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Diego Brandao On Fighting Conor McGregor: “This fight is about me”
When Cole Miller withdrew from his fight against Conor McGregor due to injury, the UFC turned to Diego Brandao to fill his spot. Brandao accepted the opportunity and will now face off with McGregor in Ireland on July 19. at UFC Fight Night 46. A fight that will be featured as the main event. […]
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Abel Trujillo vs. Bobby Green set for UFC 176 in Los Angeles
UFC officials announced today that a lightweight tilt between Abel Trujillo (12-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Bobby Green (22-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is the latest addition to August’s UFC 176 fight card in Los Angeles. Abel Trujillo was originally scheduled to fight Myles Jury later this month at UFC Fight Night 44, but Jury was […]
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Bjorn Rebney Comments On Going Head To Head With The UFC
In about 3 months from now, on Sep. 5, the UFC and Bellator MMA will battle it out in Connecticut. Both promotions have an event scheduled for that day, and the venues are 10 miles apart. Bellator’s card will take place at Mohegan Sun on that Friday, which is when Bellator’s fights usually […]
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Diaz Camp Responds: ‘Diego Not Important, Lucky For Ret@rded Judges’
“Diego isn’t important enough to warrant a response. He should count his lucky stars two retarded judges were watching Oprah reruns while he was fighting and then handed him a win.” That’s not nice… In a recent statement made to MMAMAnia.com, Mike Kogan, the manager of Nathan Diaz discussed the recent call outs made by […]
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Nick Diaz Discusses His Very First Street Fight
In a recent interview, Nick Diaz discussed his first ever street fight, as a first-grader. Enjoy!
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.gif | Jason High Shoves Ref During Saturday’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Albuquerque’ Event
Saturday night, UFC lightweight Jason High didn’t agree with the stoppage in his fight. (Replay HERE) In fact, upon learning of the ref’s decision to halt the action, he got up and proceeded to push the him. A clear rule violation. High will likely receive some disciplinary action for the mistake. Here’s the replay incase […]
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PHOTO | Lorenzo Fertitta Looking Jacked At Team Alpha Male Gathering
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta is huge! During a recent hangout session in Sacramento, the UFC boss took some time to pose with Team Alpha Male at a celebration for TJ Dillashaw’s new title reign. Here’s the full post: Caption reads, All star crew in Sac-town! @lorenzofertitta @JoeJitsu @chadmendes @TJDillashaw @LancePalmer @sneakytommy #gif
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UFC Covers Funeral Expenses For Green’s Brother
Say what you want about the UFC brass, but they seem to always come through when they’re needed. In an unfortunate twist of fate, UFC lightweight fighter Bobby Green suffered the loss of his brother last week during a shoot out in Southern California. (More on that HERE) As a kind gesture the Green family, […]
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Moraga Nose Not Broken, Doctors Stopped Fight For No Reason
Ut-Oh! As if the city of Albuquerque needed another blemish on their reputation following Saturday’s UFC event… In a flyweight bout on Saturday’s main card, John Dodson earned a Doctor Stoppage victory after the ringside physician wouldn’t let Moraga continue, due to a broken nose. (Replay HERE) Now there’s this: Nose not broken btw. Four […]
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Fedor Offers Assistance to Bellator Champion
Retired MMA legend, Fedor Emelianenko is a proud Russian athlete. Which is precisely why it should come as no surprise that he wants to assist, Russian Bellator Champion Alexander Shlemenko close some gaps in his game. Fedor sent out the offer via The Russian Media: (Translated) “I always support Aleksandr and watch his fights. I […]
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Dillashaw On Barao Insult: ‘It was just a joke’
“There are a lot of crap being said about this episode. Actually, Urijah has never posted anything. A guy from our gym did the joke. Duane was going to give a Muay Thai seminar and the guy did the joke. It was because Duane said during my fight with Barao that I was giving him […]
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Cub Swanson: ‘A Title Shot Is Inevitable’
With the UFC in his camp’s backyard, top UFC featherweight Cub Swanson gave some time to the media. Here’s his Scrum, enjoy!
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Countdown to UFC 174: Demetrious Johnson vs. Ali Bagautinov
UFC Countdown takes you behind the scenes before UFC 174 as six stars try to redefine their divisions on Saturday, June 14. Undefeated at flyweight, Demetrious Johnson makes his fourth title defense against surging Russian Ali Bagautinov.
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Jackson giving Caraway Benefit Of The Doubt In Fish Hooking Incident
“Oh, that’s not good. Fishhook? Well, you have to give Bryan the benefit of the doubt. I hope he didn’t do that on purpose, but things happen I guess. The bottom line in ‘Goyito’ made a mistake, and he learned from that mistake I hope. We won’t be shooting from across the cage again.” “He […]
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Anthony Pettis & Khabib Nurmagomedov Engage In Twitter Beef
Anthony Pettis is sure to come under fire from time-to-time due to his inactivity, and last night was no different. Following Benson Henderson’s win over Rustam, the lightweight champ tweeted the following: Three peat??? — Anthony Pettis (@Showtimepettis) June 8, 2014 That one comment was all Khbabib Nurmagomedov needed to get things going: @Showtimepettis I'm […]
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Cormier: ‘Jon Jones Isn’t Afraid Of Anyone’
“As hopeful as I was, as excited as I was, I’m still a realist. I knew the chances of it happening weren’t very big. Everything is what you make it. If I’m going to be down in the dumps, sad, disappointed, it’s going to have an overall effect in my life. It will have an […]
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Benson Henderson Wants All The Contenders During Lengthy Pettis Absence
Former UFC lightweight champion, Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson is ready for another shot at the belt, but in the interim he’s ready to take on all-comers. Benson Henderson on if he felt pressure taking a fight with a fighter ranked lower than him: “I never felt it. I understood it was a low reward, high risk fight, […]
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Dominick Cruz: Henderson “Broke” Khabilov
Former UFC bantamweight champ, Dominick Cruz broke down last night’s main event on FOX Sports 1. “It was a competitive fight from the start. You could see Henderson was making it awkward for Khabilov. Benson knew he had to stay composed and got back to his feet every time he was taken down by Khabilov. […]
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QUICK TWITT | Pro’s React To Henderson’s Submission Victory Over Khabilov
Last night on FOX Sports 1, Benson Henderson earned his first stoppage victory since entering the UFC. BJPENN.COM has compiled the reactions of several notable pro-fighters and MMA insiders so you can get a glimpse of Saturday’s Hangover. Ben Henderson is cooler than a fan in the octagon ! #sorelaxed #UFCFightNight — Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) […]
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QUICK TWITT | Pro’s React To Pearson vs. Sanchez Decision
Last night the world erupted with controversy following a bad judges decision in favor of Diego Sanchez. BJPENN.COM has compiled the reactions of several notable pro-fighters and MMA insiders so you can get a glimpse of Saturday’s Hangover. Check it: I think Ross Pearson just crushed that fight — Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIMMA) June 8, 2014 […]
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Following Crazy Pearson Win, Sanchez Calls Out Nate Diaz (Again)
“With that victory, I want to put a challenge out to Nate Diaz. Diaz-Diego, let’s do this in Mexico. Stop being a crybaby crying about not getting enough money. Be a real fighter and fight because you love to fight. Fight me. See if you can hang with this. Come on, Dana (White), make it […]
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‘Bendo’ Fed Up With Media Games, Does His Talking In The Cage
“I do my talking inside the octagon. A lot of times, your guys’ job is to tell a story and say this and say that, and you want us to say this and say that. … ‘Hey, Piotr Hallman, say this.’ You give your questions a certain way. “I’m on to your guys’ tricks. Don’t […]
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PHOTO | Controversial Sanchez vs. Pearson Scorecards Revealed
Last night on FOX Sports 1, one of the worst decisions in MMA history was made when Diego Sanchez defeated Ross Pearson. (Replay HERE) Now we have the scorecards.
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Caraway: It takes a lot of patience being Miesha Tate’s boyfriend
UFC bantamweight fighter Bryan Caraway (19-6 MMA) improved his octagon record to an impressive 4-1 on Saturday night, this by submitting Erik Perez in the second-round of their “UFC Fight Night 42” bout in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pressure of fight Perez in his own backyard didn’t seem to bother Caraway, as he used dominant […]
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PHOTO | Anthony Pettis Sits Cageside With Legend Mel Gibson
Two-time Oscar winner Mel Gibson is apparently a UFC fan and as such, he watches fights in good company. As seen in the photo, Mel Gibson and UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, enjoyed some time last night at UFC Fight Night 42.
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UFC’s Jason High Facing Disciplinary Action For Shoving Ref Inside Cage
Emotional after getting stopped by Rafael dos Anjos, ATT’s Jason High took his frustrations out on the in-cage official. As seen on the FOX Sports 1 broadcast, High shoved the referee halfway across the cage for stopping the fight. UFC Executive, Dave Sholler commented on the incident during the evening’s post-fight press conference: “Ultimately, that […]
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UFC FN 42: Benson Henderson Nabs First UFC Stoppage With Submission Over Khabilov (Replay)
Watch highlights of Benson Henderson’s first finish in the UFC against Rustam Khabilov.
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UFC FN 42: Pearson Dominates Sanchez To Lose Via Decision (Replay)
Check out highlights of Diego Sanchez’s bout with Ross Pearson.