By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Earlier today, mixed martial arts referee Josh Rosenthal received a 37-month prison sentence with three years of probation and a $100 fee for pleading guilty to several drug charges. Rosenthal was arrested in 2012 when federal agents raided a warehouse in Oakland, California. There was reported to be...
UFC President Dana White announced Monday that the biggest rematch in WMMA history will take place at the promotions end of the year event in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC 168 is set to take place December 28th at a venue that has yet to be determined. What is presumed to be the main event, a...
Vitor Belfort has thrown his hat into the ring, offering to be the next challenger for the middleweight strap. While UFC president Dana White indicated earlier this week that if Anderson Silva were to lose his UFC championship to Chris Weidman at Saturday’s UFC 162, Silva would be given an immediate rematch. And if Silva...
The conclusion to the greatest trilogy in UFC heavyweight history has been finalized! The third match between current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, and former champion Junior dos Santos is set to take top billing for UFC 166 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, on October 19th. UFC President Dana White made the announcement to...
After telling reporters that he did not think he could beat Jon Jones, Anderson Silva made another statement on “UFC Tonight” on Tuesday. “My opinion is this: I’ll fight Jon Jones, all the guys from my class, all the guys that work in the UFC – all the fighters,” Silva said on “UFC Tonight.” “I...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | This week on BJPenn.com’s Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio our boys Anton and Denny invited back AJ Matthews to once again talk about Bellator’s new reality TV show, “Fight Master.” AJ earned his way into the show’s cast by winning his fight on the first episode. AJ decided to join Team Couture as he...
From Rick J Lee: Anderson Silva answers the question every one has been asking. “Does Chris Weidman’s Wrestling concern you”?
The talk of the MMA landscape is this weekend’s UFC 162 main event between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman. See what the latest batch of pro’s have to say about the fight in the video above.
By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA UFC president Dana White announced to media on Monday that middleweight champion, and long-standing pound-for-pound king, Anderson Silva would be granted an immediate rematch if he loses to Chris Weidman. Weidman is set to challenge for Silva’s belt this Saturday at UFC 162. Since winning the UFC middleweight belt in 2006,...
First of all, I’d like to point out that we are big fans of Mayhem Miller on BJPENN.COM. That being said, the former UFC middleweight fighter has been coming back into the spotlight with a vengeance. Most notably attacking UFC President Dana White whenever he gets a chance. His latest body of work is as...
Congratulations to Chael & Brittany Sonnen for getting hitched over the weekend! We hope for a long and prosperous marriage for both of them. pic.twitter.com/CNa5MiXeWx — Brittany Sonnen (@BrittanySonnen) June 30, 2013 pic.twitter.com/CNa5MiXeWx — Brittany Sonnen (@BrittanySonnen) June 30, 2013
“I’m here in San Diego, training at Alliance and I didn’t realize what I’m missing. It has been so many years since I was a member of a hardcore training team like this. In Hawaii, I was a little bit of a lone wolf. “No ‘yes men’ here. If I wasn’t doing that great, maybe...
Undefeated middleweight title challenger, Chris Weidman uses the image listed above to help him stay motivated for this weekend’s UFC 162 main event against Anderson Silva.
From Rick J Lee: Ian McCall on the UFC Middleweight Championship bout between long time title holder Anderson Silva and top contender Chris Weidman, The Matrix and Steven Segal
Anderson Silva’s reign of terror over the middleweight division began with a three-minute mauling of Rich Franklin in October 2006 and, in the seven years since, “The Spider” has barely been challenged inside the Octagon®, turning away a Who’s Who in the 185-pound and even 205-pound divisions. However, a growing number of experts expect that...
There is always talk after each event on the pertinent and on-going issue of fighter pay. In a sport where your body is placed, arguably, in some of the most stressful states that one could endure, its easy to see why some may complain for not making top-dollar. The target for all the anger seems...
“The only reason I got into this sport was to be number one and right away I had to envision beating this guy if I was gonna do it. I believed I could beat Anderson Silva from day one. I believe I have the skill set to do it, I have the wrestling — which...
Steven Seagal was a recent guest on ‘The MMA Hour’ with Ariel Helwani and spoke at length about this weekend’s UFC 162 main event between longtime middleweight champion Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) and undefeated challenger Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC): Seagal: Where I come from we always say talk is cheap and...
After months of legal battles, UFC President Dana White now believes that the best path for Eddie Alvarez (24-3 MMA) may be to return to Bellator MMA, this despite the 29-year-olds voiced desire to fight under the UFC banner. This follows the announcement that, barring a settlement, Alvarez will not even appear in court to...
Anderson Silva (33-4 MMA, 16-0 UFC) is set to defend his UFC middleweight championship against undefeated challenger Chris Weidman (9-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) live this Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Even with the hype surrounding this weekends UFC 162 main event, fans and media alike are still hoping...
Cub Swanson (19-5 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is set to square off with Dennis Siver (21-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) live this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. A victory over Siver at UFC 162 would make it 5 straight wins for Swanson and would inch him closer to a possible rematch with current...
Another edition of Late Night Cageside Radio powered by BJPenn.com is back tonight at 10PM ET with another great lineup of guests! At 10:10 Kinch and Chase will be joined by former UFC welterweight contender, recently turned head striking coach at Team Alpha Male, Duane “Bang” Ludwig. Duane will be discussing his pivotal role at...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | Our crew over at Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio invited “Stormin” Norman Parke into shop this week and Norman has a fight less than a week away. He is set and ready to take on Kazuki Tokudome at UFC 162 in Las Vegas, NV this Saturday, July 6th. Norman was the winner of “The...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | Word just broke that Nick Ring has once again been forced to withdraw from an upcoming UFC fight. This time Ring (13-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will be pulled from the UFC on FS1: 1 card slated for August 17th in Boston. Ring was supposed to take on TUF 17 runner-up Uriah Hall (7-3 MMA, 0-1...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC Heavyweight Soa Palelei was invited onto this week’s episode of BJPenn.com RADIO. Palelei is the current owner of an eight-fight winning streak and is slated to make his return to the UFC octagon on August 31st at UFC 164 in Milwaukee. Palelei was slated to make his return against Stipe Miocic at the recent UFC 161...
The fight credited for changing the course of the UFC forever, Stephan Bonnar vs. Forrest Griffin. Relive all the action in the video above.
From Prebek’s official Youtube: Sensei Seagal gives some advice to Chris Weidman ahead of his fight with Anderson Silva. Female voice by Ida Soleimani. Thanks to Jamie Carter for his sound design.
“I think that Anderson Silva is pound-for-pound the best fighter of all time, and I really do believe that Chris Weidman is the worst style match-up for him. But if anyone can overcome the worst style match-up, it’s Anderson Silva,” “Being that Anderson is, I think, towards the end of his career, I’m going to...
