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Kay Hansen
Kay Hansen

Kay Hansen pleaded with Dana White to move her fight so she could compete at home for UFC 270

Cole Shelton - January 20, 2022

Kay Hansen was supposed to fight on January 15, but after hearing UFC 270 was the week after in Anaheim, she made it clear she wanted to be on that card. Hansen is from Anaheim and of course wanted to be a part of the card but her managers initial request to have the bout moved didn’t happen. However, she decided to take matters into her own hands and messaged Dana White herself to move the fight, and just a day later she got her wish.

Deiveson Figueiredo, Brandon Moreno
Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 270 | Pro fighters make their picks for Brandon Moreno vs. Deiveson Figueiredo 3 title fight

Cole Shelton - January 20, 2022

In the co-main event of UFC 270, the flyweight title is on the line as Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo have their trilogy. Heading into the fight, Moreno is a -180 favorite while the Brazilian is a +155 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their prediction for the scrap. The pros are unanimous in thinking Moreno beats Figueiredo for the second straight time to defend his belt.

Jon Jones, Dana White, UFC
Dana White

Dana White casts doubt on Jon Jones fighting the winner of Ngannou vs Gane: “Maybe he doesn’t fight at heavyweight”

Susan Cox - January 20, 2022

UFC President Dana white has cast doubt on the idea of Jon Jones fighting the winner of Saturday’s ‘Ngannou vs Gane’ main event. The Francis Ngannou (16-3 MMA) vs Ciryl Gane (10-0 MMA) heavyweight title bout takes place at UFC 270 on January 22nd at the Honda Center in Anaheim.

Jake Paul, Tyron Woodley, Paul vs Woodley 2, Boxing
Jake Paul

Tyron Woodley has a message for his critics: “Jake Paul would literally f*ck a lot of y’all up”

Susan Cox - January 20, 2022

Tyron Woodley (19-7 MMA) and Jake Paul (5-0 Boxing) collided for a second time at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida back on December 18th, 2021 this after their first contest ended in a controversial split decision win for Jake. ‘Paul vs. Woodley 2’ resulted in Jake Paul connecting with a huge right hand in round six that sent Tyron Woodley crashing to the canvas in a state of unconsciousness.

Jorge Masvidal, UFC
Colby Covington

Jorge Masvidal plans to tell Chael Sonnen “I told you, b*tch” after conquering the mountain known as Colby Covington

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2022

Jorge Masvidal plans on sending a message to Chael Sonnen if he beats Colby Covington at UFC 272 in March. In under two months, Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will finally settle their differences when they meet in the UFC 272 main event in Sin City. Everyone has their own view on how it’s going to go down which includes Chael Sonnen, who came out with these thoughts on the match-up.

Ian Garry
UFC

Irish mixed martial arts sensation Ian Garry set to return at UFC 273

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2022

UFC welterweight Ian Garry is set to return to action at UFC 273 for his second appearance since joining the promotion. While there were plenty of top prospects who made their UFC debut last year, few were as talked about as Ian Garry. “The Future” made a pretty solid impact during his days with Cage Warriors and upon being called up to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the buzz surrounding him grew even further.

Nate Diaz, Dana White, UFC
Nate Diaz

Dana White responds after Nate Diaz takes to Twitter requesting to fight Dustin Poirier

Susan Cox - January 20, 2022

Nate Diaz (21-13 MMA) has not fought since he suffered a decision loss to Leon Edwards at UFC 263 in June 2021. Diaz and Dustin Poirier (28-7 MMA) were originally scheduled to fight back at UFC 230 in 2018. However, the bout never came to fruition and both men blamed each other for pulling out first. Since then, they have taken aim at one another, both trying to make a match happen.

Amanda Nunes, Julianna Pena
Julianna Pena

Miesha Tate does not believe Amanda Nunes will bounce back against Julianna Pena: “The seed of doubt has been planted in Amanda's mind”

Harry Kettle - January 20, 2022

Miesha Tate doesn’t think Amanda Nunes will be able to bounce back in a potential rematch against Julianna Pena this year. At UFC 269, Julianna Pena shocked the world by defeating Amanda Nunes to capture the UFC bantamweight title. Ever since then there’s been talk of what would happen if the pair ran it back, with “The Lioness” still being the most dangerous threat at 135 pounds.

BJ Penn, Charles Oliveira, Conor McGregor, UFC
Charles Oliveira

BJ Penn on "unbelievable" UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira: "This is the one guy who could beat Khabib"

Christopher Taylor - January 19, 2022

BJ Penn is a big fan of current UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and says the Brazilian would have posed big problems for Khabib Nurmagomedov. Penn, a former two-division UFC champion, recently sat down with Chris Taylor of BJPENN.com where he shared the following thoughts on ‘Do Bronx’.

Marvin Vettori, Israel Adesanya, UFC 263
Marvin Vettori

Marvin Vettori slams Israel Adesanya, says he fights like a "b***h"

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

Marvin Vettori has been vocal about his dislike for Israel Adesanya and took a shot at the champ once again. Vettori and Adesanya first met in 2018, with “The Last Stylebener” winning by split decision, although many thought it was a clear win for Adesanya. The pair then had their rematch at UFC 263 where it was the Kiwi winning by decision to once again defend his middleweight title.

Ciryl Gane, Jon Jones
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Ciryl Gane believes Jon Jones will be next if he beats Francis Ngannou at UFC 270: "The fans are already waiting for this fight"

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

Ciryl Gane believes his first heavyweight title defense will be against Jon Jones. Gane is the current interim heavyweight champion and set to face Francis Ngannou in the main event of UFC 270 in a highly-anticipated bout. The two are former training partners but they do not like one another. The stakes are already high for this fight. But, only adding to it is the fact the winner will likely face Jones next.

Nate Diaz, Dana White, UFC
Nate Diaz

Nate Diaz sends a message to UFC as he continues to angle for Dustin Poirier fight: "Quit slowing down the real fight game"

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

Nate Diaz has made it clear he wants to fight Dustin Poirier next. Diaz and Poirier were originally scheduled to fight back at UFC 230 in 2018. However, the bout never came to fruition and both men blamed the other for pulling out first. Since then, they have taken more shots at one another as they continue to try and push for the fight.

Trevin Giles
Trevin Giles

Trevin Giles excited to face "hungry" Michael Morales in his welterweight debut at UFC 270, eyes stoppage win

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

Trevin Giles will officially be a UFC welterweight come Saturday night. Giles is set to drop to welterweight for the first time in his career, which he admits is something that is a long time coming. He rarely cut weight to make 185lbs, but he does say he has never made 170 before so the first time he does will be on Friday.

Tai Tuivasa shoey
Tai Tuivasa

Tai Tuivasa fires back at Greg Hardy for suggesting he “cowered out of the brawl” at UFC 264

Susan Cox - January 19, 2022

Greg Hardy recently downplayed Tai Tuivasa’s victory at UFC 264 in July 2021, and now ‘Bam Bam’ has responded. Hardy (7-4 MMA) lost to Tuivasa (14-3 MMA) by KO in the first round at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Francis Ngannou, Ciryl Gane
Exclusive MMA Interviews

UFC 270 | Pro fighters make their picks for Francis Ngannou vs. Ciryl Gane title fight

Cole Shelton - January 19, 2022

In the main event of UFC 270, the heavyweight title is up for grabs as Francis Ngannou looks to defend the belt for the first time against the interim champ, Ciryl Gane. Heading into the fight, Ngannou is a +135 underdog while the Frenchman is a -155 favorite.

Henry Cejudo, Dana White
UFC

Dana White explains what Henry Cejudo must do to in order to get a UFC fight

Susan Cox - January 19, 2022

Henry Cejudo has made it very apparent that he wants to get back in the cage and has pointedly told anyone who would listen that it’s UFC President Dana White, who’s standing in his way. In an interview with Barstool Sports, Dana explained what Cejudo must do to get a UFC fight:

Kevin Holland
UFC

Kevin Holland reveals he was briefly arrested following his fight with Kyle Daukaus at UFC Vegas 38

Susan Cox - January 19, 2022

Kevin Holland has confirmed that he was briefly arrested following his UFC Vegas 38 fight with Kyle Daukaus back in October 2021. In a recent episode of ‘The MMA Hour’ Kevin shared he story:

Leon Edwards
Khamzat Chimaev

Michael Bisping praises “extremely confident” Leon Edwards for previously accepting fights with Jorge Masvidal and Khamzat Chimaev

Harry Kettle - January 19, 2022

UFC commentator Michael Bisping has praised Leon Edwards for previously accepting fights against Jorge Masvidal and Khamzat Chimaev. It was recently announced by UFC president Dana White that Leon Edwards will be the next man to challenge Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight championship. While there’s no official date or event attached to the rematch just yet, many fans are grateful to see that “Rocky” is finally being rewarded for his 10-fight unbeaten streak with the promotion.