I don’t even know what’s going on with the Gracie family following Metamoris 3, but it’s becoming hard to be a fan. Eddie Bravo dominated his match against Royler Gracie, beating the Gracie Jiu Jitsu practitioner for the second straight time, but BJJ’s first family isn’t acknowledging that fact. Not even a little bit. It’s...
“I’m gonna use my strength, my strategy, not that I can’t grapple, but he can’t really strike that good. It’s a huge advantage for me just by keeping it on the feet. He’s gonna have to get me in one of those situations and I’m not gonna let that happen. Best of luck to him,...
The UFC’s return trip to Japan has come and gone. For the first time ever the UFC put on a four-hour pay-per-view event featuring seven main card fights. In the main event it was Ben Henderson who proved to be the better man and secured championship gold around his waist. The main event went the...
In the main event from The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas Carlos Condit was able to edge out Nick Diaz to earn a unanimous decision victory. Condit was crowned the new UFC interim welterweight champion and Nick Diaz, upset at the judges’ decision retired in the cage. To see the rest of the UFC...
The UFC announced late last night that the lightweight matchup between Nate Diaz and Jim Miller will now serve as the main event of the UFC on FOX 3 card and it’s scheduled for five-rounds. UFC on FOX 3 will go down on May 5 from New Jersey’s Izod Center. Nate Diaz is the second...
UFC heavyweight number one contender, Alistair Overeem has reportedly been charged with battery in Las Vegas following an incident with the alleged female victim. The female victim was reportedly shoved in the face by the heavyweight fighter and as a result staggered back. It seems sort of like a non-issue, but the “Reem” is still...
An injury has hit this weekend’s UFC 143 preliminary card and as a result Jorge Lopez has been forced out of his scheduled appearance against Matt Riddle. The extent of the injury is not known. In his place to face Riddle on just five days’ notice is UFC newcomer Henry Martinez. UFC 143 is set...
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The UFC just announced two important happenings in the world of MMA. The first of which is that they are returning to FOX TV on May 5 with UFC on FOX 3. The second announcement comes in the form of the first official bout on the card; Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller. UFC on FOX...
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2011 was a hallmark year for the world’s biggest and best Mixed Martial Arts promotion. They expanded to new territories, set record gate and attendance figures and launched a revolutionary TV deal. Safe to say the UFC had a great 2011. In an interesting report from mma-manifesto.com, 337 UFC fighters who fought for the promotion...
[box_light]“I think Brock’s done. The conversations I’ve had with Brock Lesnar since that fight, all indications point to it’s over. This isn’t baseball man, half in, half out, you can go out and party the night before and then play a game. These guys have to be 100-percent into this mentally, physically, emotionally… Here’s what...
According to UFC officials, lightweights Anthony Njokuani and John Makdessi have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 145 this March, as the promotion made the announcement earlier today. Njokuani is coming off a split decision loss to Danny Castillo just a few weeks ago at UFC 141, as Castillo was able use his wrestling pedigree...
The UFC’s second trip to FUEL TV just got a whole lot deeper with today’s announcement of the evenings headliner. UFC officials took to twitter this afternoon to announce that their first ever event in Sweden will feature local born Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the night’s main event. A bantamweight bout between...
19 UFC 141 competitors underwent screenings by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for Banned substances and they all came up clean. The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the findings this afternoon. UFC 141 took place on Friday, Dec 30 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The end-of-year pay-per-view featured former heavyweight...
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A lightweight bout has just been added to the UFC 145 card in Montreal in the form of Efrain Escudero vs. Mac Danzig. UFC officials confirmed the matchup just moments ago. UFC 145 is still yet to be officially announced by UFC officials but it is expected to take place on March 25 from the...
While we will never know the truth of the matter, the lone source for UFC pay-per-view figures has and always will be, Mr. Dave Meltzer. When people talk of buys, stating this PPV did this amount and this one did that, it is all based on his industry intelligence. The UFC never confirms figures, nor...
“I thought Brock would move forwards, I hoped more of him. But he told me on the octagon he felt the knees and kicks of Overeem and that he thought he broke his rib. I saw it and it was really red. He told me the last couple destabilized him, and then he wished me...
An era is over, but it went out with a bang. The UFC 141 Preliminary card special on SPIKETV which aired live last Friday marked the last live UFC program to air on the cable network. With the New Year, comes the new FOX deal and the UFC now moves to a host of new...
That pesky injury bug is hard at work again, this time taking out Ultimate Fighter winner, Amir Sadollah from his scheduled date with Jorge Lopez. The two were originally scheduled to meet in next month’s UFC 143 event and now the bout is scratched due to an undisclosed injury. In Sadollah’s place comes fellow TUF...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today revealed the list of fighters who have received medical suspensions following their efforts in last weekend’s UFC 141 event. Twelve fighters received mandatory suspensions, four of which could be out up to six months due to injuries suffered while in the cage. UFC 141 took place this past...
After his UFC debut, we reported here on BJPENN.COM that the former management team of Alistair Overeem, Golden Glory, was seeking to have his wages garnished due to breach of contract. They filed a lawsuit in the Clark County courts and where granted the judgment to collect a large sum from the athlete based on...
Many have called it the best performance of his career and it is kind of hard to argue that point. Last Friday in the UFC 141 co-main event, Nate Diaz outpointed Donald Cerrone in dominant fashion to not only earn himself a judge’s decision but also set a new CompuStrike record for a three-round fight....
Last Friday we saw Alistair Overeem destroy Brock Lesnar in the UFC 141 main event. The win gave him the second highest disclosed payroll of the night with $385,714.28. Unfortunately for the newly crowned heavyweight number one contender the Nevada State Athletic Commission was forced to withhold $241,285.49 of his fight purse by a Nevada...
