Category: UFC NEWS

  • Rory Mac Shares Cringeworthy X-Ray Of Busted Nose

    Rory Mac Shares Cringeworthy X-Ray Of Busted Nose

    UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald is still recovering from his war with champion Robbie Lawler, where he suffered a fifth round TKO loss, but earned the respect of all who witnessed the back and forth scrap. He recently said that the fight was the greatest moment of his life, regardless of the loss and the injuries […]

  • UFC’s Paddy Holohan Completely Destroys ‘Racist’ Internet Troll

    UFC’s Paddy Holohan Completely Destroys ‘Racist’ Internet Troll

    Ireland’s Paddy Holohan recently took to the wonderful world of Twitter and shut down a troll who made a pretty bold statement about Holohan and potatoes. The troll, who shall not be named, sent out a random tweet about how bad Holohan sucks and how he should just stick to ‘picking potatoes.’ Yeah, the Irishmen […]

  • All Access! — Legends Bas Rutten And BJ Penn Talk Story Backstage! — Epic!

    All Access! — Legends Bas Rutten And BJ Penn Talk Story Backstage! — Epic!

    [ooyala code=”A0N2pzdjoGMuElfcd7895cVwKLF2_QE_” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”960″ height=”540″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] Once again, BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage delivers candid behind-the-scenes footage of legends of Mixed Martial Arts. UFC hall-of-famers Bas Rutten and BJ Penn talk story during UFC fight week. The two former UFC champions were recently inducted into the UFC hall-of-fame for their contributions to the sport. Enjoy! […]

  • WATCH! First Ultimate Fighter Team Faber Preview Released

    WATCH! First Ultimate Fighter Team Faber Preview Released

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onkTBK1FCTA ‘The next season of The Ultimate Fighter ® will feature no shortage of star power as interim UFC® featherweight champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor coaches opposite Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber on the 22nd edition of the UFC’s storied reality television series.’ UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — […]

  • Faber Punks Dana White On Set Of The Ultimate Fighter––Hilarious!!

    Faber Punks Dana White On Set Of The Ultimate Fighter––Hilarious!!

    https://instagram.com/p/6RHpEyM4mV/?taken-by=urijahfaber Urijah Faber is currently filming the new season of The Ultimate Fighter with Dana White and Conor McGregor. We haven’t got a lot of details from the upcoming season but Faber took some time during the show to get White being extremely focused on camera. UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! […]

  • ‘Cowboy’ Practicing Those ‘F*ck You’ Kicks!

    ‘Cowboy’ Practicing Those ‘F*ck You’ Kicks!

    https://instagram.com/p/6RJfJ5OfXV/?taken-by=cowboycerrone ‘Cowboy’ Donald Cerrone has some of the best kicks in the business and this video of him training proves it. Do you think he’ll actually go up to 170 if Dos Anjos isn’t ready soon? UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch! [ooyala code=”JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ […]

  • Miesha Tate Looking Absolutely Massive Ahead Of Rousey Fight

    Miesha Tate Looking Absolutely Massive Ahead Of Rousey Fight

    https://instagram.com/p/6Q5w8DikkW/?taken-by=mieshatate Miesha Tate is looking huge ahead of her bout with Ronda Rousey. Do you think she’ll be a completely new fighter come fight day? Maybe she’ll have the power to drop the champ……maybe. UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch! [ooyala code=”JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true”]

  • Future Champ?–– Dana White’s Impressed With Little Kids Crazy Strength!

    Future Champ?–– Dana White’s Impressed With Little Kids Crazy Strength!

    https://instagram.com/p/6QsBlvvA3a/?taken-by=danawhiteufc Check out this young kid pulling off an incredible display of strength, maybe he eats a lot of horse meat….. UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — Must Watch! [ooyala code=”JpN2pzdjqWA8WOLaJwwNHph5i6sCiLAA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”720″ auto=”true”]

  • McGregor: ‘Me vs. Mayweather Makes Half A Billion’

    McGregor: ‘Me vs. Mayweather Makes Half A Billion’

    “But if you’re talking about a fight that could generate half a billion – it’s this one. There’s never going to be another boxing fight like this. Only a cross-style match between Mayweather and me could generate that kind of interest and revenue. So maybe it could happen. I would certainly be up for it. […]

  • Bellator Signs Josh Thomson To Exclusive Multi-Fight Contract

    Bellator Signs Josh Thomson To Exclusive Multi-Fight Contract

    Former Strikeforce lightweight champion and, now, former UFC lightweight Josh Thomson is now a Bellator MMA lightweight. The promotion announced today that they have reached an exclusive multi-fight contract with Thomson. The UFC choose not to renew the top lightweight’s contract and it looks like Bellator wasted no time grabbing him up. Via press release: […]

  • Ronda Rousey Talks Retirement After Cyborg Scrap

    Ronda Rousey Talks Retirement After Cyborg Scrap

    UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey thinks that a fight with Cristiane Cyborg would make for a good retirement fight. She recently told Knuckledork that Cyborg’s just prolonging the fight because she wants more money and that if it never happens then that’s fine, but it would make for a good final battle. “–––So pretty much […]

  • Champ — ‘McGregor’s Not Even Close To The Top 5 At Lightweight’

    Champ — ‘McGregor’s Not Even Close To The Top 5 At Lightweight’

      “I’ve never seen Chad take a step back, he always moves forward, and he was breathing hard after the first minute. T.J. Dillashaw was sitting right next to me and I asked him how was Chad’s cardio when he got the call from the UFC, and he said ‘he’s well for three rounds, not […]

  • REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #84

    REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #84

    Stud Show Radio (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) is a biweekly MMA podcast that airs Tuesday and Thursday right here on BJPENN.COM. The show features hosts Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy talking to callers and guests about all the latest stories in MMA and beyond.  Guests from Team Alpha Male appear on […]

  • Boxing Champ Amir Khan Eyeing MMA bout

    Boxing Champ Amir Khan Eyeing MMA bout

    “I just love all the grappling and everything that happens in cage fighting and the technique and everything. In a boxing fight, there’s not much grappling allowed. In MMA fights, there’s a lot of floor work, a lot of grappling. At the same time, I’m a good puncher myself; I’m a good boxer. So at […]

  • What Caused Anderson Silva’s Failed Drug Test?––’Sexual Performance’ Medication

    What Caused Anderson Silva’s Failed Drug Test?––’Sexual Performance’ Medication

    Anderson Silva will go up against the Nevada State Athletic Commission in an attempt to clear his name and argue that he did not take PEDs knowingly. So what caused him to fail the tests? According to a complain obtained by MMAFighting, Silva’s team will argue that ‘sexual performance’ drugs are to blame. No, really. […]

  • UFC Boss — ‘Ronda Rousey is bringing teenage girls to the UFC’

    UFC Boss — ‘Ronda Rousey is bringing teenage girls to the UFC’

    “We’re already seeing it. We’re getting exposure now, or she’s getting exposure now, in magazines like Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Vogue. Those aren’t the typical news outlets that would necessarily cover the Ultimate Fighting Championship. So she’s breaking down those barriers and bringing a whole new group of fans that want to watch her fight. We’ve […]

  • UFC Fight Night 71 Drug Testing Results Are In

    UFC Fight Night 71 Drug Testing Results Are In

    For UFC Fight Night 71, featuring a main event between heavyweights Frank Mir and Todd Duffee, the California State Athletic Commission conducted a record number of drug tests for the event. According to the commission, all the tests came back clean, with none of the tests testing positive for PEDs or recreational drugs. There were […]

  • CABMMA Releases Official Statement On Controversial Aldo Drug Test

    CABMMA Releases Official Statement On Controversial Aldo Drug Test

      Early today, a report from Chris Guinty of Drug Free Sport to the NSAC came out detailing the strange drug testing incident that occurred with Jose Aldo in Brazil, where a tester was detained and told he could not take the random drug test because of visa issues. The report, seen here, talked about how […]

  • CM Punk And Cathal Pendred Engage In Ugly Twitter Feud––It Gets REALLY Bad!

    CM Punk And Cathal Pendred Engage In Ugly Twitter Feud––It Gets REALLY Bad!

    CM Punk has been called out by tons of MMA fighters, both in the UFC and not in the UFC. So far he’s basically chosen to ignore then and not engage with any of them….until now. Apparently Irelands Cathal Pendred grabbed his attention with a tweet he sent to today, mocking Punk for some pad […]

  • Rockhold Promising To Bring ‘Cocky’ Chris Weidman Down To Earth

    Rockhold Promising To Bring ‘Cocky’ Chris Weidman Down To Earth

    “I’m going to rectify that situation for the middleweights out there and when I get the title from Weidman, I’m going to keep fighting, and that’s why I’ve kept my life single. It might put some fire under his ass. He’s been on top for so long and he’s undefeated. A little cockier side is […]

  • Coker Not Against Ali Act Coming To MMA

    Coker Not Against Ali Act Coming To MMA

      Bellator MMA president Scott Coker recently commented on the idea of bringing the Ali Act to MMA. He talked to BloodyElbow about the idea and had this statement: “I think it’s a pretty good idea. But like many good ideas, getting it from an idea to actuality will be a long process – it’s […]

  • Ronda Rousey To Star As Marvel Superhero In Upcoming Movie?

    Ronda Rousey To Star As Marvel Superhero In Upcoming Movie?

    Is UFC champion and all around superstar Ronda Rousey going to star in an upcoming Marvel movie? Well, she wants to. During a recent Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, Rousey answered a fans questions about playing a super hero and mentioned one in particular. “Well, a lot of the good ones have been taken, […]

  • WATCH! First Ultimate Fighter Team McGregor Preview Released

    WATCH! First Ultimate Fighter Team McGregor Preview Released

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mRWtvRXTHQ ‘The next season of The Ultimate Fighter ® will feature no shortage of star power as interim UFC® featherweight champion “The Notorious” Conor McGregor coaches opposite Team Alpha Male’s Urijah Faber on the 22nd edition of the UFC’s storied reality television series.’ UFC Fighters Give Us Their Favorite BJ Penn Moment! What’s Yours? — […]

  • Neil Magny Jumps In For Injured Rick Story, Meets Erick Silva At UFN 74

    Neil Magny Jumps In For Injured Rick Story, Meets Erick Silva At UFN 74

    An injury has forced Rick Story (18-8 MMA) to withdraw from his scheduled UFC Fight Night 74 co-main event bout with Erick Silva (18-5 MMA). Replacing Story on short-notice will be fellow welterweight Neil Magny (15-4 MMA), who will be looking to rebound after suffering a submission loss to Demian Maia eleven days ago at […]

  • ODDS! McGregor Opens Up As 2-1 Favorite Over Jose Aldo

    ODDS! McGregor Opens Up As 2-1 Favorite Over Jose Aldo

    Ladies and gentlemen, UFC interim featherweight champion Conor McGregor has opened as the 2-1 favorite over champion Jose Aldo. They were supposed to fight at UFC 189, instead Aldo pulled out with a rib injury and McGregor took on Chad Mendes for the interim strap. McGregor survived and early onslaught of ground and pound to […]

  • Ronda’s “Honest” Answer: ‘Yes, I can beat Floyd Mayweather in a real fight’

    Ronda’s “Honest” Answer: ‘Yes, I can beat Floyd Mayweather in a real fight’

      During a recent Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey answered numerous questions from fans that ranged from MMA related to porn related. One fan asked about her thoughts on fighting people like Cyborg and Floyd Mayweather in a street fight. The champ didn’t back down from recent comments and […]

  • Mayweather Blasts UFC — ‘I’m In The $100 Mill Business, Not The $100k Business’

    Mayweather Blasts UFC — ‘I’m In The $100 Mill Business, Not The $100k Business’

    Floyd Mayweather has a lot of money and likes to talk about having a lot of money and doesn’t like talking about people who don’t have as much money. That’s basically the summary of what he told reporters during a media day for his next fight, against Andre Berto. “I’m in the $100 million business, […]

  • Rousey Coach Says Absolutely NO, To A Cyborg Fight At Catchweight

    Rousey Coach Says Absolutely NO, To A Cyborg Fight At Catchweight

    UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is holding her ground and says she’ll fight Cristiane Cyborg, if she can get down to 135 lbs. Well, her coach, Edmond Tarverdyan, recently talked to Submission Radio and explained his stance on the subject, discussing why he doesn’t want Rousey to take a fight with Cyborg at featherweight, or […]