Category: UFC NEWS

  • Xyience Sold To Big Red, Will No Longer Sponsor The UFC

    Xyience Sold To Big Red, Will No Longer Sponsor The UFC

    Xyience, the energy drink that can be seen at least once sometime during any UFC broadcast, has been sold to Big Red, and will no longer be sponsoring the UFC. Xyience has been with the UFC since 2006, but will no longer be sponsoring the promotion in order to attempt to reach a larger group […]

  • UFC Signs 4x Australian Olympic Judoka Dan Kelly

    UFC Signs 4x Australian Olympic Judoka Dan Kelly

    Fans who watch TUF might be familiar with TUF Nations team Australia member Dan Kelly. The 4x Olympic competitor from Australia was eliminated early on in the season of TUF, and was never signed to the UFC. After picking up a win on Australia’s regional circuit, Kelly was signed to the UFC earlier today for […]

  • Miesha Tate Eyeing Rematch With Cat Zingano

    Miesha Tate Eyeing Rematch With Cat Zingano

    Miesha Tate is gearing up for her UFC Fight Night 52 bout against undefeated MMA prospect Rin Nakai this Saturday. Tate is looking ahead to a potential rematch with either women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, or Cat Zingano. Tate lost to ‘Alpha’ Cat Zingano back in April of 2013 in a #1 contender match. As […]

  • Commission Changes Time For Iaquinta Stoppage From UFC FN 50

    Commission Changes Time For Iaquinta Stoppage From UFC FN 50

    The official stoppage time for Al Iaquinta’s TKO win over Rodrigo Damm has been officially changed from 2:41 to 2:26. While this may seem irrelevant and unimportant, the difference is of extreme importance to betters who wage bets on if the fight will end in the first or second half of the round or even […]

  • Jon Jones Challenges Followers To Video Games For Push Ups

    Jon Jones Challenges Followers To Video Games For Push Ups

    UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones posted the following video on his official Instagram of his video game collection as well as his home entertainment room. Jones challenged his followers to video game matches, where the loser does pushups.

  • PHOTO | Frankie Edgar Participates In Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament

    PHOTO | Frankie Edgar Participates In Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament

    UFC featherweight Frankie Edgar joined NBA All Star Deron Williams celebrity dodgeball team today in New York. He paid homage to the legendary movie Dodgeball with his shirt, and captured the moment on Instagram. @deronwilliams #celebritydodgebarrage at Pier 36 in NYC. dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge let’s get it.

  • PHOTO | Wanderlei Silva Taking Flying Classes

    PHOTO | Wanderlei Silva Taking Flying Classes

    Watch out Chael Sonnen, Wanderlei Silva is taking flying lessons to get his pilots license. Silva captured the moment on his official Instagram page, along with the caption: Today I make my first class to pilot!! Hoje fiz minha primeira aula de pilotagem muito interessante adorei,aí só vai faltar comprar o avião!!! Kkkk Silva hasn’t […]

  • Gustafsson Wants Fight With Anthony Johnson In January

    Gustafsson Wants Fight With Anthony Johnson In January

    Fight fans may get the chance to see the highly anticipated light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Rumble Johnson sooner rather than later. After initially stating that he had no desire to fight Anthony Johnson, and that he would rather wait for a title shot against the winner of Jon Jones vs. Daniel […]

  • Michael Bisping Slams Critics: I’m Not Jon Jones, What You See Is What You Get’

    Michael Bisping Slams Critics: I’m Not Jon Jones, What You See Is What You Get’

    Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold have been going back and forth by trading verbal shots at one another, and will likely continue to do so until the two meet in the main event of UFC Fight Night Sydney. The two men exchanged heated words at a press conference to promote the event, and Bisping enjoyed […]

  • Full Fight Video: Randa Markos Upsets Tecia Torres On TUF Season Debut

    Full Fight Video: Randa Markos Upsets Tecia Torres On TUF Season Debut

    In case you missed the season premier of TUF 20 last week you catch watch the first fight from the season right here on BJPENN.com. The season started with all of the 16 women being ranked 1 through 16 based on their fight records, and then put into a bracket where the #1 ranked fighter […]

  • UFC 178 Extended Preview With Johnson-Cariaso And Cerrone-Alvarez

    UFC 178 Extended Preview With Johnson-Cariaso And Cerrone-Alvarez

    UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso is coming up on September 27th. To get fans ready for this stacked card, the UFC has brought us a preview video of the main event, as well as the co-main event. The full event lineup is as follows: Main Card (PPV) Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso Eddie Alvarez vs. […]

  • Marcelo Garcia And Demian Maia Showcase Elite Level JiuJitsu While Rolling

    Marcelo Garcia And Demian Maia Showcase Elite Level JiuJitsu While Rolling

    Elite level JiuJitsu Black Belts Demian Maia and Marcelo Garcia can be seen rolling in this video. Despite neither man going at full speed, these man are showing off extremely high level, and extremely technical moves. For those unfamiliar with Marcelo Garcia, he is a 3rd degree black belt in BJJ. He has placed in […]

  • Dana White Believes Bellator Cost Eddie Alvarez Some Of His Best Years

    Dana White Believes Bellator Cost Eddie Alvarez Some Of His Best Years

    Earlier this month Bellator MMA President Scott Coker released Eddie Alvarez from his Bellator contract, and gave the lightweight champion his blessings to fight for the UFC. Alvarez signed with the UFC the very same day, and signed on to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC 178. What was shocking about Alvarez signing was that he […]

  • Rousey Interested In Competing In Metamoris

    Rousey Interested In Competing In Metamoris

    Earlier this summer UFC women’s UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey said that she could beat any women alive in gi or no-gi JiuJitsu. Her statement sparked outrage among the JiuJitsu community, and several women called for Rousey to step onto the mat and back up her statements. At UFC Fight Night 51, Rousey did a […]

  • UFC Settles Lawsuit Against PPV Pirate

    UFC Settles Lawsuit Against PPV Pirate

    Earlier this year the UFC took PPV pirate Steven Messina to court to answer for charges stemming from recording UFC PPV events and uploading them to websites like Pirate Bay where the events could be viewed and downloaded for free. Messina finally gave in yesterday and admitted to the crime after initially insisting he was […]

  • Sanchez Fires Back At ‘Pillow Punching’ Norman Parke

    Sanchez Fires Back At ‘Pillow Punching’ Norman Parke

    Diego Sanchez and Norman Parke are set to go to war at UFC 180: Velasquez vs. Werdum on November 15th in Mexico. As is becoming commonplace in the MMA world now, Sanchez and Parke have begun trash talking one another. The beef started with Parke saying he would kick Sanchez head clean off. This prompted […]

  • Mayweather Slams MMA Fighters, Says Maidana And His Dirty Moves Need To Move To MMA

    Mayweather Slams MMA Fighters, Says Maidana And His Dirty Moves Need To Move To MMA

    Floyd Mayweather defeated Marcos Maidana this past Saturday, and extended his undefeated record to 47-0, silencing the critics who doubted his first win over Maidana. During the course of the fight, Mayweather accused Maidana of biting him through his glove. Mayweather claimed after the fight that his fingers were numb from Maidana’s bite. Now, with […]

  • Full Fight Video: Roy Nelson KOs Stefan Struve In 39 Seconds

    Full Fight Video: Roy Nelson KOs Stefan Struve In 39 Seconds

    It’s no secret that Roy Nelson possesses some of the heaviest hands in the UFC, in this throwback video to 2010, we see Nelson crush Stefan Struve in just 39 seconds en route to a ‘Knockout Of The Night’ performance. Nelson fights Mark Hunt at UFC Fight Night 52 this Saturday, September 20th from Japan. […]

  • UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson Lineup Finalized With 12 Bouts

    UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson Lineup Finalized With 12 Bouts

    UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson takes place this upcoming Saturday, September 20th live from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The event is headlined by heavy handed heavyweights Mark Hunt and Roy Nelson. This event is streamed exclusively on UFC Fight Pass, and has a 12:30 A.M. ET start time in the US. […]

  • PHOTO | Joe Lauzon Reveals Nasty Cut Sustained Before Chiesa Fight

    PHOTO | Joe Lauzon Reveals Nasty Cut Sustained Before Chiesa Fight

    Several weeks ago, Joe Lauzon and Michael Chiesa squared off in the Octagon in an epic bout that was cut short by a doctor stoppage after Lauzon opened a very deep cut on Chiesa’s eyebrow. Chiesa demanded a rematch, saying that he was never in danger, and that Lauzon in fact had gassed himself out. […]

  • Cung Le Shows Off Marksman Skills With Custom Made Gun

    Cung Le Shows Off Marksman Skills With Custom Made Gun

    UFC middleweight Cung Le is a few weeks removed from his UFC Macau fight against Michael Bisping, a fight that saw him get decimated for nearly 5 rounds before being stopped by Michael Bisping. Le is enjoying some time off and practicing his marksman skills with his custom pistol. Check it out:

  • McGregor vs. Poirier Promo Trailer

    McGregor vs. Poirier Promo Trailer

    Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier are gearing up for their UFC 178 bout, to get fans hyped for the bout, the UFC brings us a promo that is sure to get fans excited. Check it out:

  • Andrei Arlovski To Fan Following Bigfoot Victory: “You Boo? F*** You!”

    Andrei Arlovski To Fan Following Bigfoot Victory: “You Boo? F*** You!”

    Following his win over Bigfoot Silva on Saturday night, Andrei Arlovski jumped on the cage to celebrate. Apparently a Brazilian fan was booing, something Arlovski didn’t like. He shouted “You boo?! Fuck you!”, one of his corner-men immediately told him to stop, and suggested he say “I love you” to make up for what he […]

  • .GIF | Andrei Arlovski’s Hilarious Victory Dance

    .GIF | Andrei Arlovski’s Hilarious Victory Dance

    After KOing Bigfoot Silva in their main event bout this past Saturday, Andrei Arlovski did a quick, but funny, victory dance as he celebrated. Check it out:

  • Leo Santos Admits To Cramping During “Exhausting” Weight Cut

    Leo Santos Admits To Cramping During “Exhausting” Weight Cut

    Leo Santos picked up a win over Efrain Escudero this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 51, however he admits he had trouble with his weight cut. His teammate, Renan Barao was forced out of his UFC 177 rematch against TJ Dillashaw after hitting his head after passing out when he was cutting weight. Despite […]

  • PHOTO | Ben Askren Guest Coach For Team Pettis On TUF 20

    PHOTO | Ben Askren Guest Coach For Team Pettis On TUF 20

    TUF 20 is currently running every Wednesday night on Fox Sports 1. The season will crown the inaugural women’s strawweight champion. Last week the season kicked off with a huge upset when Randa Markos defeated Tecia Torres via decision. Felice Herrig, who is a member of Team Pettis revealed the following picture of Team Pettis […]

  • Anthony Johnson Wants To Fight Overeem At Catchweight

    Anthony Johnson Wants To Fight Overeem At Catchweight

    Anthony Johnson has been extremely critical of his former Blackzilian teammate Alistair Overeem, Johnson has told several stories of Overeem injuring training partners unnecessarily by going too hard in training. When asked if he would fight Overeem, Johnson said that he had no problem fighting ‘The Reem’. Shortly after that interview, Overeem was KO’d by […]

  • Christy Mack Makes First Formal Public Appearance, Updates Fans On Recovery

    Christy Mack Makes First Formal Public Appearance, Updates Fans On Recovery

    Last month ex-Bellator MMA fighter, War Machine, brutally beat Christy Mack causing a broken orbital, several broken ribs, and a broken nose. Mack has kept a relatively low profile since the incident, undergoing numerous medical procedures to repair the damage to her face. Today she posted an update for her fans on her Twitter complete […]