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Steven Siler vs. Dennis Bermudez Booked For Fight Night 31
When the Ultimate Fighting Championship heads to Kentucky’s Fort Campbell for Fight For The Troops 3, the fans in attendance will get to enjoy this intriguing featherweight matchup set between Steven Siler and Dennis Bermudez. ‘UFC Fight Night 31: Fight For The Troops 3’ is set to go down on November 6 on Fox Sports […]
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VIDEO | UFC 165: Mitrione vs. Schaub Preview
‘Does a bear wipe its $*( with a rabbit?’ Hear why heavyweights and friends (frenemies?) Brendan Schaub and Matt Mitrione have nothing but confidence going into their UFC 165 matchup.
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QUICK TWITT | Swanson & Lamas Jockey For Position
Sitting at the top of the featherweight heap are two men worthy of title contention. Both Ricardo Lamas and Cub Swanson have done their part to be talked about in the title picture, but neither fighter has received a blessing from the UFC to challenge current divisional kingpin, Jose Aldo. The two recently took to […]
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Anderson Silva: ‘Super Fights are perfect bull$#!t’
“My opinion – the people always say ‘superfight, superfight’ but where are the chances for the new guys to come? “I’m ready for fight for Jon Jones, Georges St Pierre but in my academy, Minatouro, Glover and the other fighters in this class for Jon Jones. George St Pierre is a different class. I have […]
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VIDEO | TUF 18 Preview For Tonight’s Chris vs. Chris Fight
Chris Beal and Chris Holdsworth preview their upcoming bout on episode three of The Ultimate Fighter season 18 while their teammates predict who they think will come away victorious.
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Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig added to UFC on FOX 9
UFC officials announced today that a lightweight bout featuring Joe Lauzon (22-9 MMA, 9-6 UFC) and Mac Danzig (21-11-1 MMA, 5-7 UFC) is the latest addition to December’s UFC on FOX 9 event scheduled for December 14 in Sacramento. UFC lightweight veteran, Joe Lauzon, is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time in his octagon […]
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Scott Jorgensen drops to flyweight, faces Ian McCall at UFC on FOX 9
Former UFC/WEC bantamweight title challenger, Scott “Young Guns” Jorgensen (14-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC), has decided to make the drop to Flyweight and will be welcomed to the division by Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall (12-4-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) this December at the UFC on FOX 9 event in Sacramento, California. UFC officials announced the match-up on […]
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Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz set for UFC on FOX 9
Yesterday, UFC officials announced that a key featherweight bout between Chad “Money” Mendes (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Nik Lentz (24-5-2 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) has been added to the UFC on FOX 9 card set for December 14 in Sacramento, California. Chad “Money” Mendes is coming off a third-round TKO victory over Clay Guida, which occured at August’s UFC 164 event in […]
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Penn Brings in Nova Uniao Founder Andre Pederneiras as Part of TUF 19 Coaching Staff
Famed Brazilian coach and leader of Brazil’s talent rich Nova Uniao team, Andre Pederneiras, has been brought in by BJ Penn to assist in the coaching responsibilities of ‘The Ultimate Fighter 19: Penn vs. Edgar’ reality series. “I am honored to have Andre as part of the team,” Penn told BJPENN.COM. Andre Pederneiras currently coaches 11 […]
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Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne Set For December Clash
A heavyweight fight of mammoth proportion has been booked for the UFC’s 168 event in the form of Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne. UFC 168 is set to go down on December 18 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the main event Chris Weidman will make his first middleweight title […]
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Edwin Figueroa vs. Erik Perez set for UFC 167 in Las Vegas
Yesterday, UFC officials announced that a bantamweight bout between Erik Perez (13-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Edwin Figueroa (9-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) is the latest addition to November’s UFC 167 event. Erik Perez is coming off his first defeat inside the octagon, which he suffered at the hands of Takeya Mizugaki at the “UFC Fight […]
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With Jason Injured, Jeremy Stephens Pulls Out Of UFC Fight Night 29
That injury bug… He’s back and he’s forced two withdrawals from UFC Fight Night 29. Rony Jason and Jeremy Stephens were both scheduled for a clash in the UFC’s featherweight division, however, BJPENN.COM learned yesterday that Jason withdrew his bid on the card due to a lumbar hernia. While at the time, it was unclear […]
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QUICK TWITT | Three Former UFC Champs & Legends Attack UFC/Dana White Over Fighter Pay
Recently three former UFC champions took to twitter and held a virtual rally over the UFC’s business practices and poor fighter pay. Prompted by a video (below), the three encouraged each other until one started to attack the UFC boss directly. Check it out: @JayTWarsh @titoortiz @ShamrockKen @frankshamrock @sonnench seems pretty straight forward to me […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones Spanks Sonnen During In-Depth Fox Interview
Former rivals and competitors, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen have put the beef behind them and in this latest interview the two exchanged several friendly words and gestures while promoting this weekend’s UFC 165 event. None more so than when Jones decided to spank Sonnen in the butt. The interview is good too so check […]
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Pettis: ‘I know what Thomson brings to the fight’
Last night we learned that top lightweight contender T.J. Grant was forced out of his second scheduled title shot with an injury. This revelation lead to a new title fight being booked between newly crowned champion, Anthony Pettis and Josh Thomson. Through his Jiu Jitsu coach, Diego Moraes, the UFC champ released the following statement […]
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Jon Jones Dismissive About Both Cormier And Teixeira Threats
Should he get past Alexander Gustafsson this weekend in the UFC 165 main event, Jon Jones and the UFC will have to find the next suitable title challenger. Right now, the UFC has stated that Glover Teixeira is next and UFC President Dana White also hinted that Daniel Cormier may be able to jump the […]
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Royce Gracie Urges Family To Get Back To Their Roots And Train Pure Jiu Jitsu
“Jiu jitsu is enough. I’ve trained boxing in the past to learn the distance, trained wrestling to understand how he would take me down, but I won’t get there to fight my opponent’s game. The (new) guys (from the Gracie) family want to complement their game, like if jiu-jitsu was incomplete. I guess they forgot […]
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PHOTO | Weidman vs. Silva 2 Poster
On December 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Anderson Silva will get a chance to avenge his only UFC loss and regain his middleweight championship belt in the process. All he has to do is get past Chris Weidman. UFC officials have released this first look at the event they […]
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UFC Champ Jones Encouraged By Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Pay
“[FMJ’s pay is] ridiculous, in a good way. His swagger, his work ethic shined through. It’s great to see a champion show his heart and his winning ways. It’s great to see a champion get what he deserves. That really, really encourages me. Boxing has been around over 100 years. The foundation is set and […]
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Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester added to UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia
A middleweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 17” teammates Dylan Andrews (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Clint Hester (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the latest addition to the “UFC Fight Night 33” event set for December 7 in Brisbane, Australia. A member of Team Jones on “TUF 17,” Dylan Andrews made it to the semi-finals of the […]
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Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson set for UFC on FOX 9 headliner
Yesterday, UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) announced via twitter that he is still not 100% and will not be able to compete against Anthony “Showtime” Pettis at this December’s UFC on FOX 9 event in Sacramento, California. With Grant unable to compete, the UFC has given former Strikeforce lightweight champion, Josh Thomson, […]
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO | Douglas Lima Discusses His Upcoming Fight Against Ben Saunders
Top Bellator welterweight, Douglas Lima, talks to BJPENN.COM’s Anton Skoro about Friday night’s fight against UFC veteran, Ben Saunders. See what the ATT trained contender has to say about this pivotal matchup.
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his title this weekend against top contender, Alexander Gustafsson. Before he was champ, he faced of with Ryan Bader and earned his shot at UFC gold that at the time was held by Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. Relive one of the defining moments of the UFC champ’s career in the […]
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Rony Jason Injured, Leaves Jeremy Stephens Without Opponent
UFC featherweight fighter, Rony Jason has been pulled from his scheduled date with Jeremy Stephens following a reported lumbar hernia. The two were originally slated to face off next month at UFC Fight Night 29 in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jeremy Stephens recently made the shift to the UFC’s 145 pound division after dropping three […]
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Sicilia vs. Pepey Booked For UFC Fight Night 32
While not yet announced by the promotion, a featherweight bout between Sam Sicilia and Godofredo Pepey is expected to go down this November in Brazil at Fight Night 32. Fight Night 32 takes place at the Goiania Arena in Goiania, Goias, Brazil on November 9. In the main event Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson will […]
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VIDEO | Mayweather vs. Canelo Full Fight Highlights
Saturday night, Floyd Mayweather Jr. kept his undefeated record intact with a pretty decisive performance over Canelo Alvarez. If you missed the bout, check out the full highlights right here!
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Jon Jones Says Superfight With Anderson Silva Still Possible
“All Anderson has to do is win his next fight decisively and there’s the interest right there. It’s still on, the superfight. I’ve never really been overly anxious to face Anderson Silva though to be honest. I knew the fight could happen but I never had any desire to be the one to beat him […]
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Cyborg Gets New Opponent For Muay Thai Match Set For This Friday
Lion Fight Promotions and the D Las Vegas today announced that undefeated French Muay Thai Champion Jennifer Colomb is the new opponent to take on Cris “Cyborg” in the Lion Fight 11 women’s mega-match this Friday night, Sept. 20, live from the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Cyborg’s previous opponent, Martina Jindrova, had […]