Olympic Medalist, UFC Champion, Hollywood Movie Star. UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, is no doubt a hot commodity in the world of sporting and entertainment. So hot in fact that the UFC Boss believes she is the biggest star in his companies short history. At a recent media luncheon Dana stated, “She’s the hugest superstar....
Jacare Souza is on a four first round finish win streak. Most recently the complete destruction of Yushin Okami by knockout and Chris Camozzi via arm- triangle. His victories prior too happening under the Strikeforce banner. He hopes to keep the momentum going as he comes into the new year and faces off against Francis...
The UFC recently made their way over to Invicta FC and basically snatched up their entire straw weight line up for the new installment of “The Ultimate Figher”. However, it seems that there are many more rowdy females ready to step into a cage and duke it out! Thanks to Eriksson Lau over at Bloodyelbow.com...
In anticipation of tomorrow night’s UFC Fight Night 36 event, going down at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, BJPENN.COM and the UFC bring you this free and live stream of today’s weigh-ins event. Tune in using the player below at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET to catch all the...
Chael Sonnen sounds off in anticipation of his upcoming fight with Wanderlei Silva.
Even though she has only fought twice in the octagon, Ronda Rousey is one fight away from being one of the Top 10 all time earners in UFC history. Once UFC 170 is in the books, she will be among a very rich group of fighters. UFC President Dana White mentioned this tidbit during a...
Daniel Cormier gets into a heated exchange with former sparring partner and UFC newcomer Patrick Cummins.
In a recent interview at Kings MMA, Team Machida discussed the state of the UFC’s middleweight division and what they would like to see in the future for Lyoto. The guys think a Weidman vs. Machida title fight will sell better than a Machida vs. Belfort fight.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is coming out in a blaze about Jessica Eye becoming the first female UFC fighter to test positive for performance enhancing drugs. Obviously, the champ is in no way supporting any PED’s but instead outraged at the fact that so much negativity is surrounding yet another fighter getting popped...
Things aren’t looking too good for Rashad Evans who was forced out of his bout with Daniel Cormier after injuring his knee during training. If you’re wondering how bad the injury actually is just ask UFC President Dana White who stated that Rashad is “screwed” and will need surgery. Bad luck for Rashad, who was...
UFC fans, fighters and pundits alike have long discussed the ever-elusive “Super Fight”. Whether it was GSP vs. Anderson, Fedor vs. Randy, Wanderlei vs. Liddell or any of the other fantasy match ups, people love to debate about who the assumed winners and losers would be of these pound-for-pound battles. Most recently, a lot of attention...
Chael Sonnen’s capacious personality and quick wit has landed him in the seat of an equally quick car. The UFC fighter and FOX sports analyst was named “Honorary Pace Car Driver” for The Profit on CNBC 500, which will take place at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday, March 2. His participation in the race – which includes pre-race...
The long awaited matchup between former UFC heavyweight champion Junior “Cigano” dos Santos and former Strikeforce heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem is, well, still going to be awaited. It seems that Overeem has yet again walked away from another opportunity to fight the former champ. Originally set to face off at UFC 146, the bout was...
We recently reported that UFC President Dana White took some cheap shots at Invicta FC champ, Cris Cyborg, today. The brash UFC boss told a room full of reporters at today’s media luncheon that he believes the Brazilian female fighter is on Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s). ‘Cyborg isn’t clean. She’s not’, said Dana White. ‘Cyborg...
First off, Cyborg is awesome! Not only is she likely the world’s most dangerous female fighter, but she is also a great person and friend to BJPENN.COM. So shame on you Dana! Now that I got that out of the way… While hosting a media luncheon today in Las Vegas, the UFC boss had some...
“What I’m thinking about doing, and I haven’t ran this past my coaches, which I’m pretty sure they’ll be on board for, but I’m thinking about going out there and while he raises his hand to touch gloves, I’m just going to try and pull guard. I’m going to throw a flying triangle and I’m...
“I have a feeling this rib injury is going to last as long as it takes for dos Santos to get another opponent. That’s what I’m willing to bet. This is going to be the longest rib injury ever. As soon as we get dos Santos a fight that rib is going to heal right...
Change isn’t always good, but the UFC’s recent change to their Fight Night Bonus structure is definitely a step in the right direction. Initially, we had sparse details about the shift in bonus type, but on UFC Tonight they cleared it all up. Check it: The UFC announced that they were changing its bonus structure....
Coming off of his fourth straight defeat, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir, is not ready to hang them up. In fact, the Las Vegas resident, isn’t even looking to downgrade his competition. As reported on last night’s UFC Tonight, Frank Mir’s manager Malki Kawa, told FOX Sports that the only place Mir wants to...
That title is accurate folks. UFC bantamweight, Jessica Eye, recently got popped for pot and put on a probationary suspension by the state of Texas. Subsequently, the MMA world turned against her, media and fans alike. (not us though) Now it comes out, thanks to the good guys over at ESPN, that she tested positive...
Fight Night 37 just lost a marquee flyweight bout. Ian McCall is injured and will no longer be able to welcome the always tough, Brad Pickett, to the UFC’s 125 pound division. Fight Night 37 is set to go down on March 8 from London’s, O2 Arena. UFC officials are currently seeking a replacement opponent...
The call was officially made today to all aspiring Latin American fighters: the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) organization is looking for its next Latino standout and will use its storied reality television series to recruit the regions top talent. The seventh international edition of the UFC’s reality series, The Ultimate Fighter®, is set to feature...
“DC (Daniel Cormier) is a top contender.For people to not jump at the shot to fight him is more than confusing, it’s infuriating. The UFC is plagued with cowards. If you are a light heavyweight who isn’t booked and you didn’t offer to fight him, please, I beg you, quit.” In a recent statement to...
We’ve been back and forth on this one a few times since yesterday’s news on Rashad Evan’s fight canceling injury. The UFC originally opted to postpone the light-heavyweight showdown (between Cormier & Evans), but after a public plea from Cormier, UFC officials have signed Patrick Cummins, an undefeated all-american wrestling product out of SoCal’s Reign...
Former Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler must have caught wind of Gilbert Melendez’s recent contract negotiation struggles with the UFC, as he recently tweeted the following: @MikeChandlerMMA: Seeing this news about @GilbertMelendez has me excited. Who wants to see me welcome him to @BellatorMMA after I beat Eddie? Chandler will face Eddie Alvarez for a...
Former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is not one to back down from a challenge. And coming off a controversial decision win over Josh Thomson at UFC on Fox 10 he has a little bit of a point to prove. With his lack luster performance it doesn’t seem like the UFC is prepared...
Some friendly banter between UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones and one of the best submission specialist in the UFC Lightweight division Joe Lauzon took place yesterday via Twitter. The Twitter battle began when the champ began to poke at Lauzon saying: “Hey somebody tell @JoeLauzon i’d beat him in a jujitsu match with...
Judo Olympian and current UFC women’s bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is in the midst of preparing to face off against a fellow Olympian in Sara McMann at the upcoming UFC 170 which takes place in Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Event Center on Saturday, February 22, 2014. . This leads up to a very...
