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With Jason Injured, Jeremy Stephens Pulls Out Of UFC Fight Night 29
That injury bug… He’s back and he’s forced two withdrawals from UFC Fight Night 29. Rony Jason and Jeremy Stephens were both scheduled for a clash in the UFC’s featherweight division, however, BJPENN.COM learned yesterday that Jason withdrew his bid on the card due to a lumbar hernia. While at the time, it was unclear […]
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QUICK TWITT | Three Former UFC Champs & Legends Attack UFC/Dana White Over Fighter Pay
Recently three former UFC champions took to twitter and held a virtual rally over the UFC’s business practices and poor fighter pay. Prompted by a video (below), the three encouraged each other until one started to attack the UFC boss directly. Check it out: @JayTWarsh @titoortiz @ShamrockKen @frankshamrock @sonnench seems pretty straight forward to me […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones Spanks Sonnen During In-Depth Fox Interview
Former rivals and competitors, Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen have put the beef behind them and in this latest interview the two exchanged several friendly words and gestures while promoting this weekend’s UFC 165 event. None more so than when Jones decided to spank Sonnen in the butt. The interview is good too so check […]
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Pettis: ‘I know what Thomson brings to the fight’
Last night we learned that top lightweight contender T.J. Grant was forced out of his second scheduled title shot with an injury. This revelation lead to a new title fight being booked between newly crowned champion, Anthony Pettis and Josh Thomson. Through his Jiu Jitsu coach, Diego Moraes, the UFC champ released the following statement […]
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Jon Jones Dismissive About Both Cormier And Teixeira Threats
Should he get past Alexander Gustafsson this weekend in the UFC 165 main event, Jon Jones and the UFC will have to find the next suitable title challenger. Right now, the UFC has stated that Glover Teixeira is next and UFC President Dana White also hinted that Daniel Cormier may be able to jump the […]
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Royce Gracie Urges Family To Get Back To Their Roots And Train Pure Jiu Jitsu
“Jiu jitsu is enough. I’ve trained boxing in the past to learn the distance, trained wrestling to understand how he would take me down, but I won’t get there to fight my opponent’s game. The (new) guys (from the Gracie) family want to complement their game, like if jiu-jitsu was incomplete. I guess they forgot […]
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UFC Announces 7 City Press Tour For Weidman vs. Silva 2
Newly-crowned UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman and former champion Anderson Silva will visit seven cities in seven days to promote their Pay-Per-View rematch at UFC 168: WEIDMAN vs. SILVA 2, which takes place Saturday, Dec. 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Tickets for UFC 168: WEIDMAN vs. SILVA 2 go on […]
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PHOTO | Weidman vs. Silva 2 Poster
On December 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Anderson Silva will get a chance to avenge his only UFC loss and regain his middleweight championship belt in the process. All he has to do is get past Chris Weidman. UFC officials have released this first look at the event they […]
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UFC Champ Jones Encouraged By Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Pay
“[FMJ’s pay is] ridiculous, in a good way. His swagger, his work ethic shined through. It’s great to see a champion show his heart and his winning ways. It’s great to see a champion get what he deserves. That really, really encourages me. Boxing has been around over 100 years. The foundation is set and […]
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Aldo on McGregor: He has to back up all the talk now
“The Irish guy? I’m always watching every featherweight that fights in the UFC because we can eventually fight in the future. He’s a great fighter… He’s starting now, but he is already saying some polemical things. It’s part of the business. The (talking) put him on the map, so now he will have to show […]
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Dylan Andrews vs. Clint Hester added to UFC Fight Night 33 in Australia
A middleweight bout between “The Ultimate Fighter 17” teammates Dylan Andrews (17-4 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Clint Hester (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the latest addition to the “UFC Fight Night 33” event set for December 7 in Brisbane, Australia. A member of Team Jones on “TUF 17,” Dylan Andrews made it to the semi-finals of the […]
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Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson set for UFC on FOX 9 headliner
Yesterday, UFC lightweight contender T.J. Grant (21-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) announced via twitter that he is still not 100% and will not be able to compete against Anthony “Showtime” Pettis at this December’s UFC on FOX 9 event in Sacramento, California. With Grant unable to compete, the UFC has given former Strikeforce lightweight champion, Josh Thomson, […]
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TJ Grant Withdraws From Title Bout with Anthony Pettis
TJ Grant was recently placed back on his title hunt which was first derailed in the weeks leading up to his scheduled fight with former UFC lightweight champion, Benson Henderson, dropping out of the fight due to a concussion sustained in training camp. Anthony Pettis stepped in for Grant at UFC 164 and defeated Henderson […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones defends his title this weekend against top contender, Alexander Gustafsson. Before he was champ, he faced of with Ryan Bader and earned his shot at UFC gold that at the time was held by Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua. Relive one of the defining moments of the UFC champ’s career in the […]
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Rony Jason Injured, Leaves Jeremy Stephens Without Opponent
UFC featherweight fighter, Rony Jason has been pulled from his scheduled date with Jeremy Stephens following a reported lumbar hernia. The two were originally slated to face off next month at UFC Fight Night 29 in Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Jeremy Stephens recently made the shift to the UFC’s 145 pound division after dropping three […]
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Sicilia vs. Pepey Booked For UFC Fight Night 32
While not yet announced by the promotion, a featherweight bout between Sam Sicilia and Godofredo Pepey is expected to go down this November in Brazil at Fight Night 32. Fight Night 32 takes place at the Goiania Arena in Goiania, Goias, Brazil on November 9. In the main event Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson will […]
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Jon Jones Says Superfight With Anderson Silva Still Possible
“All Anderson has to do is win his next fight decisively and there’s the interest right there. It’s still on, the superfight. I’ve never really been overly anxious to face Anderson Silva though to be honest. I knew the fight could happen but I never had any desire to be the one to beat him […]
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Aldo Favors Swanson/Lamas Over Rematch Against Mendes
Sorry Chad Mendes, Jose Aldo is not interested in a rematch! Former title challenger, Chad Mendes has made a strong case for a rematch against Jose Aldo. The champ however, has different plans. Here’s what Aldo told MMAFighting.com about the pecking order in his division: “Chad Mendes is still starting, haven’t fought anyone ranked yet, […]
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Tibau Coach Reveals Secrets Behind Biggest Weight Cut in MMA
UFC 155 pound fighter, Gleison Tibau continually goes through one of the biggest weight cuts in the sport today. According to reports, the lightweight fighter walks around at 190 pounds and usually re-gains around 30 pounds after his weigh-ins so he walks into the cage around 185 pounds. That’s a big lightweight. His coach, the […]
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FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Eddie Wineland vs. Will Campuzano
Eddie Wineland won his last four fights in the WEC before transitioning to the UFC. Check his third win of that streak, a second-round TKO of Will Campuzano. Wineland fights Barao this weekend for the interim UFC bantamweight title.
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VIDEO | Khabib Nurmagomedov – The road to triumph
Russia’s Khabib Nurmagomedov has been making waves in the UFC’s lightweight division. Now training at the American Kickboxing Academy, the Sambo master has documented his fight preparation and mentality in this short film. Khabib fights Pat Healy this weekend at UFC !65.
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VIDEO | Michael Bisping Training Blog
Michael Bisping gives you a sneak peak at one of his training session at his new gym CSW. “The Count” is set to take on Mark Muñoz on 26 October 2013 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Munoz
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QUICK TWITT | Melvin Guillard Latest To Join American Top Team Ranks
e UFC lightweight fighter, Melvin Guillard, has struggled to find a training home. From Greg Jackson’s, to the Blackzilians, a stint at Grudge and who knows where else, the embattled lightweight has apparently settled in at America Top Team, right across town from his former Blackzilians home. ATT fighter, Hector Lombard, took to twitter with […]
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Glover Planning On Challenging Jones vs. Gustafsson Winner
“I expect this to be a tough fight, but I believe Jones is more complete.His wrestling and jiu-jitsu are better, and he will win. I believe he will take [Gustafsson] down and finish [the fight]. That’s the way I see this fight going.” “I don’t know if the UFC will [let me walk in the […]
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VIDEO | Jon Jones Mic’d Up During Anderson Silva Loss, See His Real-Time Reaction Right Here
With a potential superfight against Anderson Silva on the horizon, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was mic’d up Octagonside at UFC 162 anticipating another Silva victory. Witness Jones’ exclusive reaction as Chris Weidman upset Silva and shocked the world.
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Bisping: ‘Jacare could be my next opponent after Munoz’
“It was sensational. Okami is the perennial contender – we’ve never seen that happen to him before. Jacare is definitely a title contender now. He could be my next opponent after Munoz. Who knows? Vitor Belfort is there and now there’s Jacare and Chael and Lyoto Machida’s coming down. The middleweight division is really stacked […]
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VIDEO | Tate: ‘I’m going to break Ronda’s Jaw’
Video: Tate showing no mercy in Rousey rematch Ultimate fighter coach, Miesha Tate, isn’t planning on playing nice in her upcoming fight against champion, Ronda Rousey. “I’m going to break her jaw,” said Tate. “I’m not going to stop punching until something on her face is broken and she wakes up looking at the lights.
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BJPenn.com’s FIST-ta-CUFF Radio 206: Douglas Lima, Eddie Wineland, Walel Watson, & Chris Beal
While you wait for this weeks episode to air on Sunday, get caught up on last Sundays episode below. You won’t be disappointed. Listen to internet radio with FIST TA CUFF RADIO on Blog Talk Radio FIST-ta-CUFF Radio is brought to you by www.MouthPieceGuy.com Last year there were an estimated 1.5 million sports related concussions […]