The UFC on Fox 10 card added its 11th fight to the docket. Lightweights Daron Cruickshank (13-4, *pictured) and Mike Rio (9-3) will meet in Chicago, the promotion announced on Sunday. UFC on FOX 10 takes place on Jan. 25 at the United Center in Chicago. The main event will pit two lightweight contenders in...
13,000 people took part in last week’s BJPENN.COM poll, asking fans if Ronda Rousey was still worthy of your devotion as a fan. Following her stint on the UFC’s hit reality series, ‘The Ultimate Fighter’, many fans believe that Ronda Rousey is no longer the picture perfect poster child for women’s MMA. Internet chatter would...
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar received his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blackbelt from Ricardo Almeida over the weekend. The former champ and current featherweight fighter will now face off with BJ Penn at a yet to be determined place and time in 2014 as part of their TUF season 19 coaching gig.
Soa Palelei wasted little to no time tonight and made quick work of fan-favorite Pat Barry. Palelei immediately shot for a takedown and even though he was stuffed, it was clear that he had the power advantage right off the bat. He shot for another takedown moments later and ate a knee in the process....
Starting at 6:00 p.m. PST, BJPENN.COM will be providing our readers with live results and round-by-round action from tonight’s UFC Fight Night 33 main card event going down in Brisbane Australia. If you aren’t going to be attending live or cannot make the broadcast on FOX Sports 1, tune in right here to follow along...
Starting at 3:30 p.m. PST, BJPENN.COM will be providing our readers with live results and round-by-round action from tonight’s UFC Fight Night 33 preliminary card event going down in Brisbane Australia. If you aren’t going to be attending live or cannot make the broadcast on FOX Sports 1, tune in right here to follow along...
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has seemed to have lost some fans following her coaching stint on ‘The Ultimate Fighter.’ She lost to Miesha Tate in a recent fan-based vote for the cover of the UFC’s new video game; and following interviews during and after The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale, many fans complained about...
One of the greatest of all time and possibly the most recognizable name in MMA, Forrest Griffin, retired from Mixed Martial Arts earlier this year. Griffin, known best for his epic three round war with Stephan Bonnar at the TUF Season 1 Finale, and grueling battles with greats like Anderson Silva, “Rampage” Jackson, and “Shogun”...
Another bout has been added to the quickly filling Super Bowl weekend card. Nick Catone (9-4 MMA, 3-4 UFC) will fight Tom Watson (16-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC 169, UFC officials announced Thursday. Both fighters are looking to come back from losses. Catone last fought at the TUF 16 Finale in December of 2012, where he...
By Evan Stoumbelis Recently I was fortunate enough to interview top welterweight contender Matt “The Immortal” Brown on his upcoming fight with Carlos Condit, GSP vs. Hendricks, how he got his start in the sport and more. As always, Matt’s responses are italicized. How is training for the Condit fight going?: So far so good...
UFC women’s bantamweight title contender, Cat Zingano (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), finally got some good news following her latest visit with her physician, who revealed that “Alpha” was cleared to resume jiu-jitsu training, as well as light pad work, with full clearance expected for March 1, 2014. Naturally, Zingano was thrilled by the news (via...
On the night of July 6 this past year, for the first time in his seven-year tenure with the UFC, Anderson Silva failed to obtain victory. Throughout the duration of his championship bout with Chris Weidman, it seemed as though Silva could hardly take the American challenger seriously. ‘The Spider’ had started to engage in...
Is the UFC’s hottest Irish commodity nothing more than a phony and faker? TUF veteran and UFC middleweight fighter Luke Barnatt seems to think so. The up-and-comer had some harsh words for his fellow European during his recent guest slot on ‘The MMA Hour‘. Check it: “Paradigm is the management company that I believe that...
Former Bellator middleweight champion and current UFC welterweight contender, Hector Lombard (33-4-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), recently told Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie that he’s gunning for a fight with “boring” Jake Shields, this after requests to fight Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann failed to come to fruition: “I think he’s been so boring and me always trying for...
The UFC on FOX 9 card has taken another hit to its roster with the removal of Dodson vs. Jorgensen. The event, which goes down on December 14th was supposed to feature a lightweight title fight between Anthony Pettis and Josh Thomson. Instead, a shift in the TUF Finale main event will see ‘Mighty Mouse’ versus...
Whether it’s inside or outside the octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship cannot seem to escape controversy. Early on in Summer 2013, the UFC signed undefeated German prospect Benjamin Brinsa. “The Hooligan” sports an impressive record of thirteen victories, nine of which took place in the very first round. With such a record, it was almost a...
Last Night on the Jimmy Kimmel show, UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey talked about her altercation with a group of men in a movie theatre, her time as TUF coach, her mom and more. If you want to see the second part of the interview click HERE or hop to page 2.
If we are to believe Irishman, Conor McGregor, his feud with TUF 1 winner Diego Sanchez will culminate in a bout contested in the UFC’s welterweight division. McGregor’s career is set as a featherweight fighter (145lbs.) but for a fight with his bitter rival he wants to make the trip up two divisions. Check it:...
Many were confused when the The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Finale salary list came out, and saw that Nate Diaz’s payout had dropped to $15,000 to show, and $15,000 to win. The strangest part, was the man Diaz beat, Gray Maynard, made $45,000 just to show up. Cage Potato reached out to Diaz’s manager Mike...
The UFC provided another great free night of fights with the TUF Season 18 Finale on Saturday, November 30. The event took place at the Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas, NV where we crowned the very first female Ultimate Fighter and yet another great male addition into the organization. Headlining the event was...
Akira Corassani, who won via disqualification due to an illegal knee against Maximo Blanco at The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 Finale has now been sidelined for up to six months. Corassani had his nose broken in five places due to the knee, and the Nevada State Athletic Commission has decided to medically suspend the The...
Another great episode from the crew of Late Night Cage Side Radio powered by BJPENN.com is in the books. Lance Palmer joined the show to discuss his upcoming bout with Georgi Karakhanyan for the inaugural featherweight title this Saturday at WSOF 7 in Vancouver. A confident Palmer gave listeners his background as a martial artist,...
TUF 18 assistant coach and Ronda Rousey roommate/best friend, Marina Shafir fought last weekend for the TUFF-N-uff promotion in Las Vegas where she won the promotions 145lb amateur title against Tabitha Patterson.
“I don’t understand English, so I didn’t really quite understand what referee told me at the neutral corner. I am not making any excuse here, but when adrenaline is pumping its hard to understand the language I am not familiar with. So when he waved off the fight, I actually thought I won by a...
During last weekend’s TUF 18 Finale event Maximo Blanco was disqualified for landing a fight ending illegal knee that put his opponent, Akira Corassani, in the hospital with a concussion and a broken nose. If you missed the fight, which aired on Fox Sports 1, you can catch the infraction in the animated .gif’s below....
The Ultimate Fighter 18 coaches Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate were on hand at the TUF 18 Finale to lead their fighters to victory. Rousey and Tate, two ferocious competitors, spoke with Jon Anik about their upcoming fight at UFC 168 that will finally settle their rivalry.
“I think in boxing they start hopping in when they’re taking a lot of punches, or maybe their corner would have threw in the towel, but I wasn’t going to stop. I was just trying to set up a good one to land to finish it off if they weren’t going to stop it. I’m...
With the Thanksgiving holiday behind us and more vacation days on the way, Late Night Cage Side Radio powered by BJPENN.COM returns tonight at 9PM/ 6PM with more great guests for this streamlined episode. First up at 9:05PM/ 6:05PM, Team Alpha standout Lance Palmer will join the show to preview his upcoming showdown with Georgi...
