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UFC Fight Night 36 Live Preliminary Card Results
If you don’t have access to UFC Fight Pass, or are just behind on tonight’s preliminary card event, you’re in the right place. BJPENN.COM will be providing live results from Brazil’s UFC Fight Night 36 event going down from the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. If you’re looking for main card […]
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Mousasi: “At middleweight, I don’t see anyone that I cannot beat”
“He’s a smart fighter. He lures you in, and even though he doesn’t do a whole lot, what he does, he does well. I just have to be calm and not get irritated. The stand-up I’m not worried about. I will do just fine there, and on the ground also. I just have to fight […]
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Guida vs. Kawajiri Booked for UFC Fight Night 39 In Abu Dhabi
A featherweight bout between Clay Guida and Tatsuya Kawajiri has been added to the UFC’s upcoming return to Abu Dhabi. Some outlets are reporting that this bout is to take place at lightweight, however BJPENN.COM confirmed that both fighters will stay inside the UFC’s 145-pound division and face off as featherweight’s. Fight Night 39 is […]
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QUICK TWITT | Ben Askren Fires Off At Dana Over Signing Cummins For Cormier Co-Main
When former Bellator welterweight champion, Ben Askren, became a free agent, the UFC didn’t even make him an offer to test his skills against the world’s best. Forced to go to Asia’s OneFC, Askren is now taking issue with the recent signing of Pat Cummins. Cummins is a 4-0 light-heavyweight wrestling prospect and will serve […]
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Dana Tells Reporters To Give Him Names Of Cheating Fighters
Yesterday’s media event wasn’t all about Chris Cyborg and Alistair Overeem. The topic of Performance Enhancing Drugs, drummed up an emotional response from UFC President Dana White. Kevin Iole of Yahoo!Sports gave a recount of the discussion: Give me a name, he demanded, and I’ll test them today, or don’t ever say it to me […]
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GSP would return to the UFC if things change
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre recently did an interview with Brazilian news outlet Combate where he discussed the likelihood of his return to the UFC (translation via MMAFighting): “I’m not sure,” GSP responded when asked if he would return to the UFC one day. “I see what’s going on in MMA and I like […]
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PHOTO | Machida & Mousasi Staredown In Brazil
Tomorrow night’s main event fighters got to square off at today’s weigh-ins event. Who ya got?
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The UFC is developing fighter uniforms
At December’s UFC on FOX 9 event, lightweights Cody McKenzie and Sam Stout faced off inside the octagon. “Hands of stone” ended up winning a lopsided decision over the former “TUF 12” competitor (McKenzie) that evening. However, it was Cody that would catch most of the media attention after the event, and for all the wrong reasons. Cody went […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Injury Update: Fast Recovering Silva Hits The Treadmill
Anderson Silva’s recovery is coming along well. As seen in this recent Vine video posting, ‘The Spider’, is hitting up the treadmill while rehabbing that nasty leg break suffered in his last fight against Chris Weidman.
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Bellator & Gilbert Melendez Agree On Multi-Year Deal
At 22-3, Gilbert Melendez sits atop the UFC’s lightweight division. With victories over Josh Thomson, Diego Sanchez, Shinya Aoki and Jorge Masvidal, “El Nino” is ready for a new crop of challengers as the Santa Ana native has agreed to a multi-fight, multi-year deal structure with Bellator that can pit Melendez against some of MMA’s […]
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UFC Fight Night 36 Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Misses The Mark
Today from the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the UFC Fight Night 36 fighters hit the scales to make their bouts official. If you missed BJPENN.COM’s live broadcast of the event here are the results: MAIN CARD: (FOX Sports 1, 7:30 p.m. PT) Lyoto Machida (185) vs. Gegard Mousasi (186) Francis […]
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Dana White: Ronda Rousey Is The Biggest Star The UFC Has Ever Had
Olympic Medalist, UFC Champion, Hollywood Movie Star. UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, is no doubt a hot commodity in the world of sporting and entertainment. So hot in fact that the UFC Boss believes she is the biggest star in his companies short history. At a recent media luncheon Dana stated, “She’s the hugest superstar. […]
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Watch Today’s UFC Fight Night 36 Weigh-Ins Live on BJPENN.COM (10 a.m. PT)
In anticipation of tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 36 event, going down at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, BJPENN.COM and the UFC bring you this free and live stream of today’s weigh-ins event. Tune in using the player below at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET to catch all the […]
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VIDEO | Sonnen has a few simple instructions for Silva
Chael Sonnen sounds off in anticipation of his upcoming fight with Wanderlei Silva.
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After UFC 170, Ronda Rousey Will Be One of the Top Ten Earners in UFC History
Even though she has only fought twice in the octagon, Ronda Rousey is one fight away from being one of the Top 10 all time earners in UFC history. Once UFC 170 is in the books, she will be among a very rich group of fighters. UFC President Dana White mentioned this tidbit during a […]
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VIDEO | Cormier Goes At It With New Opponent On FOX Sports Live
Daniel Cormier gets into a heated exchange with former sparring partner and UFC newcomer Patrick Cummins.
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Team Machida Prefers Weidman Title Fight Over Belfort
In a recent interview at Kings MMA, Team Machida discussed the state of the UFC’s middleweight division and what they would like to see in the future for Lyoto. The guys think a Weidman vs. Machida title fight will sell better than a Machida vs. Belfort fight.
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EXCLUSIVE | Cyborg Responds To Dana’s Recent Criticism: ‘I hope the best for Dana’
We recently reported that UFC President Dana White took some cheap shots at Invicta FC champ, Cris Cyborg, today. The brash UFC boss told a room full of reporters at today’s media luncheon that he believes the Brazilian female fighter is on Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s). ‘Cyborg isn’t clean. She’s not’, said Dana White. ‘Cyborg […]
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Dana Blasts Cyborg: Says She Looks Like Wanderlei – ‘She’s done so many drugs’
First off, Cyborg is awesome! Not only is she likely the world’s most dangerous female fighter, but she is also a great person and friend to BJPENN.COM. So shame on you Dana! Now that I got that out of the way… While hosting a media luncheon today in Las Vegas, the UFC boss had some […]
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Travis Browne Planning Flying Armbar Finish Against Submission Ace Fabricio Werdum
“What I’m thinking about doing, and I haven’t ran this past my coaches, which I’m pretty sure they’ll be on board for, but I’m thinking about going out there and while he raises his hand to touch gloves, I’m just going to try and pull guard. I’m going to throw a flying triangle and I’m […]
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Dana Blasts Overeem (Again) – Doesn’t Buy Injury Excuse: ‘I Know The Truth’
“I have a feeling this rib injury is going to last as long as it takes for dos Santos to get another opponent. That’s what I’m willing to bet. This is going to be the longest rib injury ever. As soon as we get dos Santos a fight that rib is going to heal right […]
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UFC’s New Bonus Plan To Support $9.8 Million Bonus Budget For 2014
Change isn’t always good, but the UFC’s recent change to their Fight Night Bonus structure is definitely a step in the right direction. Initially, we had sparse details about the shift in bonus type, but on UFC Tonight they cleared it all up. Check it: The UFC announced that they were changing its bonus structure. […]
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Frank Mir Still Wants To Fight, But Only Under The UFC Banner
Coming off of his fourth straight defeat, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, is not ready to hang them up. In fact, the Las Vegas resident, isn’t even looking to downgrade his competition. As reported on last night’s UFC Tonight, Frank Mir’s manager Malki Kawa, told FOX Sports that the only place Mir wants to […]
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Report: Eye’s Cannabis Levels So Low She Could Work For The Feds
That title is accurate folks. UFC bantamweight, Jessica Eye, recently got popped for pot and put on a probationary suspension by the state of Texas. Subsequently, the MMA world turned against her, media and fans alike. (not us though) Now it comes out, thanks to the good guys over at ESPN, that she tested positive […]
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McCall Injured, Out Of Pickett Bout
Fight Night 37 just lost a marquee flyweight bout. Ian McCall is injured and will no longer be able to welcome the always tough, Brad Pickett, to the UFC’s 125 pound division. Fight Night 37 is set to go down on March 8 from London’s, O2 Arena. UFC officials are currently seeking a replacement opponent […]
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Latin Fighters Take Center Stage For The Next International TUF Season
The call was officially made today to all aspiring Latin American fighters: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization is looking for its next Latino standout and will use its storied reality television series to recruit the regions top talent. The seventh international edition of the UFC’s reality series, The Ultimate Fighter®, is set to feature […]
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Sonnen Is ‘Infuriated’, Says ‘The UFC is plagued with cowards’
“DC (Daniel Cormier) is a top contender.For people to not jump at the shot to fight him is more than confusing, it’s infuriating. The UFC is plagued with cowards. If you are a light heavyweight who isn’t booked and you didn’t offer to fight him, please, I beg you, quit.” In a recent statement to […]
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Cormier Gets a Fight, UFC Signs Undefeated Prospect For UFC 170 Bout
We’ve been back and forth on this one a few times since yesterday’s news on Rashad Evan’s fight canceling injury. The UFC originally opted to postpone the light-heavyweight showdown (between Cormier & Evans), but after a public plea from Cormier, UFC officials have signed Patrick Cummins, an undefeated all-american wrestling product out of SoCal’s Reign […]