “knockout of the night” at UFC Long Island
Michelle Waterson will be fighting a familiar opponent in the co-main event of UFC Long Island on Saturday. After Waterson was forced out of her Amanda Ribas fight at UFC Columbus in March, she said it might be a career-ending injury if she never took care of it. After rehabbing the injury, she is set […]
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Cody Brundage believes Tresean Gore is “a regional level fighter,” confident he will find the finish at UFC Vegas 58
Cody Brundage is looking to extend his win streak to two when he faces Tresean Gore at UFC Vegas 58. Gore was supposed to face Josh Fremd who is Brundage’s teammate, but Fremd got hurt and was forced out of the bout. Once that happened, Brundage offered to step up and the promotion quickly made […]
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James Krause says he has “no intention or desire” to fight again but would “if the perfect scenario was put in front of me”
James Krause won’t say he is retired but says it is unlikely he will fight again. Krause has not fought since October of 2020 when he beat Claudio Silva by decision. He took that fight and the fight prior on short notice as he has been busy coaching. Although he has not officially retired he […]
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Jalin Turner believes he’s “on a new level” after submitting Brad Riddell at UFC 276: “I’m coming into my own and hitting my stride”
Jalin Turner believes UFC 276 was a breakout performance for himself. Turner was set to fight his first-ranked opponent as he was taking on Brad Riddell in the prelim headliner at UFC 276. Entering the scrap, Turner knew Riddell would be a tough test but he rocked the Aussie early and then hopped on a […]
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Jared Vanderaa knows he’s fighting for his job at UFC Vegas 58 but says Chase Sherman is a very “winnable fight”
Jared Vanderaa knows he’s likely fighting for his job at UFC Vegas 58. Vanderaa is on a three-fight losing streak and coming off a submission loss to Aleksei Oleinik. However, he has taken the majority of his fights on short notice and this is no different as he will take on Chase Sherman on two […]
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James Krause believes it will take a “more well-rounded” fighter than Kai Kara-France to beat Brandon Moreno
Brandon Moreno will have a new head coach in his corner at UFC 277 and it will be James Krause. Moreno has spent the majority of his career at Entram Gym, including having them in his corner when he won UFC gold. Yet, he revealed he needed a change and decided to go to Glory […]
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Mario Bautista says his finish of Brian Kelleher was “the biggest win of my career,” believes he’s one win away from top-15
Mario Bautista believes he made a statement with his first-round submission win over Brian Kelleher at UFC Vegas 57. Bautista entered the fight knowing Kelleher would be at his most dangerous in the first round. Yet, the plan was to also be aggressive early and force Kelleher to make a mistake, which is what happened. […]
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Chris Curtis eyes “a knockdown drag-out war” with Kelvin Gastelum next after win over Rodolfo Vieira: “It would be a really fun fight”
Chris Curtis is hoping to fight Kelvin Gastelum his next time out. Curtis improved to 3-0 in the Octagon at UFC Vegas 57, as he beat Rodolfo Vieira by decision in a fight that saw him defend 20 takedown attempts. Although Curtis got the win, he didn’t get the finish which is something he wanted. […]
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UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Alexander Volkanovski vs. Max Holloway 3 title fight
In the co-main event of UFC 276, the featherweight title is up for grabs as Alexander Volkanovski takes on Max Holloway for the third time. Heading into the fight, Volkanovski is a -215 favorite while the challenger is a +164 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get […]
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Gabe Green plans to “bring the fight” to Ian Garry en route to a finish to derail his hype at UFC 276: “Ian might be a striker but he’s going to be after my legs”
Gabe Green is excited to fight another highly-touted prospect. Green is set to face the undefeated Ian Garry at UFC 276 in a very intriguing matchup. Although Garry has had a lot of hype since he joined the UFC, Green says he wasn’t all that familiar with the Irishman. “To be completely honest I wasn’t […]
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UFC 276 | Pro fighters make their picks for Israel Adesanya vs. Jared Cannonier title fight
In the main event of UFC 276, the middleweight title is up for grabs as Israel Adesanya looks to defend his belt as he faces Jared Cannonier. Heading into the fight, Adesanya is a -480 favorite while the challenger is a +330 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters […]
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Jalin Turner expects to turn Brad Riddell into a wrestler at UFC 276 but plans to “test” his durability: “I’m coming to finish the fight”
Jalin Turner wanted Brad Riddell next and was excited when he found out that was the fight. After Turner scored a second-round TKO of Jamie Mullarkey at UFC 272 in March, he wanted a ranked opponent next and thought Riddell made sense. Sure enough, the UFC booked the fight as the two will meet on […]
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Jim Miller doesn’t view Donald Cerrone fight as a rematch, plans to “just go in there and fight” at UFC 276: “I’m confident I can get the W this time”
Jim Miller doesn’t view his UFC 276 fight against Donald Cerrone as a true rematch. Miller was originally supposed to fight Bobby Green on July 2, but just over a week out it was revealed that Green was out and Cerrone had stepped up on short notice. The fight will also take place at welterweight […]
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Sean Strickland will use his wrestling to submit Alex Pereira, says teammate: “If he listens to everyone, he’ll strangle him and get the title shot”
Chris Curtis wasn’t surprised when his longtime teammate Sean Strickland took the Alex Pereira fight. Strickland is set to face Pereira on the main card of UFC 276 in a highly-anticipated bout. It will serve as Pereira’s first-ranked opponent and the winner will likely get the next title shot and for Curtis, he says he […]
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Cody Stamann says he’s in the process of re-signing with the UFC after KO win over Eddie Wineland: “It’s like getting a monkey off my back”
Cody Stamann knew there was a ton of pressure on him heading into his UFC Austin fight against Eddie Wineland. Stamann was on a three-fight losing streak and on the last fight of his deal and he knew he needed to get a big win. Heading into the fight, he had a lot of confidence […]
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Adrian Yanez laughed at Tony Kelley when he said he’s scared to rematch him after UFC Austin: “I turned him into a meme”
Adrian Yanez was glad to KO Tony Kelley at UFC Austin. In the lead-up to UFC Austin, Kelley made some bigotry comments and Yanez was told by many people that he needed to KO the American. To only add to that, at weigh-ins and during the fight, Kelley was talking more trash. Even after after […]
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After helping Sean O’Malley prepare for his bout, Mario Bautista confident he will overwhelm Brian Kelleher as the fight goes on
Mario Bautista was hoping to fight around this date. Bautista was in training camp helping Sean O’Malley prepare for his UFC 276 fight on July 2 against Pedro Munhoz. During the camp, he got the call to fight Brian Kelleher at UFC Vegas 57 on just three weeks’ notice and jumped at the chance as […]
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Christos Giagos plans to hit Thiago Moises with “something big and make him fold” at UFC Vegas 57, eyes Grant Dawson next
Christos Giagos believes he will finally show just how good he is at UFC Vegas 57 on Saturday. Giagos will return to the Octagon against Thiago Moises in what will be his second fight at Sanford MMA. Giagos made the move to Sanford last camp, but before he could even get accustomed to the gym […]
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On a new multi-fight deal, Ricardo Ramos confident he will finish Danny Chavez at UFC Austin: “I can give him some trouble on the ground”
Ricardo Ramos will be returning to the Octagon for the first time in nearly 10 months against Danny Chavez at UFC Austin which is a lot longer than he wanted. Ramos suffered a decision loss to Zubaira Tukhugov back in October and since then he has been waiting to fight. However, no opportunities came up […]
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Pro fighters make their picks for Calvin Kattar vs. Josh Emmett
In the main event of UFC Austin, top-10 featherweights are set to headline the card as Calvin Kattar takes on Josh Emmett. Heading into the fight, Kattar is a massive -260 favorite on FanDuel while Emmett is a +196 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to pro fighters to get their prediction for […]