Category: UFC NEWS

  • Despite Losing Twice, Lil Nog Wants Third Fight With Shogun

    Despite Losing Twice, Lil Nog Wants Third Fight With Shogun

    “I would like to ask for another rematch. I was apprehensive for not living up to the first fight. Ten years ago I was much vigorous. This time, it was more technical, it wasn’t much of a brawl. Shogun is a guy I would like to fight again. I know it’s hard, but they were […]

  • Cris Cyborg Goes After A Four-Horsewomen––Defends Corriea

    Cris Cyborg Goes After A Four-Horsewomen––Defends Corriea

    Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane Cyborg saw her fellow countrywomen, Bethe Correia, get KO’d by Ronda Rousey at UFC 190. Following the bout one of ‘The Four-Horsewomen’, Shayna Baszler, took to Twiiter to trash Correia and tell her to give herself and Jessamyn Duke rematches. Cyborg didn’t really take kindly to the Tweet and decided […]

  • UFC Fighters React To Rousimar Palhares Being Stripped Of Title

    UFC Fighters React To Rousimar Palhares Being Stripped Of Title

    The World Series of Fighting decided to strip welterweight champion Rousimar Palhares of his belt and suspend him indefinitely. This came after he beat Jake Shields at this past Saturday’s WSOF 22. During the fight he clearly scratched at Shields eyes several times and then held onto the fight winning submission for way to long […]

  • Chris Leben Pleads Guilty To Felony Weapon Charge

    Chris Leben Pleads Guilty To Felony Weapon Charge

    Retired UFC fighter and TUF 1 alumni Chris Leben pleaded guilty to three charges on Monday, according to NBC San Diego. At his arraignment, Christian Leben, 35, admitted to felony possession of an assault weapon, misdemeanor vandalism and misdemeanor violation of a temporary restraining order.- via NBC San Diego.  Leben, also known as “The Crippler” in […]

  • Still Talking? Bethe Correia: ‘Rousey Will Be Dethroned In 2016’

    Still Talking? Bethe Correia: ‘Rousey Will Be Dethroned In 2016’

    Bethe Correia suffered a devastating knockout loss in her attempt to dethrone Ronda Rousey at this past weekend’s UFC 190 event in Brazil. It was a tough loss to swallow for the previously undefeated Brazilian, but Correia is already back on her feet and planning a title run for the 2016 year: “I promise I […]

  • Alan Jouban vs. Albert Tumenov set for UFC 192 in Houston

    Alan Jouban vs. Albert Tumenov set for UFC 192 in Houston

    A welterweight bout between Alan Jouban and Albert Tumenov is the latest addition to October’s UFC 192 event in Houston. UFC officials recently announced the news via the Houston Chronicle. Alan Jouban (12-3 MMA) will be looking to extend his current win streak to three in a row when he squares off with Tumenov in […]

  • Chris Cariaso vs. Sergio Pettis set for UFC 192

    Chris Cariaso vs. Sergio Pettis set for UFC 192

    A flyweight bout featuring Chris Cariaso taking on Sergio Pettis is the latest addition to October’s UFC 192 event in Houston. UFC officials announced the news via the Houston Chronicle. Former UFC flyweight title challenger Chris Cariaso (17-7 MMA) will be looking to snap a two-fight losing skid when he meets Pettis in Texas this […]

  • Buchholz: ‘Rousey’s KO Was More Exciting Than Khabib/Diaz Brawl’

    Buchholz: ‘Rousey’s KO Was More Exciting Than Khabib/Diaz Brawl’

    This past weekend was full of major drama and MMA action. On Saturday night we had not one but two big fight cards going on. We of course had UFC 190, headlined by the champ Ronda Rousey taking on Bethe Correia. But we also had WSOF 22, headlined by an interesting title fight between Rousimar […]

  • ‘There’s A Good Chance’ Holly Holm Might Get The Next Title Shot

    ‘There’s A Good Chance’ Holly Holm Might Get The Next Title Shot

    “Oh it’s absolutely great. She defeated the girl everywhere, she made the girl pull guard twice. To me that’s demoralizing that you can’t take somebody down because of movement, because of the range, because they’re scared to get to you. And again, she tried to get the same armbar that she triangled, that Jessica Andrade […]

  • ‘Cupcake’ Tate: ‘Bethe Got What Was Coming To Her’

    ‘Cupcake’ Tate: ‘Bethe Got What Was Coming To Her’

    “It was a pretty quick fight, which I kind of anticipated. I actually thought she might finish it at the end of the first round because I know she really wanted to punish Bethe. But Bethe ended up going down like a sack of potatoes before, I think, Ronda could really punish her like she […]

  • McGregor Calls Faber A ’50 Year-Old Man’––Talks TUF Altercation!

    McGregor Calls Faber A ’50 Year-Old Man’––Talks TUF Altercation!

    Conor McGregor recently did an interview with Yahoo Sports and talked about TUF and coaching opposite of Urijah Faber. Check it out! ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • Team Alpha Male Take McGregor Trash Talk To a New Level

    Team Alpha Male Take McGregor Trash Talk To a New Level

    The new season of The Ultimate Fighter is currently being filmed with coaches Conor McGregor and Urijah Faber in Las Vegas. The back and forth between McGregor and the guys over at TAM will no doubt be a major part of the upcoming season and it looks like we’ve got a little taste of it […]

  • REPLAY! Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz

    REPLAY! Charles Oliveira vs Nik Lentz

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bf341bhSYQA ‘Veteran Nik Lentz tried to slow down one of the UFC’s brightest prospects, Charles Oliveira, of the lightweight division. But Oliveira persevered and came out with win. Now, Oliveira’s next test is Max Holloway in the main event of Fight Night Saskatoon on August 23rd.’ ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame […]

  • Rockhold Shows off Crib––Gets In Fight With Host!

    Rockhold Shows off Crib––Gets In Fight With Host!

    UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold recently appeared in an episode of Santa Cruz Waves Show and showed off his crib. Then fought the host. ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • Rousey Gets Swarmed By Fans At Brazilian Soccer Game

    Rousey Gets Swarmed By Fans At Brazilian Soccer Game

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J7HxlaJ-3k After her 34 second KO victory this past Saturday, UFC champion Ronda Rousey stayed in Brazil and attended her first soccer game. Watch as the fans go nuts for Rousey!! ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • Dos Anjos Mic’d Up For Cerrone Vs. Makdessi

    Dos Anjos Mic’d Up For Cerrone Vs. Makdessi

    https://youtu.be/tzmJKQM9DzQ ‘Newly minted lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos mic’d up to scout Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone as he takes to the Octagon at UFC 187 and attempts to secure a shot at his belt.’ ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • UFC Strawweight’s All About That ‘No Pants’ Life

    UFC Strawweight’s All About That ‘No Pants’ Life

    UFC strawweight Bec Rawlings isn’t a big fan of pants and likes to let people know it. She’s always busy on Instagram, sharing photos and videos with her fans. In a recent post she mentioned that she was cold….so she put on socks. Check it out! https://instagram.com/p/6A1Th7g0-8/?taken-by=rowdybec ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC […]

  • LMFAO! Rampage Caught Getting Freaky At The Gym

    LMFAO! Rampage Caught Getting Freaky At The Gym

    https://instagram.com/p/6A2TItv_LZ/?taken-by=rampage4real UFC light heavyweight ‘Rampage’ Jackson busts a move while working on his cardio!! ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • Gina Carano Kicks As* In New ‘Deadpool’ Trailer (Graphic Content)

    Gina Carano Kicks As* In New ‘Deadpool’ Trailer (Graphic Content)

    Check out the first trailer for ‘Deadpool’ a Marvel movie starring former MMA fighter Gina Carano in a villainous role. Check it out!! ALL ACCESS — Go Inside BJ Penn’s UFC Hall-Of-Fame Induction

  • Which UFC Fighter Trains In A Banana Hammock?

    Which UFC Fighter Trains In A Banana Hammock?

    UFC’s Reza ‘Mad Dog’ Madadi doesn’t exactly wear the normal training apparel, or at least not in this photo. UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson took to his Facebook to share a pic with his fans. It shows Mad Dog sporting a ‘unique’ look. Check it out! It is always smarter and wiser to […]

  • UFC 190 Prelims Score Highest Ratings In FS 1 History?

    UFC 190 Prelims Score Highest Ratings In FS 1 History?

    It would seem that UFC 190’s Fox Sports 1 prelims did very, very well. According to a FOX Sports press release: Saturday night’s UFC preliminary bouts (8:00 PM – 10:00 PM ET) averaged 1,322,000 viewers, making it the third most-watched Pay-Per-View preliminary card in FOX Sports 1 history, and took the top spot in primetime […]

  • Chad Mendes: ‘We Made Duane Ludwig, I’m Tired Of Hearing About Him’

    Chad Mendes: ‘We Made Duane Ludwig, I’m Tired Of Hearing About Him’

    “I don’t know what the hell Duane is talking about. I’m tired of hearing about Duane and him ruling our team. Duane came here to Team Alpha Male for a short amount of time, and Duane did what he did, but I’d say 95-percent of our wins when he was here we would’ve won anyway. […]

  • Jessica ‘Evil’ Eye Vs. Julianna Pena Set For UFC 192

    Jessica ‘Evil’ Eye Vs. Julianna Pena Set For UFC 192

    On Tuesday the UFC officially announced that bantamweights Jessica Eye and Julianna Pena will be fighting at UFC 192, which will take place in Houston, TX. Eye is coming off of a recent loss to Miesha Tate at UFC on FOX 16 and Pena, the TUF 18 winner, will be coming in after defeating Milana […]

  • REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #82

    REPLAY! Stud Show Radio Ep. #82

    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 […]

  • Rousey Discusses The Pay Difference Between Herself And Floyd Mayweather

    Rousey Discusses The Pay Difference Between Herself And Floyd Mayweather

    “If I got to a point where I had almost 50 fights, I would probably be making close to the same amount of money as Floyd does.” “But at this point, I have 11, so I can’t expect it to be exactly equal yet, I don’t think. I have to put more time in.” Ronda […]

  • Jose Aldo Wants Renan Barao To Move Up To Featherweight

    Jose Aldo Wants Renan Barao To Move Up To Featherweight

    “We have to see what’s best for Barao. He suffers a lot to make weight. He’s kind of strong for the division. I hope me moves up, yes. I will root for him no matter what, no matter where he is, at 145 of 135. I hope he can fight well at featherweight, that he […]

  • Ronda Rousey Picks Perfect Place To Leave Title Belt In Brazil

    Ronda Rousey Picks Perfect Place To Leave Title Belt In Brazil

    UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey decided even before winning on Saturday at UFC 190, that she would be leaving her title belt in Brazil. She felt a special connection with the Brazilian people: “Bethe did have one thing right. She said that the Brazilian people deserve to have the belt left here. So I’ve decided […]

  • Matt Brown vs. Kelvin Gastelum Booked For UFC’s Next Trip To Mexico

    Matt Brown vs. Kelvin Gastelum Booked For UFC’s Next Trip To Mexico

    The UFC’s next trip to Mexico, taking place on Nov. 21, will be headlined by a massive welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Kelvin Gastelum. Brown announced the fight on Great MMA Debate podcast, a show he co-hosts for FOX Sports. “It’s Kelvin Gastelum, Nov. 21, Monterrey, Mexico, main event, five rounds. Game on.” It […]