With Munoz injured and Bisping taking the call to face Chael Sonnen on short notice, Demian Maia, who was originally scheduled to face “The Count” on the same evening was left without an opponent. Upon hearing the news Maia stated, “Unfortunately my fight versus Bisping is not gonna happen. I am very sad cause it...
2011 was a hallmark year for the world’s biggest and best Mixed Martial Arts promotion. They expanded to new territories, set record gate and attendance figures and launched a revolutionary TV deal. Safe to say the UFC had a great 2011. In an interesting report from mma-manifesto.com, 337 UFC fighters who fought for the promotion...
“The funny thing you should say about Jon Jones and him saying he wants some time off, he called up four days ago and said ‘okay, let’s go I’m done with vacation.’ He said he wanted to take all this time off and then they were calling me four days ago saying he wants to...
Some fighters just have that gift, to be able to go from one fight to the next with little time in between. Team Alpha Male fighter, Danny Castillo is one of those guys and he is determined to prove it at UFC 141 against Anthony Njokuani. Having fought just last month at UFC 139 in...
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Two welterweight bouts have been added to February’s UFC 143 card as announced by the UFC this morning. Justin Edwards versus Mike Stumpf and Matt Brown vs. Chris Cope are the latest editions to the evening’s card. UFC 143 is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Super...
UFC officials have officially announced their UFC on FX 2 fight card set for March 3. As expected, the free on TV fight card is set to go down in Australia. UFC on FX 2 is set to feature a main event welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves. The Allphones Arena in Sydney,...
In lightweight action, team Alpha Male fighter, Danny Castillo has agreed to step in on short notice at this month’s UFC 141 event to face Anthony Njokuani. The last minute booking comes on the heels of an announcement regarding an undisclosed training injury suffered by Ramsey Nijem, who was Njokuani’s original opponent. UFC 141 is...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that The Ultimate Fighter, the longest-running sports reality show on television, is moving to FX this March with an exciting, new live format. The Ultimate Fighter LIVE debuts on Friday, March 9 as part of a two-hour season premiere beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The show will then air...
We haven’t even entered the last month of 2011 yet and UFC officials are already planning bouts for March of 2012. The latest of which comes in the form of a spectacular welterweight booking between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves for the promotions second appearance on the FX network. BJPENN.COM announced the likelihood of the...
In our latest polling here at BJPENN.COM we asked our readers what fight you thought was the greatest ever in UFC history. With so many analysts, fighters and fans proclaiming that last weekend’s UFC 139 five-round war between Dan Henderson and “Shogun” Rua earned the prize, we took to our polls to see what our...
It was just three days ago we reported here on BJPENN.COM that former UFC light-heavyweight champion; Rampage Jackson was upset at his exclusion from the UFC’s first trip to Japan. “It don’t look like I’m fighting in Japan, which I’m not happy about at all,” Jackson Tweeted. “I think it’s a big mistake by the...
Reports have started to circlulate this afternoon that the UFC is putting together a welterweight bout between Martin Kampmann and Thiago Alves. No venue, date or exact location have been confirmed but it appears as if the two are in negotiations to meet at a yet to be announced event in March of 2012. Kampmann...
“The way that he beat Bowles, I think it warrants a title fight for him. That’s fine with me. I’ve got no problem. It was going to be him or Bowles, I knew that coming into that fight, and I was ready to take on either one of them. He beat somebody in the Top...
“It was certainly a big fight. I don’t know how the judges scored the last round, they could or they should have given a 10-8 for me. But that doesn’t take anything away from Dan Henderson. He’s a legend and that’s the type of fight where you create a legacy. But I want a rematch,...
We reported exactly two weeks ago that a welterweight matchup between Josh Koscheck and Carlos Condit was in the works for the UFC’s February show and that fight is now official. UFC 143 is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on February 4th. Georges St. Pierre will be...
Five fighters from tonight’s UFC 139 event took home $70k Fight of the Night Bonuses for their efforts on this evenings card. UFC 139 is set to take place this evening from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. In the main event Dan Henderson and “Shogun” Rua went to war for 25-minutes in one...
Tomorrow night MMA fans will be treated to an intriguing light-heavyweight match up between the always “tough” Jason Brilz and the “TUF” winner, Ryan Bader, live and free on Spike TV. UFC 139 is set to take place on November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. With the original heavyweight title fight...
Tomorrow night an important bantamweight bout is set with serious implications for the division. Two former champions, Urijah Faber and Brian Bowles, will meet in the center of the Octagon on this weekend’s pay-per-view card to determine the next number one-contender in the division. UFC 139 is set to take place on November 19th at...
This weekend at UFC 139 top welterweights Martin Kampmann and Rick Story will square off and try to bounce back from recent losses. UFC 139 is set to take place on November 19th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. With the original heavyweight title fight headliner between champ Cain Velasquez and Junior Santos...
In a new partnership designed to provide our readers here at BJPENN.COM more complete coverage of Mixed Martial Arts, we are proud to announce that we will be offering a free, live stream of Heavy.com’s “Fight Day” pre-fight special. The UFC’s only official pre-fight show returns on Saturday, November 19 when Fight Day comes to...
Dan Henderson, two-division PRIDE champion, STRIKEFORCE light heavyweight champion “I’m going to finish up my career in the UFC and I am excited by it; and the fact the UFC has a huge FOX deal now makes it even more exciting. I am not going to worry about my next fight – as far as...
“I actually would have rather been in a fight for the title, but this fight excites me too. Shogun’s a tough guy, and it’s gonna be a big challenge… I’m not going to try extra hard to knock him out just to get a title shot. I’m going out there first and foremost to win...
Somewhere in Stockton California there are celebrations going on this evening. But here in my hotel room in Las Vegas and in homes and bars across Hawaii we mourn. BJ Penn took defeat to Nick Diaz tonight in their UFC 137 main-event clash. Diaz was able to put a pace on Penn that eventually broke...
UFC officials have booked a bantamweight bout between Yves Jabouin and Walel Watson for their upcoming December 10 card. UFC officials took to twitter yesterday with the announcement. UFC 140 is set to take place in Toronto on December 10 from the Air Canada Centre. A light-heavyweight title fight between current champ Jon Jones and...
