By Jamie McAllister Erick Silva in an interview with TATAME. The Welterweight commented the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch and confirms his training partner Anderson Silva is working harder than ever and is highly motivated for the bout. “Anderson wants this win more than ever.” Silva says he is training with Anderson on a...
By Jamie McAllister Demetrious Johnson found out he will avoid surgery as he was misdiagnosed with a hernia. In an interview with MMAWeekly Johnson talks about his injury as well as discussing his return to action. “Basically, what happened was when I got kicked in the groin I’m assuming, but with my testicles there’s wires...
By Jamie McAllister Dana White talks to Inside MMA about a rare inner ear disease he suffers from called meniere’s disease. “I’m lobbying hard for this surgery. The surgery isn’t the cure. The surgery, they go in and they basically cut the nerve. So you have to learn to walk again. You have to go...
By Jamie McAllister The Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch is just around the corner so its only natural for the inventor of the front kick Steven Seagal to have his say on the rematch. Here’s what he had to say in an interview with The MMA Hour. Seagal feels Sonnen had an “extremely unfair...
By Jamie McAllister Michael Bisping in an interview with HD Net’s “Inside MMA”. Bisping comments on the injury that forced him to withdraw from the fight with Tim Boetsch and he predicts a quick recovery after his surgery. “Yeah, left knee. Slightly torn meniscus. I had some loose bodies — two rather large pieces of...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority are proud to announce the first annual International Fight Week will take place around the hottest ticket of the summer – UFC 148 – from July 3 through July 7. International Fight Week will be the ultimate week-long experience for UFC fans....
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua continues his quest back to the title when he collides with Muay Thai ace Brandon “The Truth” Vera at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, Aug. 4. The Ultimate Fighting Championship formally announced today that the Rua-Vera showdown will take place at the home of...
By Jamie McAllister A featherweight bout has been added to the UFC’s return to Denver. TUF Live stand-out Justin Lawrence is set to face Max Holloway. UFC officials on Monday announced the fight for UFC 150. Its placement on the card is not yet known. UFC 150’s main card airs on pay-per-view, while FX and...
“… I don’t think [BJ Penn] wants a piece of me, so he’s going after young guys… Yeah, I do [think he is ducking me].” Short and sweet. UFC welterweight Jon Fitch told “The MMA Hour” that he believes BJ Penn is ducking him and would like to have a rematch with “The Prodigy upon...
A pair of lightweights have agreed to square off in the UFC’s return trip to the UK. Both Matt Wiman and Paul Sass have agreed to face each other in the UFC’s upcoming Nottingham show. “After looking so impressive in his last fight at UFC 146, unbeaten Liverpool lightweight Paul Sass steps up to fight...
By Jamie McAllister The final UFC on FOX event of the year will take place on December 8th UFC officials today announced. For the event a host city and venue have not yet been confirmed for the show which will be UFC on FOX 5. Six days prior to the show FOX will air a “UFC’s...
And the injury train just keeps on rollin! The hard hitting Luiz Cane has been forced out of his UFC middleweight debut against Yushin Okami with an undisclosed injury. In his place comes another Brazilian in the form of the always tough, Rousimar Palhares. UFC 150 takes place on August 11 from the Pepsi Center...
UFC President Dana White confirms Tito Ortiz will be the next UFC Hall of Fame inductee during the upcoming UFC fan expo July 6-7 in Las Vegas, NV at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “I think he’s a guy who pound-for-pound—at the time we were hurting—tried to do more damage to [the UFC] than anyone in the...
By Jamie McAllister Carlos Condit in an interview with Gracie Mag Condit discusses topics such as his next opponent, Nick Diaz, Georges St-Pierre, TRT and Jiu-Jitsu. “I think it’s a slippery slope, you know what I mean? You let guys start using testosterone and it’s … where does it end? You know what I mean?...
Coming off a huge win over Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson in his last outing, some wondered why Matt Brown would take a fight last minute against Luis Ramos at UFC on FX 4. Read More: UFC (News), MMA (News), Matt Brown
The first-ever middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil will now be decided in a three round bout between Cezar Mutante and Serginho (Sergio) Moraes at UFC® 147: Silva vs. Franklin II, on June 23, at the Mineirinho Arena, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Moraes, a semifinalist of the first international edition of the UFC’s reality...
By Jamie McAllister The UFC have confirmed that the Nottingham, UK show will be headlined by Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic. As previously reported on BJPENN.COM Agreements have been signed and the bout is official. Struve is on a three fight win streak which includes victories over Lavar Johnson, Dave Herman and Pat Barry with...
By Jamie McAllister The Ultimate Fighter Brazil episode thirteen recap, in this weeks episode Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira faces Thiago “Bodao” de Oliveira Perpetuo in the last of the Middleweight bouts and the last episode of the season. We will also discover the seasons award winners for the knockout, Submission and Fight of the season. The...
UFC officials have put together an intriguing bantamweight bout between Takeya Mizugaki and Jeff Hougland. The two stand outs will square off in September at UFC 151. UFC 151 is expected to go down on September 1 from the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas Nevada. Mizugaki boasts a modest 2-2 record inside the UFC’s...
In anticipation of “UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II” the UFC and FUEL TV have scheduled the release of the traditional pre-fight-hype countdown show. “Countdown to UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II” is set to hit the airwaves on July 3 on FUEL TV. The show, which will run an hour in length will take...
In case you missed the news, former UFC interim heavyweight champion, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 149 appearance against Cheick Kongo. Still going through the rehabilitation process for his broken arm suffered at the hands of Frank Mir, the Brazilian fan favorite is unable to commit to the fight....
During last week’s UFC 150 pre-fight press conference in Denver Colorado, UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson discussed his upcoming fight with Frankie Edgar.
By Jonathan Kirschner “This is the biggest fight of my career. I’m going to be the big underdog. I always am the underdog. Everyone writes me off. Here’s this guy, he looks overweight, he’s got a stomach; that’s fine with me. I’m confident in myself. This upcoming fight is a huge fight for me. To...
During last weeks UFC 150 pre-fight press conference in Denver former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar discussed his upcoming rematch with Benson Henderson.
“I would love to see fighters become refs and judges. I personally, I always make this clear, I don’t know Herb Dean. And in my whole life, I’ve probably said six words to Herb Dean, and every time it was, ‘Hi, how are you?’ That’s all I’ve ever said to Herb Dean. I think he’s...
In the making of the cover for the month of June Rolling Stone, Anderson Silva proves that he is not only good in the ring. At the sound of Michael Jackson, the fighter shows his dancing skills. The magazine is on newsstands June 14 in Brazil.
Chuck Liddell drinks out of the Stanley Cup after Oompa Loompas put their butts all over it !
By Jamie McAllister Spencer Fisher talks about his UFC bout and trilogy fight vs the ever dangerous Sam Stout. The two men have had two epic battles in the past and will meet for the third and final time in a rubber match at UFC on FX 4 June 22nd, 2012. A look inside of...
