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VIDEO | Funny Bloopers Reel: Fighters Get It All Wrong While Wishing The UFC Happy Bday
If you haven’t realized yet, the UFC is turning 20-years old. And while the featured athletes in the clip surely mean well, they got it all wrong when trying to wish their employer a happy Birthday!
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VIDEO | UFC 20th Anniversary: Top 20 Knockouts Of All-Time
We’re celebrating our 20th Anniversary with the Top 20 Knockouts in UFC History! From front kicks to body slams to one punch KOs, check out the best of the best highlights here.
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VIDEO | UFC 20th Anniversary: Top 20 Submission Of All-Time
There’s no denying that the art of submission has had a role in the 20 years of UFC history. We’re celebrating the UFC’s birthday by showing you the greatest ground game wins in the Octagon!
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva (Full Fight)
One of the most memorable moments in UFC history occurred this year on July 6, 2013, when Chris Weidman, an undefeated American fighter out of Long Island, took on the dubbed “best pound for pound fighter in the world” Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva and ended his nearly seven year reign as the UFC Middleweight Champion.
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QUICK TWITT | Dana White: Many Brazilian TUF Hopefuls Want Sonnen As Coach
One would think that at this point Chael Sonnen is the sworn enemy of all Brazilian citizens. From bashing their fighters to insulting their education and technology, Sonnen has been digging his own Brazilian grave for years. Now slated to coach TUF Brazil opposite Wanderlei Silva, he apparently has more support than anyone could have […]
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Jon Jones: I’d kill Incognito, easily
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon “Bones” Jones, was recently interviewed by ‘The Sports Junkies,’ a morning drive time radio show on 106.7 in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan area. During the interview, Jones was asked to give his thoughts on suspended Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito. Although Jon wasn’t excalty familar with media furor around Incognito, […]
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EXCLUSIVE (Part 2) | Manny Gamburyan on TUF 18 & Ronda’s Public Image Hit
Yesterday we released part 1 of Manny Gamburyan’s BJPENN.COM Radio Exclusive Interview where he addressed the ongoing saga with former opponent Cole Miller. In today’s part 2 ‘The Anvil” discussed all things Ronda Rousey and The Ultimate Fighter season 18. As part of Rousey’s coaching staff, Gamburyan was privy to all the happenings in the […]
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BJPENN.COM’s Official MMA Rankings: 5 Shifts Made To Top 10 Following Action Packed Week Of Fights
By Evan Stoumbelis This past week fight fans saw two great fight cards: Fight for the Troops 3, and UFC Fight Night 32. Several of the fights stirred up divisions, most notably Vitor Belfort making another big statement as to why he deserves a middleweight title shot with his knockout win over Dan Henderson. The […]
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Nate Diaz Snubs TUF Finale Main Event Promotion, Says He’s ‘Still Busy That Day’
Nate Diaz first mentioned his inability to make the TUF finale 18 event in September when he revealed that his High School reunion was going down on the same evening. His talks were dismissed by the UFC boss and his manager and everyone let the topic go. Now, on the heels of being promoted to […]
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Dana White: “It Would Be Tough to Not Call Us One of the Major Sports”
“I think we’re starting to get there (mainstream) now.I don’t think we’re mainstream yet. I really don’t. I know people disagree with me when I say that. But I think we’re starting to be looked at as one of the major sports now. If you look at what we’ve done on television, it’s pretty amazing, […]
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VIDEO | Hendricks “Mike Tyson gave me advice for my right hand”
UFC welterweight title challenger, Johny Hendricks is set to face off with GSP this weekend for the UFC world championship belt. During his long road to UFC 167, Hendricks got the help of boxing great Mike Tyson and he talks about that in the video entry above.
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Evans says Sonnen’s distractions will come back to haunt him
By Evan Stoumbelis Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is slated to fight Chael Sonnen this Saturday at UFC 167. Evans spoke on The MMA Hour to host Ariel Helwani about the distractions Sonnen is facing going into the bout, mainly his consistent presence on Fox Sports 1’s UFC tonight. “I definitely […]
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QUICK TWITT | Nate Diaz Fires Off At ‘**$$y Fighters’ For Cancelling Fights
The younger half of the Diaz Brothers duo, Nathan Diaz, has hit the twitter space once again, this time firing off at what can only be assumed to be Anthony Pettis for cancelling his UFC on FOX 9 main event due to injury. We had Nate on BJPENN.COM Radio where he discussed his dislike for […]
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VIDEO | UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks – Episode 3 (Full Replay)
Johny Hendricks visits his alma mater of OSU to hone his wrestling skills while Georges St-Pierre puts the finishing touches on his fight camp in this episode of UFC Primetime leading up to UFC 167. You can catch Episode 1 HERE, and Episode 2 HERE.
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White: Nick’s Manager Said He’s Retired; Diaz: I Don’t Have A Manager
During the ‘UFC Fight Night 32’ post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White was asked about the possible return of former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz. The UFC president stated that he had offered a fight to the Diaz camp, but that the Stockton fighter had decided to remain retired: “I offered Nick Diaz a […]
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QUICK TWITT | Miesha Tate Makes The Cover Of Fitness Gurls Magazine
UFC bantamweight title challenger, Miesha Tate, has recently graced the cover of ‘Fitness Gurls Magazine.’ She made this cover and she beat out Ronda Rousey for the cover of the EA sports UFC Video game, is ‘Cupcake’ on a roll? At any rate, here’s the cover photo: https://twitter.com/AriannyCeleste/statuses/399956674011615232
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VIDEO | Matt Mitrione Flips Our After Losing NAGA Grappling Match
Who likes to lose? No one likes to lose, but we can add Matt Mitrione to the list of people who just flat out lose their cool when defeated in competition. In the video UFC the UFC heavyweight fighter is seen getting really ticked off about a match that didn’t go his way at a […]
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Rony Jason suspended for unsportsmanlike conduct following Fight Night 32 incident
By Evan Stoumbelis TUF: Brazil winner Rony ‘Jason’ Mariano picked up the first loss of his career last Saturday to Jeremy Stephens. However it was what happened after the fight that put Rony in the media spotlight. After the fight, a devastated Rony smashed a door with his elbow in the locker room which required […]
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VIDEO | Rashad Evans Punches Radio Host Jim Norton
Former light-heavyweight champion, ‘Suga’ Rashad Evans was a recent guest on the Opie and Andy show where he punched Jim Norton. Evans fights Chael Sonnen this weekend in the UFC 167 co-main event.
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VIDEO | Countdown to UFC 167: St-Pierre vs. Hendricks (Full Episode)
Georges St. Pierre has successfully defended his welterweight title a UFC-record 10 times. But No. 1 contender Johny Hendricks asserts that he is a different fighter than anyone the current champ has faced.
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Jon Jones Details ‘Beef’ With Daniel Cormier
“The whole story behind me and him is just so silly. I met him, and I came up to him with a big smile on my face. He’s another black guy in the sport, and I felt the need to say hello to him, and I was just like ‘hey man, I hear you’re a […]
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UFC Fight Night 32 Medical Suspensions Report
16 fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 32 event have been medically suspended following their respective bouts inside the Octagon. Two of those men have been put on six-month suspension. The Brazilian Athletic Commission has released their mandates and the terms will put both Brandon Thatch and Rony Jason among the rosters most lengthy suspension […]
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POLL | Does Vitor Belfort Deserve A Title Shot
With his most recent win over Dan Henderson, the MMA world is abuzz for all things Vitor Belfort. The Brazilian former champion has left behind a path of bodies unmatched by any other fighter in the UFC’s middleweight division. While Dana White seems non-committal about a title shot, what do you, the fans, say about […]
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EXCLUSIVE (Part1) | Gamburyan to Cole Miller: ‘What the hell is your problem?’
In August UFC featherweight Cole Miller came on BJPENN.COM Radio to announce he was contesting his decision loss to Manny Gamburyan at ‘UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen.’ His argument was that he actually stopped Gamburyan in the first round, but due to some misguided officiating, the bout was allowed to continue, which led to […]
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New Jersey Report Casts Dark Shadow Over Brain Trauma In MMA
In February of last year veteran MMA Fighter Gary Goodridge (pictured) came out to the media about his Dementia pugilistica (DP), a type of neurodegenerative disease or dementia that may affect amateur or professional boxers as well as athletes in other sports who suffer concussions. It was a shocker for MMA fans, fighters and analysts […]
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VIDEO | Ronda Rousey Spars With Gegard Mousasi
Female bantamweight champion has caused a big commotion about her ability to beat UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. So while we ponder that possibility for a minute, why not take a look at how she faired in sparring against top UFC middleweight fighter, Gegard Mousasi. *Props to BJ Penn FB follower Ben Mason for the […]
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Anderson Silva: ‘Vitor Deserves A Title Shot’
“I believe he (Vitor Belfort) deserves to fight for the title, even because he has been doing his part (to earn a title shot), just like other fighters like Ronaldo Jacare and Lyoto Machida, who just dropped to 185… I saw the fight [against Hendo], he fought really well.Vitor has been doing great, showing why […]
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Kenny Florian Not A Fan Of TRT, But Belfort Criticism Getting Old
Former two-division title challenger, turned Fox Sports analyst, Kenny Florian has had enough of the TRT talk when it comes to Vitor Belfort. The popular retired UFC fighter recently took to twitter with the following message for fans: Not a fan of TRT but criticizing Belfort is getting old. Don't forget that Hendo & Vitor […]