UFC president Dana White just issued his first pre-UFC 144 video blog. He takes you back to UFC 143 for all the backstage access you can handle. Read More: Dana White (News), UFC 143, UFC 144
“I know (of) Cheick Kongo — he’s alright, he’s not a bad fighter … As a striker I’m better than him, of course. That’s the way I look at it. That’s (attempting takedowns) what he’s gonna be doing. Once he realizes he can’t dance around or play around with me he’s going to be trying...
“My initial reaction was really surprised to be completely honest. It was a huge step into competition. I was pretty surprised that they were giving me the chance to fight the top of the ladder so soon. I was like, ‘holy cow.’ I didn’t think I would move up that quickly, but at the same...
UFC welterweight Jake Shields is set to welcome Yoshihiro Akiyama this weekend at UFC 144. In this video entry Shields tells the UFC producers that he is ready to disappoint the Japanese crowd and beat Akiyama. Read More: Jake Shields (News), Yoshihiro Akiyama (News), UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
Yesterday we ran a rumor that UFC ring girl Chandella Powell was released from her duties due to failure to disclose prior adult related work in the on-line entertainment world. This rumor had some validity behind it because a quick google search provides more than enough evidence to corroborate the fact that Miss Powell did...
Heads up Japanese fight fans; the UFC is knocking at your front door and whether you like it or not they are coming in. The UFC 144 official weigh-ins ceremony (broadcast on BJPENN.COM) is going down next week on Friday, Feb. 24 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The same venue will host...
BJPENN.COM took part in today’s UFC 144 pre-fight conference call to promote the upcoming pay-per-view card in Japan. On the call Frankie Edgar, Benson Henderson, Rampage Jackson and Ryan Bader answered questions from the media invited to participate. Read More: Rampage Jackson (News), Frankie Edgar (News), UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
UFC lightweight fighter Joe Lauzon walks you through his last week of training before heading to Japan for his UFC 144 fight with Anthony Pettis. Read More: Joe Lauzon (UFC News), Anthony Pettis (UFC News), UFC 144
On January 30th we heard news that Leonard Garcia was forced out of his scheduled UFC 144 bout with Tiequan Zhang due to injury. It took nearly two weeks, but the UFC has finally found a replacement and he comes in the form of Issei Tamura. Tamura is a fighter they are pulling from the...
Here’s the 10-minute video preview for “UFC 144: Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson” Read More: Frankie Edgar (NEWS), Benson Henderson (NEWS), UFC 144
UFC 144 is set to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. As of current date, the event is expected to be headlined by a lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Benson Henderson. The event marks the UFC’s first ever return to Japan since UFC...
UFC featherweight fighter, Leonard Garcia is the latest to catch the injury bug in a lead up to a fight. Due to an undisclosed injury he has been forced out of his scheduled UFC 144 appearance with Tiequan Zhang. UFC 144 is set to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena...
An injury has reportedly forced George Sotiropoulos out of his scheduled UFC 144 appearance against Takanori Gomi. Details of the injury were not disclosed at the time of this report. In his place to face Takanori Gomi comes Eiji Mitsuoka. UFC 144 is set to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super...
UFC officials have finalized their fight card for the promotions return trip to Japan in February. A 24-main lineup will be featured in the land of the rising sun making up 12 official bouts. UFC 144 is set to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. As of...
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“UFC 144: Japan” is set to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. As of current date, the event is expected to be headlined by a lightweight title fight between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Benson Henderson. The event marks the UFC’s first ever return to Japan since...
Presale tickets go on sale today following this morning’s UFC 144 pre-fight press conference in Tokyo Japan. Event officials announced today from the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo Ballroom in Tokyo, Japan that today interested buyers can access tickets through UFC Mobile and tomorrow event partners WOWOW and Nikan Sports will have tickets available for purchase. Outside of...
The ever growing UFC 144 card just got one middleweight fight deeper as Japanese born Riki Fukuda is set to face off with former WEC champion Steve Cantwell. “UFC 144: Japan”, while not yet made official by the promotion, is expected to go down on February 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama,...
Another Japanese fighter will get the chance to compete on his home soil when Takeya Mizugaki steps inside the cage with Chris Cariaso on the stacked with Japanese talent card that will be UFC 144. “UFC 144: Japan”, while not yet made official by the promotion, is expected to go down on February 26 live...
Last week Cheick Kongo was rumored to have been offered a bout with Roy Nelson. However once Roy Nelson confirmed the bout himself via twitter the UFC quickly shot the possibility down and said they had other plans for Kongo. Now, the rumor floating around is that Kongo will now face fellow striker Mark Hunt...
Another Japanese fighter will get the chance to fight on his home soil in February and it is none other than featherweight, Hatsu Hioki. Sources close to the situation confirmed Sunday afternoon that Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski is in the works for the UFC’s first ever show in the land of the rising sun....
We reported earlier in the week that Jake Shields would be welcoming Yoshihiro Akiyama to the welterweight division in Japan, however at the time of our initial report, we did not know the bouts placement on the card. Late last night, BJPENN.COM received an email from the Shields camp with confirmation that Shields vs. Akiyama...
We knew it was coming and alas, we have a date and location for the lightweight tilt scheduled between Joe Lauzon and Anthony Pettis. Sources close to the situation confirmed the fight to BJPENN.COM this evening. “UFC 144”, while not yet made official by the promotion, is expected to go down on February 26 live...
Leading up to the announcement that Conor McGregor & Eddie Alvarez would be fighting in the main event of UFC 205 for the UFC lightweight championship, it appeared as though Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is ranked at #1 on the UFC’s official rankings, would be getting the fight with Alvarez. While initial reports indicated that the...
The confusion regarding who will headline the UFC’s historic New York card, UFC 205, continued today. After it was initially reported that Conor McGregor and Eddie Alvarez would fight for the lightweight title, UFC President Dana White revealed that the fight the UFC was looking to book was Alvarez vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov. This week, former...
The confusion over Eddie Alvarez’s next fight appears to be over, at least for now. First, Eddie Alvarez was set to defend his newly-won 155 pound belt against featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 205 in New York City. Now, it appears Alvarez will take on Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 206 in Toronto instead. Alvarez, 32,...
Cortney Casey scored a first-round submission victory over Randa Markos just moments ago at UFC 202. Casey was able to lock in an armbar that forced Markos to verbally submit. Check it out: What a finish! @CastIron_Casey locks in an armbar from the bottom and submits Randa Markos! #UFC202 https://t.co/IZn6eixawc — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX)...
With just one day to go until UFC 201, the event has lost a main card bout. Despite McCall weighing in, the fight was scrapped due to Scoggins being unable to make the bantamweight limit of 125 pounds. After the UFC was informed of Scoggins inability to make weight, McCall weighed in, just inc case...
