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“Metamoris 5: Sakuraba vs. Gracie” Live Results
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s premier promotion, Metamoris, kicks off their fifth event from California at 5:00 PM EST! California’s Long Beach Convention Center will play host to today’s event that features six grappling matches. UFC’s Rory MacDonald will be battling Jonathan Torres in the co-main event. The headliner is a match that has been fourteen years […]
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Tickets for UFC 182, UFC 183 & UFC 184 go on sale today!
Reminder: Get your tickets! Tickets for the UFC’s first three pay-per-view events of 2015 will go on sale to the general public later today. Tickets for UFC 182, UFC 183 and UFC 184 will be up for grabs starting at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT local time). UFC 182 takes place January 3 live […]
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Kenny Florian agrees with Diaz: GSP is scared of Silva
Former UFC welterweight title challenger, Nick Diaz, recently stated in an interview that he believes he’s fighting Anderson Silva this January because former UFC champ Georges St. Pierre is afraid to do so. Nick’s bad blood towards GSP is nothing new, but fans may be surprised to learn that UFC commentator and former St-Pierre training […]
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Clean! Belfort passes NSAC-administered random drug test for UFC 184 title fight
UFC middleweight number one contender Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC) was surprised with a drug test earlier this month, as the Nevada State Athletic Commission sent collectors to his gym in Florida to obtain both blood and urine samples. The results of that random drug test came back yesterday and returned negative for performing-enhancing […]
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Silva Says No Worries With Health Ahead Of Nick Diaz Bout
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC) says there should be no worries regarding his health heading in to his January 31st showdown with Nick Diaz at UFC 183. “The Spider” was hospitalized due to apparent back pain earlier this month in Brazil. However, after a quick observation from doctors, Silva was […]
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Velasquez vs. Werdum targeted for June in Mexico
Fabricio Werdum (19-5-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC) scored a second-round TKO victory over Mark Hunt at last weekend’s UFC 180 event in Mexico to claim the UFC’s interim Heavyweight Championship. According to UFC President Dana White, Werdum will likely get the chance to unify the heavyweight belts with Cain Velasquez this upcoming June at another event […]
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Kelvin Gastelum vs. Tyron Woodley set for UFC 183 co-main event
A key welterweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Tyron Woodley will co-main event January’s UFC 183 event in Las Vegas. UFC officials announced the booking yesterday. Undefeated welterweight Kelvin Gastelum (10-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) was most recently seen in action at this past weekend’s UFC 180 event in Mexico, where he scored a first-round submission […]
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Jon Jones Eyeing Heavyweight Superfights
“After those two fights (against Cormier and Gustafsson/Johnson winner), I would consider the division clear, and that’s when I would start to entertain superfights. Superfights I would go for. I’ve been training with heavyweights for years now. I know what it feels like, and I think I would do really good against them. So that would […]
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Weidman: ‘I’m not letting a Juicehead take my belt’
“He’s trying to take my belt. He’s been caught cheating and I’m not going to let a cheating juicehead take my belt.” “I expect an even better Vitor Belfort. Maybe it’s a blessing in disguise he’s off this stuff. Maybe he doesn’t have to worry about getting tired. I’m preparing for a Vitor we haven’t […]
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‘Ortiz vs. Bonnar’ Broadcast Breaks Records
Bellator 131 knocked out the competition on Saturday, November 15 with record ratings for the emerging MMA franchise under new president Scott Coker. The Bellator 131 main event between Tito Ortiz and Stephan Bonnar (11:50pm-12:16am) drew 1.8 million viewers, peaking at 2 million, making it the most-watched and highestrated MMA fight on cable in 2014. The Ortiz-Bonnar […]
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UFC Fight Night 58 finalized with 12 bouts
The UFC returns to Brazil next month for “UFC Fight Night 58”, a 12-bout fight card headlined by a middleweight fight featuring former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida taking on surging contender C.B. Dollaway. “UFC Fight Night 58” takes place December 20 live from Jose Correa Arena in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The event […]
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Rampage admits he should have stayed with UFC ‘devil’
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (35-11 MMA, 3-0 BFC) has not been seen in MMA action since scoring a decision win over Muhammed Lawal at Bellator 120 in May of 2014. That victory was expected to boost Jackson in to a title fight against current Bellator light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton. However, after former Bellator chairman Bjorn […]
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Dana White details possible title shots in 2015
During yeserday’s ‘The Time is Now’ press conference, UFC president Dana White laid out the 2015 octagon schedule while detailing some possible title shots: “The Cormier-Jones fight is a fight people have been talking about for a long time,” White told FOX Sports, as transcribed by David St. Martin for MMAFighting. “At the same time, Anthony Johnson and […]
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REPLAY! Kelvin Gastelum Finishes Ellenberger In Round 1
Kelvin Gastelum speaks to UFC color commentator Joe Rogan immediately following his big first-round submission win against UFC veteran Jake Ellenberger at UFC 180.
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REPLAY! ‘UFC 180: Werdum vs. Hunt’ Post Fight Press Conference
If you missed BJPENN.COM’s live broadcast of tonight’s (Saturday’s) post-fight press conference, here’s the replay. Enjoy!
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UFC 180 Bonus Report: Werdum and Gastelum Take Home Extra $50,000
Fight of the Night: Henry Briones vs. Guido Cannetti It is rare that preliminary fighters take home bonus money, but Cannetti and Briones both deserved it with their performance on UFC Fight Pass. Briones was close to being stopped in the opening round as he took two serious body shots from Cannetti. However, be persevered […]
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Bellator 131 Results: Ortiz Dominates Bonnar In Bellator Main Event
The build up to Stephan Bonnar and Tito Ortiz’s light heavyweight fight may have seemed a little odd, but their fight certainly lived up to the hype. They duked it out in the middle of the cage tonight with the crowd solidly behind Tito Ortiz. Bonnar, as promised, was cut open and laughed through it. […]
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UFC 180 Results: Werdum KOs Hunt and Wins Heavyweight Title!
Fabricio Werdum picked up the win tonight against Mark Hunt by way of knockout and is now the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion! Hunt was calm in his defeat and despite suffering knockouts in his last two losses, he seems prepared to jump right back on the horse. Hunt seemed to be on his way to […]
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UFC 180 Results: Gastelum Gets 1st Round Win Over Ellenberger
Kelvin Gastelum controlled every aspect of the fight and dominated Jake Ellenberger. Ellenberger seemed to be one step behind Gastelum every step of the way and it made Gastelum look like a superstar. There was a moment in the first round where Ellenberger cracked Gastelum with a couple solid punches, but Gastelum was unfazed by […]
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UFC 180 Results: Lamas Traps Bermudez in Guillotine, Gets 1st Round Win
Ricardo Lamas walked into the octagon as the underdog and walked out with his hands raised! After the two jockeyed for positioning, Lamas dropped Bermudez with a straight left jab. Bermudez landed on his bum, but postured up in a seated position. Lamas leapt onto Bermudez’s neck with the precision of a sharpshooter and trapped […]
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UFC 180 Results: Montano Punishes Heatherly, Picks Up Round 1 TKO Win
Augusto Montano was pretty stiff to open up the fight, but once he loosened up Chris Heatherly had no chance at surviving. Montano landed a knee to the body of Heatherly toward the end of the first round and you could see he was banged up by it. Heatherly doubled over in pain and relied […]
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UFC 180 Results: Urbina Makes Garcia Tap Out in Round 1
Edgar Garcia and Hector Urbina kicked off the PPV portion of “UFC 180”. Urbina walked into the octagon looking calm, cool and collected. As soon as the bout started, his demeanor did not change and he was loose from the start, firing off devastating leg kicks. The strikes would not last long as Garcia was […]
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Bellator 131 Results: Schilling Sends Manhoef Crashing to the Canvas in Round 2
This bout could have possibly taken place at “GLORY 17: Last Man Standing” earlier this year. Both Schilling and Manhoef competed in the one night kickboxing tournament, but Manhoef would lose in the quarterfinals. Schilling, however, made it to the finals only to lose to Artem Levin. This bout was strike heavy and may as […]
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UFC 180 Results: Rodriguez Earns Decision Win Over Morales
Leonardo Morales and Yair Rodriguez put on one of the most entertaining “Ultimate Fighter” tournament finals matches in a long time. The bout was scrappy, back and forth, and showed that both fighters have a lot of heart. Rodriguez showed impressive submission transitions in the second round. While Morales was flat on the mat, Rodriguez […]
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REPLAY! Richman Picks Apart Phan to Earn Early Stoppage
UFC veteran Nam Phan was unable to return to former glory this evening, on the Bellator 131 main card. Enjoy!
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Bellator 131 Results: Richman KOs Phan in Round 1
Richman ended this one QUICK! Richman caught Phan off guard with a simple left hook. Phan fell to his bum and tried to get back up to his feet, it almost looked as if he had slipped. However, once he got back to his feet he wobbled around and Richman proceeded to clobber him with […]
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Bellator 131 Results: Lawal Dominates Vedepo, Earns TKO Win
The fight played out exactly how experts said it would: Lawal dominating Vedepo in every aspect. Rounds one and two kicked off with immediate takedowns from Lawal, to which Vedepo had no chance of stopping. Every single time Vedepo tried to get back to his feet, Lawal would grab a leg push him up against […]
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UFC 180 Results: Perez Becomes first TUF Latino Champ, Defeats Quinonez via Decision
Alejandro Perez is your “TUF: Latin America” bantamweight tournament winner! Perez utilized his speed and changing of levels to secure ten points in the first round. Quinonez simply could not get on Perez’s level when it came to the standing game and suffered because of it. Quinonez improved his standing game in the second and […]