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Pettis: ‘I’ll Finish Dos Anjos In The First Round’
Anthony Pettis is known for finishing his opponents quickly, and plans more of the same when he faces Rafael Dos Anjos at UFC 185 in March. Pettis quickly dispatched of Gilbert Melendez in December when he scored a 2nd round submission win over the veteran fighter. He spoke to MMAFighting to discuss his plans to […]
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Siver: ‘When I Finish McGregor On Sunday, I’ll Laugh’
Ahead of UFC Fight Night Boston, which goes down Sunday January 18th, Dennis Siver has done little to verbally counter the trash talk of Conor McGregor. Because of his lack of speaking out, many are counting Siver out of the fight, and unrightfully so. He spoke to GroundAndPound.de to discuss why he believes he will […]
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‘UFC Rising: Conor McGregor’ Special Premiers tonight
In preparation for Conor McGregor’s showdown against Dennis Siver, Sunday January 18th, Fox Sports 1 will be airing a 30-minute special premiering tonight at 4:30 p.m. PT. The special revolves around Conor McGregor, as he prepares for a fight that could earn him a title shot against reigning champion Jose Aldo, should he win. The […]
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PHOTO | Diego Sanchez Stabs Conor McGregor Promo
It’s no secret that Conor McGregor and Diego Sanchez don’t like one another. McGregor has even offered to go up to lightweight just to fight Diego in the past. In this picture Diego Sanchez posted to Twitter, he has stabbed Conor McGregor on a UFC Fight Night Boston promo while at what appears to be […]
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‘The Takedown: Conor McGregor’
Ahead of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night Boston, hear from Conor McGregor about the art of trash talk.
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‘On The Brink: Chad Mendes’
UFC featherweight title challenger Chad Mendes talks about his rematch against Jose Aldo. He talks fans through the fight in this ‘On The Brink’ video.
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BOOKING ROUNDUP! UFC Books 4 Bouts For Upcoming Events
As always, the UFC has been busy recently booking several bouts for upcoming events, and they made a big shift to an upcoming card. Now’s your chance to get caught up with the recent happenings in the match-making world, get caught up with BJPENN.com’s Booking Roundup! First up we have Jessica Andrade vs. Marion Reneau, […]
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Henderson: ‘Cormier Should Have Wrestled Jones More’
Earlier this month, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier via unanimous decision in a highly anticipated ‘Bad Blood’ match. Prior to fighting Jones however, Cormier met Dan Henderson in the Octagon at UFC 173 where he put on a spectacular performance that consisted of Henderson being rag-dolled. Needless to say, Henderson has […]
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John Kavanagh Discusses Aldo vs. McGregor
UFC President Dana White recently announced that if Conor McGregor defeats Dennis Siver, he will be next in line for a title shot against Jose Aldo, and potentially in Ireland. John Kavanagh, Conor McGregor’s coach at Straight Blast Gym Ireland (SBGi), says he doesn’t care where a potential bout between Aldo vs. McGregor goes down, […]
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Bellator Champion: ‘UFC Reebok Deal Is Bad For UFC Fighters’
Bellator MMA champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is never one to shy away from speaking his mind, and did so again recently when he was asked about the UFC’s new deal with Reebok. The deal, which the UFC announced at the end of 2014, will see all UFC fighters wearing a uniform in the Octagon, during […]
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Cerrone: “I’ll Get That Belt. This Is The Year”
Donald Cerrone has been on a tear, a tear that Cowboy plans on riding into his UFC Fight Night Boston matchup against Ben Henderson this Sunday, which he took on 10 days notice. Cerrone has already gone to battle against Henderson twice before, both fights coming under the WEC banner. The first fight was in […]
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Teammate: ‘Anderson Silva Has No Mental Block, Kicking Ridiculously Hard’
Anderson Silva’s teammate Rafael Cavalcante is putting to rest the talks of Anderson Silva being afraid to throw leg kicks after having his leg snapped by Chris Weidman at UFC 168 over a year ago. Cavalcante spoke to MMAFighting about Silva’s lack of a mental block, and how it will benefit him against Nick Diaz […]
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Travis Browne Calls For Fight Against Junior Dos Santos
Following his quick dismantling of Brendan Schaub at the end of last year, Travis Browne is looking for a quick turnaround, which he hopes comes against Junior Dos Santos, or filling in for either heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez or interim champion Fabricio Werdum when the pair finally meet. He spoke to MMAFighting prior to UFC […]
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Holm: ‘Rousey Is Beatable’
Holly Holm has yet to make her UFC debut, but is a very highly touted prospect in the women’s bantamweight division. Holm is nearly cleared to fight again after a neck injury forced her out of her UFC debut in 2014. With her UFC debut on the horizon, Holm spoke about Ronda Rousey, and why […]
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Uriah Hall Left Without Opponent 1 Week Before UFC Fight Night Boston
Just 7 days ahead of UFC Fight Night Boston, Louis Taylor has been forced to withdraw from his main-card bout against Uriah Hall. Taylor spoke to MMA H.E.A.T. about the bout, citing a pulled back muscle for his withdrawal. “Bad news. Pulled a muscle in my back can’t fight next Sunday. Would’ve like to say […]
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Pettis On CM Punk: “He’s Going To Do Great In The Sport”
CM Punk has been training at Roufusport in Milwaukee for a week now, and everyone is saying great things about the new partnership between Punk and the Roufusport team. Earlier in the week Punk and Roufus appeared on Inside MMA to speak to Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice about how things are going (See that […]
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John Kavanagh Talks UFC Fight Night Boston: ‘Siver Will Make A Mistake, And Go To Sleep’
Conor McGregor’s head coach at Straight Blast Gym Ireland (SBGi) is confident in his prized pupil’s abilities, and is certain he will emerge from his UFC Fight Night Boston scrap against Dennis Siver victorious. McGregor has previously stated that he believes he will dispatch of Siver in under 2-minutes, but Kavanagh believes it will be […]
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TWITTER BEEF: Khabib Nurmagomedov And Ben Askren Verbally Spar On Twitter
Khabib Nurmagomedov has continued his verbal onslaught against UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis earlier today (See that HERE). Now however, Ben Askren has jumped in to defend his Roufusport teammate, which led to Nurmagomedov posting a meme of what he thinks Askren would look like if he makes his UFC debut. @TeamKhabib @mauroranallo @Showtimepettis @ufc […]
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Wanderlei Questions Athletic Commission Potentially Letting CM Punk Fight
Since the UFC announced the signing of CM Punk, there has been much talk of when Punk, real name Phil Brooks, would fight, who he would fight, and at what weight. Wanderlei Silva is questioning any athletic commission that would let CM Punk fight, saying: Will they license him to fight? Every fighter needs a […]
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Faber: ‘I Wouldn’t Fight TJ’
Recently, UFC President Dana White stated that UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and training partner & friend Urijah Faber would be open to fighting each other. Faber however, paints a very different picture, saying that he hasn’t spoke to White about the matchup, and White hasn’t mentioned it to him. He spoke to MMAFighting about […]
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Schaub: ‘I Would Send Lesnar Back To Fake Wrestling’
There has been a lot of talk lately about Brock Lesnar making a return to the UFC after his contract expires with the WWE. Along with those talks have come discussions of who Lesnar should face if he chooses to return to the UFC. Brendan Schaub believes he should be the one to welcome Lesnar […]
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Duke Roufus: ‘CM Punk Is Like A Sponge’
It’s been a week since former WWE champion, and now UFC fighter, CM Punk has been training at Roufusport gym under Duke Roufus. CM Punk, real name Phil Brooks, spoke to Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice on Inside MMA alongside his coach, Duke Roufus, about how training is going.
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Lawler: “I Need A Rest”
Robbie Lawler had an extremely busy 2014. After losing to Johny Hendricks in March for the vacant welterweight title, Lawler went on a 2-0 run, defeating Jake Ellenberger and Matt Brown, before finishing the year by getting his revenge, and defeating Johny Hendricks for the welterweight strap. Following his win over Hendricks, the UFC announced […]
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Jose Aldo Set To Host UFC Fight Night Boston Weigh-in Q&A
UFC featherweight champion will play host to a fan Q&A this Saturday, January 17th, in Boston before Conor McGregor and Dennis Siver hit the scales along with the rest of the fighters on the card. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) with Aldo’s Q&A starting at 11 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET), […]
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Benson Henderson Puts Move To 170 On Hold
Former lightweight champion Benson Henderson is coming off a KO loss to Rafael Dos Anjos back in August, and is looking to get back in the win column Sunday January 18th at UFC Fight Night Boston when he faces late-replacement opponent Donald Cerrone. Following his loss to Dos Anjos, Henderson said he would have one […]
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QUICK TWITT: Nurmagomedov Slams Pettis – ‘You’re Scared’
Despite not being cleared to fight yet, Khabib Nurmagomedov has been calling out UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis for quite some time. Earlier this month it was revealed that Rafael Dos Anjos would be the next man to challenge Pettis’ lightweight strap, something Khabib wasn’t too thrilled with. He continued his verbal assault on the […]
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UFC Ban In Germany Lifted
Good news for UFC fans in Germany! The ban, which has lasted nearly 5 years has officially been lifted by the Administrative Court in Munich. The ban was put into effect in 2010 when the Bavarian State Media Authority (BLM) deemed the UFC “illegitimate”. Following the ban, Zuffa filed a lawsuit against BLM, and nearly […]
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Newell Wants Fights
Back in July, WSOF champion Justin Gaethje handed Nick Newell his first loss of his professional MMA career. After nearly 5 months on the shelf since the loss, Newell is ready to return to the cage and put the division on notice with a big win, however, WSOF matchmaker and VP Ali Abdelaziz has other […]