MMA News

Adam Martin - November 17, 2020

UFC great Jon Jones took a shot at rival Daniel Cormier after DC suggested Jones doesn’t belong in the GOAT discussion due to PED issues. Cormier, who himself is in the GOAT discussion, recently chimed in on the question that has been coming up a lot lately in MMA circles. After UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov improved to 29-0 with a win over Justin Gaethje, many including UFC president Dana White were quick to anoint him as the GOAT. Jones, who many consider being the best fighter ever, did not agree with that sentiment, and for the last few weeks he has sent out tweets explaining why he should be the GOAT over Nurmagomedov.

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

Donald Cerrone is putting the UFC welterweight division behind him and heading back to the lightweight division. Cerrone has spent the most recent chapter of his career competing in the 170-pound welterweight category. Despite a strong start in the division, however, he’s recently fallen on hard times, experiencing losses to Anthony Pettis and Conor McGregor and draw against Niko Price in his most recent welterweight fights.

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has been booked for a January return to the Octagon opposite surging featherweight contender Calvin Kattar. The UFC announced this dynamite featherweight scrap on social media on Tuesday.

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has announced his engagement to his long-time girlfriend, professional surfer Alessa Quizon. Holloway announced the news in a Tuesday Instagram post, which included a number of beautiful engagement photos that are sure to make our single readers feel a little extra lonely.

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

Pedro Jordao, one of the coaches behind UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang, says his pupil is likely to defend her title against Rose Namajunas in early 2021. “We’ll see how things go with this virus,” Jordao told MMA Fighting, laying out the timeframe for a long rumored fight between Zhang and Namajunas. “But I think (the fight) will probably be in the first quarter. … We’re training for a while here. It appears that her next fight will be against Rose, but nothing is set yet. Everything indicates that’s the plan — and it makes sense, everybody knows that.”

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

A welterweight title fight between champion Kamaru Usman and challenger Gilbert Burns is reportedly in the works for UFC 258 on February 13. News of this bout was first reported by Raphael Marinho of Brazilian MMA publication Combate.

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

A middleweight rematch between former UFC champ Chris Weidman and The Ultimate Fighter veteran Uriah Hall is in the works for a UFC pay-per-view on February 13. News of this matchup was first reported by ESPN, the UFC’s broadcast partner.

Cole Shelton - November 17, 2020

The 19th episode of Just Scrap Radio on BJPENN.com with Cole Shelton is here ahead of UFC 255. We’re first joined by flyweight title challenger, Alex Perez (2:24). Next, second-ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Moreno (13:45) joins the program. Closing out the show is sixth-ranked flyweight contender, Brandon Royval (27:07)

Tom Taylor - November 17, 2020

Daniel Cormier isn’t impressed by how Jon Jones comported himself after Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Heading into that card, Jones and Nurmagomedov had long stood out as the top two pound-for-pound fighters in the UFC, with Jones holding the No. 1 spot in the rankings and Nurmagomedov sitting at No. 2. After Nurmagomedov defeated Gaethje by submission in the UFC 254 main event, however, he was promoted to the No. 1 spot—and Jones was not happy about that.

Harry Kettle - November 17, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight king Jon Jones has sent a clear message to rival Israel Adesanya regarding a potential showdown between the two. While both men may seem to be heading in different directions right now, it seems like just a matter of time before two of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s true greats square off inside the Octagon.

Harry Kettle - November 17, 2020

According to a recent report, it’s looking unlikely that Tony Ferguson will be joining the UFC 256 card next month. Ferguson, who hasn’t fought since his devastating loss to Justin Gaethje earlier this year, wants to put himself back in position for a shot at the UFC Lightweight Championship. In order to do that, however, he needs to remain active – and the fact that he’s been calling for a fight against Michael Chandler before the end of 2020 seems to indicate he’s ready to go.

Adam Martin - November 16, 2020

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones says he doesn’t care Israel Adesanya is fighting Jan Blachowicz for his old belt next. Jones vacated the 205lbs belt back in the summer with the intention of moving up a weight class to heavyweight. So far, he hasn’t made the move up in weight official as his next fight hasn’t been announced yet. While Jones remains on the sidelines, one of his biggest rivals in the game in Israel Adesanya is poised to move up to 205lbs to take on the new champion Jan Blachowicz in 2021. But Jones doesn’t care what either of them does.

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2020

Mike Perry will have two people in his corner for his UFC 255 fight against Tim Means. When Perry fought Mickey Gall earlier this year, the only person in his corner was his girlfriend, Latory Gonzalez. Then, in the lead up to his return at UFC 255, “Platinum” said he planned on auctioning off his corner spots and Darren Till showed interest. The middleweight contender even said he would pay five thousand dollars to be in his corner.

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2020

Jon Jones has continued to trash his longtime rival, Daniel Cormier. For years now, Jones and Cormier have had a feud. They first fight at UFC 182 with Jones winning by decision. They then had their rematch at UFC 214 with “Bones” winning by KO, however, the fight was overturned to a no-contest due to him being flagged by USADA.

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2020

Mike Tyson is taking his comeback fight seriously. In less than two weeks, Mike Tyson is set to fight Roy Jones Jr. in a very anticipated fight and one many were wondering how it would look. Both men are boxing legends but are both in their 50’s, yet photos were revealed and Tyson is in incredible shape.

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2020

Khamzat Chimaev is now a ranked welterweight. Ever since Chimaev’s dominant stretch on Fight Island, many clamored for him to be ranked. Yet, that did not happen and after he KO’d Gerald Meerschaert with one-punch, the Swede was booked against Leon Edwards in the main event.

Adam Martin - November 16, 2020

UFC lightweight contender Paul Felder did an interview while getting stitched up following his war with Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Vegas 14. Felder stepped up on five days’ notice to take on dos Anjos in the main event of UFC Vegas 14 on Saturday night. Despite taking the fight on super short notice, Felder put up a heck of a fight, ultimately losing a split decision on the judges’ scorecards. It was an incredible performance by a fighter who wasn’t even expected to compete on the card.

Cole Shelton - November 16, 2020

Badou Jack was close to boxing Tito Ortiz. Jack is looking to return to the win column against Blake McKernan on the undercard of Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Although he is now set to take on a real boxer, the Swede reveals that was originally not the case as the original opponent was going to be Tito Ortiz.