By Evan Stoumbelis Nate Diaz’ manager Mike Kogan spoke to mmajunkie.com about Nate’s controversial tweet in which he said he’d be unable to fight Gray Maynard at the Ultimate Fighter 18 finale because of his high school reunion. Kogan said Nick meant he wanted to fight Maynard in their rubber match two weeks later at...
By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan Frankie Edgar spoke to UFC.com recently on his upcoming fight with Charles Oliviera which will be the co-main event at UFC 162 Weidman vs. Silva. “It’s a blessing in disguise, I feel like, coming back to a three-round fight. It’s going to make me get out of the gun early...
It didn’t take long for prospective challengers to line-up in the hopes of facing a returning legend. Amidst reports that former UFC Welterweight and Lightweight Champion BJ “The Prodigy” Penn may not yet be ready to close the book on his storied career in mixed martial arts, a new challenge presented itself in the form...
Another addition has been made to UFC on Fox 8 and its lightweight battle between Ultimate Fighter 15 Winner Michael Chiesa and Reza “Mad Dog” Madadi. Chiesa is probably best known for what he can accomplish on the gound seeing as 7 of his 9 wins, in a perfect (9-0) record, have come by way...
By Evan Stoumbelis (@MMAEvan) After a great night of fights that saw eight knockouts, Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez fought to an extremely close decision that saw Ben Henderson defeat Gilbert Melendez by majority decision. After Henderson was declared the winner he called over to a friend and went on to successfully propose to his...
By Evan Stoumbelis Johnny Eduardo has been forced to withdraw from his upcoming UFC 158 bout with Yves Jabouin March 16th due to injury. Eduardo tweeted that a shoulder injury is the cause of his withdrawal. The UFC hasn’t announced whether or not they will find an opponent for Jabouin on such short notice. Eduardo...
By Evan Stoumbelis Nate Diaz is set to face off with former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson at UFC on Fox 7 on April 20th in San Jose. Thomson, a former Strikeforce champion, is making his return to the UFC after an 8 year absence. His last UFC appearance was at UFC 49 in 2004...
In our sport, unless you have the letters UFC engraved on your championship belt, you are not considered the best in the world. Simply put, the UFC is the mecca of MMA and every champion outside of the organization is never going to be viewed as the kingpin of their division. Gilbert Melendez, however,...
By Evan Stoumbelis Saturday night fans saw an action packed UFC on Fox event, where Matt Brown stopped the return of Mike Swick, our very own BJ Penn fought with the heart of a champion from bell to bell against Rory MacDonald, Alexander Gustafsson cemented his place among the top light heavyweight contenders, and Benson...
By Evan Stoumbelis Fuel TV is airing a one-hour special on lightweight champion Ben Henderson’s “struggles and motivations that helped him become one of the best in the UFC.” Wednesday night at 11 p.m. ET. Henderson’s trainer, mother, brother, and girlfriend discuss what Henderson considers to be his defining moment in Mixed Martial Arts: Losing...
The best lightweight that Strikeforce has to offer opens up as a huge favorite over his next challenger. Current Strikeforce lightweight champion, Gilbert Melendez (21-2) is a -950 to +790 favorite over challenger, Pat Healy (28-16). Healy is a journeyman of MMA but has fought for Strikeforce for the last two years while compiling...
By Jamie McAllister UFC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson comments while appearing on the MMAHour. This past weekend at UFC 150 Henderson defeated former champion Frankie Edgar via a split-decision. However a large portion of fans and media alike did not agree with the judges decision. Henderson comments on the decision and thinks he did enough...
Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten spoke with Benson Henderson, while Ron Kruck spoke with Nate Diaz as each fighter gave their early thoughts on their upcoming title fight. For all the latest MMA news and fight updates stay tuned to BJPENN.COM
Anthony Pettis gives his reaction to some recent comments by Donald Cerrone and more on the latest episode of The MMA Hour. For all the latest MMA news and fight updates stay tuned to BJPENN.COM
Melvin Guillard is confident he’ll knock out former training partner Donald Cerrone in what is sure to be an exciting brawl at UFC® 150. For all the latest MMA news and fight updates stay tuned to BJPENN.COM
By Jonathan Kirschner Former training partners Donald Cerrone and Melvin Guillard are all set to fight at UFC 150 which takes places in Denver, Colorado on August 11 2012, UFC announced on Friday. The two had once trained together in Albuquerque, New Mexico under Greg Jackson, but that won’t keep them from trying to bash...
By Jamie McAllister Nate Diaz comments to Siriusxm. “I’m down for whatever’s going on. I just want to fight the best guys in the world. I want whatever is the best opportunity, the best fight. Coaching would be cool, maybe.”
Gaspari TV presents 155 Reasons, Frankie Edgar’s Return to the Cage Full Trailer. Follow the former UFC lightweight champion throughout his training camp in NJ and NY as he prepares for his upcoming rematch with Ben Henderson on August 11th, 2012 at UFC 150 in Denver. To view the episodes when they arrive make sure...
By Jamie McAllister UFC Lightweight Melvin Guillard comments to Five Ounces Of Pain Guillard was on a five fight win streak going into his UFC 136 bout with Joe Lauzon where he was defeated in the first round after being caught with a punch and then submitted with a rear-naked-choke. The loss was followed by...
By Jamie McAllister Former UFC Lightweight contender Joe Stevenson lost his first fight since being released by the UFC. Stevenson lost the bout to The Ultimate Fighter: Live contestant Dakota Cochrane in the second round via submission at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 3 in Kearney, Nebraska. Since losing in his title challenge at UFC 80 to...
By Jamie McAllister Gray Maynard comments while on FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight,” Maynard started by talking about a pretty funny incident that occurred while he and Rashad were at college. “We had a scale in the room for people to check their weight. We [Gray and Rashad] were the team captains. Some guy walked in...
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...
By Jamie McAllister UFC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson comments to Bloodyelbow. Henderson comments on his last fight with Frankie Edgar at UFC 144. He also comments on their rematch which is expected to take place at UFC 150. “Who knows? I think a part of that is Dana White being the big boss man and...
At living legends this year FPSrussia and Joe Lauzon went head to head to see who can eat the most burgers.
By Jonathan Kirschner The mixed martial arts community has been in an uproar ever since it was announced that Gilbert Melendez retained his title in a win over Josh Thomson by way of split decision. Whether people are defending the fact that the judges made the right call or arguing that Thomson should have won...
By Evan Stoumbelis This past Saturday, fans saw Gilbert Melendez defend his Lightweight belt in a split-decision victory against Josh Thomson. This fight served as the rubber match for the two men, who split victories in their prior meetings. The decision however, was a controversial one, with fans booing Melendez after he was declared...
By Jamie McAllister Edson Barboza in an interview with TATAME. Barboza comments on his opponent being changed. “They changed my opponent but I am still focused. It doesn’t matter if he’s shorter, taller, a good wrestler or boxer. To me, what matters is doing a good job. I’m focused on my game and my stategy....
By Evan Stoumbelis According to reports former Strikeforce Lightweight champion Josh Thomson has suffered a torn PCL, (Posterior Cruciate Ligament) which is one of 4 major ligaments in the knee. With the recent news of his injury, his upcoming title fight with Gilbert Melendez is now in question. Below are tweets posted by Guerilla journalist...
