Last week, at the official press conference of UFC 205, Conor McGregor threw plenty of shade Eddie Alvarez’s way, and much of that shade concerned the amount of money Alvarez would earn for their main event showdown. “He’s very lucky to be in the position he’s in,” McGregor said of Alvarez’s pay for the bout....
UFC 205, which will mark the UFC’s long-awaited debut in New York City, New York, is finally starting to take shape. Last week, the card grew with the addition of several dynamite match ups, including a strawweight title fight between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Karolina Kowalkiewicz, a women’s bantamweight bout between recent champ Miesha Tate and Raquel...
UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has had a bit of a rough time since becoming UFC welterweight champion. Woodley knocked out Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201 in July, however according to ‘The Chosen One’ he hasn’t been celebrated as a champion. After winning the belt, Woodley revealed in an interview that...
Many from the MMA community were shocked to hear that long-time UFC employee Joe Silva was leaving the UFC. MMA insider @TalkMMA initially tweeted about the rumor and followed it up with a confirmation. MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn also confirmed the news of Silva’s departure. Silva, who was one of the UFC’s matchmakers alongside Sean...
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre has not fought since November 2013. After taking what he says was a much needed break from fighting, “Rush” says that he is ready to get back into the Octagon to further build on his legacy. St-Pierre appeared on FS1’s “UFC Tonight” show on Wednesday and had some interesting...
Yair Rodriguez defeated Alex Caceres via split-decision in the headlining bout of last night’s UFC Fight Night 92 event in Salt Lake City. The fighters from last night’s card took home a combined $137,500 from the promotions sponsorship deal with Reebok. The full UFC Fight Night 92 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included (via MMAJunkie): Yair...
With just over a month to go until UFC 202 on August 20th, where Conor McGregor & Nate Diaz will square off in their highly anticipated welterweight rematch, the UFC has made a pretty big adjustment to the card. Carlos Condit vs. Demian Maia, which was expected to be on the pay-per view portion of...
They face off!! @NateDiaz209 and @TheNotoriousMMA at #UFC202 presser! https://t.co/cC00bc4twW — UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) July 7, 2016 Thursday afternoon, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz attended the UFC 202 press conference in Las Vegas during the UFC 200 fight week. The presser was a rough one, with neither fighter on stage being able to hear questions...
Numerous reports have emerged about the sale of the UFC this week. Ariel Helwani tweeted on Tuesday that the sale of the company was “definitely progressing.” Then, a source told us here at BJPENN.COM that the word on the street is that the deal is already done. Dave Meltzer also added this week that the...
UFC flyweight contender Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA) may never fight again. The 31-year-old, known as “Uncle Creepy”, was a recent guest on The MMA Hour and told host Ariel Helwani that his body is just “banged up” and that he would likely not make it through another training camp. His words: “Just to put it...
Current UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum is confident that having a hometown crowd will give him the edge he needs over Stipe Miocic when the two square off in the headlining bout of UFC 198 on May 14. The UFC heavyweight title fight will take place inside a soccer stadium that has the capacity to...
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Tuesday morning news surfaced that Rafael dos Anjos had broken his foot and would be unable to defend his UFC lightweight championship against Conor McGregor at UFC 196 on March 5th. As can be expected with less than 2 weeks before fight night, the UFC began to scramble to find a replacement opponent for McGregor....
The MMA world has been in an uproar since it was announced that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had withdrawn from his UFC 196 lightweight title fight against Conor McGregor on March 5th. The UFC is currently trying to find a replacement fight for McGregor so as to avoid having to scrap the entire...
Early Tuesday morning it was revealed that UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos had pulled out of his UFC 196 main event scrap against Conor McGregor. With the news of dos Anjos withdrawing from the fight there was much speculation as to who would offer to step in on short notice to save the main...
.@katienolan with another scoop! @LukeRockhold will rematch @ChrisWeidmanUFC in June #GTLive https://t.co/FPRrmAP9og — Garbage Time (@GarbageTime) February 3, 2016 There has been much speculation as to whether or not Chris Weidman would get an immediate rematch against Luke Rockhold after losing via 4th round TKO at UFC 194. With Yoel Romero’s failed drug test it...
Former UFC lightweight champion has had enough with getting screwed by the UFC. After coming off a dominant knockout of Chad Mendes, “The Answer” is looking to become the third fighter in UFC history to hold championship titles in two different weight classes. Edgar recently did a short Q&A session via twitter and responded to...
Ultimate Fighting Championship rolled into Dublin, Ireland for “UFC Fight Night 76” this past weekend and put on an entertaining weekend of fights. However, the most entertaining part of the weekend could have taken place at the weigh ins when an octagon girl couldn’t keep her eyes off a certain UFC fighter’s backside. Carly baker...
Five UFC fighters have been handed their walking papers, and if rumors are true, more could be joining them. Marcus Brimage, Matt Van Buren, Christos Giagos, Roger Narvaez, and Chris Clements have all officially announced their release from the promotion via social media accounts. Marcus Brimage entered the UFC at the TUF 14 finale event...
Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson went to war in one of the best championship fights of the year! The two warriors left it all in the octagon for the right to become the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. Cormier set the pace for an exciting fight when he executed a vicious slam on Gustafsson from at...
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was a huge supporter of getting professional MMA legalized in New York, where he lives and trains. Unfortunately another year passed and it was another year that saw MMA stay illegal. That’s why even though the UFC recently booked an event at Madison square Garden for this April, in hopes...
Here is the quintessential Yoel Romero gif: (cc @patrick_wyman, @pdlmma, @swarthyvillain, h/t @sbnlukethomas) pic.twitter.com/XOK6YK1jFE — KoreaKonas (@dynamic_jonas) June 12, 2015 Have you guys seen this? It’s a video of UFC middleweight Yoel Romero training. It’s from a little while back, but it’s so unusual it’s worth sharing. Romero can be seen training in a parking...
Irish UFC fighter Cathal Pendred has been pretty busy on Twitter the last couple of days. First he got into a headline making feud with CM Punk where he accused of Punk of being an actor while the former WWE star pointed to how he makes a lot more money than him. Then, stemming from...
UFC’s Smile’n Sam Alvey recently took to Twitter and announced that he might be leaving the cage behind in search for a career in country music…with his baby daughter by his side. Ok, so maybe he’s not being serious, but then again, it is Sam Alvey, the same guy that spray tanned a sponsor logo...
Anthony Johnson vs. Jan Blachowicz is no longer happening. The good news for fight fans is that “Rumble” will still be fighting at September’s UFC 191 event in Las Vegas and against fellow knockout artist Jimi Manuwa. UFC officials announced the news today adding that Manuwa was recently cleared to resume training so they opted...
Wanderlei Silva done messed up. The MMA legend, who has resorted to calling out the UFC every chance he gets on social media is now looking at a legal battle with the promotion. Yes, the UFC is going after Silva for his comments, specifically regarding the statement he made about them fixing fights. In a...
The UFC has hired Eric Winter to serve as Senior VP and General Manager of its digital streaming service Fight Pass. The announcement was made on Tuesday. Executive Vice President and Chief Content Officer of Fight Pass, Marshall Zelaznik, had this to say about the addition in a press release. “Eric’s unmatched experience in developing...
The UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw picked up right where he left off, picking Renan Barao apart on the feet and eventually finishing him in the fourth round with a barrage of punches. The MMA world reacted and let their opinions be known on social media! Check it out! Looks like Barao is fighting like...
