MMA News

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

The UFC’s has it’s main event for their first trip to Canada of 2020, as Curtis Blaydes will battle Alexander Volkov in a heavyweight matchup. The UFC will return to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on June 20 and according to Russian outlet Sports.ru Blaydes and Volkov will serve as the main event. ESPN’s Brett Okamoto confirmed the bout was set.

Christopher Taylor - March 5, 2020

Dana White made headlines yesterday when he suggested that Joanna Jędrzejczyk has been at the beach while her opponent Weili Zhang has been non-stop training. Jędrzejczyk and Zhang are slated to collide in the co-main event of UFC 248 Saturday night in Las Vegas, with the winner taking home the promotions coveted strawweight world title.

Natasha Hooper - March 5, 2020

Israel Adesanya has found the sweet spot between his two passions: fighting and dancing. During a recent interview with ESPN, the middleweight star explains how the latter impacted his meteoric rise to becoming a UFC Champion. On March 7th 2020 at UFC 248, the New-Zealander will face the “boogeyman” of the middleweight division, Yoel Romero in the main event. This is the first time he will defend the 185-belt since knocking out the former champion, Robert Whittaker in 2019. Adesanya believes defeating Romero is essential in solidifying his legacy. However, “The Last Styebender” has endured a long, winding path before stepping onto the UFC road of success.

Natasha Hooper - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk will have the opportunity to reclaim women’s strawweight gold on Saturday when she meets Weili Zhang in the co-main event of UFC 248. The former UFC strawweight title holder, Jedrzejczyk (16-3 MMA), is coming off a win over Michelle Waterson in her most recent Octagon appearance at October’s event in Tampa Bay.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes top contender Paulo Costa will inevitably get busted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and wants to get to the Brazilian before that happens. Costa, who is a perfect 13-0 as a pro, cemented himself as the middleweight division’s top contender last August when he defeated Yoel Romero with a close decision win. Unfortunately, he then sustained a bicep injury which kept him on the sidelines, while Romero was granted the next shot at Adesanya.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

NFL legend Tom Brady shared his prediction for the UFC 248 co-main event between UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang and Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Brady, the longtime quarterback of the New England Patriots and a six-time Super Bowl winner, is good friends with UFC president Dana White, who has season tickets for the Pats. Brady is in the final year of his contract with the Patriots and can become a free agent in two weeks’ time, and White has been trying to help lure him to the Las Vegas Raiders.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Former UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier says he has no plans on moving back down to 205lbs and hopes to still have a trilogy fight with Stipe Miocic. Cormier hasn’t fought since last August when he suffered a stunning fourth-round TKO loss to Miocic in the pair’s rematch to lose the UFC heavyweight championship. Cormier won the first three rounds of the fight before Miocic made an adjustment and started going to the body of DC, leading to the knockout.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

As one of the top contenders in the UFC middleweight division, Darren Till will be watching this weekend’s middleweight title fight between Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero very closely. Speaking to MMA reporter Jim Edwards, Till shared his prediction for this middleweight title fight. He suspects the champion Adesanya will retain his title, but seems leery of offending Romero, who he considers a “monster.”

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

Yoel Romero is a freak of nature. On the off-chance you forgot just how athletic and talented the former Olympian is — even at 42 years old — the video below should serve as an adequate reminder.

Adam Martin - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk has divulged her gameplan for this weekend’s co-main event title fight at UFC 248 against UFC women’s strawweight champion Weili Zhang. Jedrzejczyk will be looking to reclaim the gold that once belonged to her when the two rivals take on each other this Saturday night at UFC 248 in Las Vegas. There has been no shortage of bad blood between these two, especially after Jedrzejczyk posted a meme of the coronavirus, which infuriated Zhang.

Tom Taylor - March 5, 2020

UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is already a big star, but the expectation is that could become a downright superstar for the promotion. Superstardom, of course, comes with some unique pressure.

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

Joanna Jedrzejczyk doesn’t think Jessica Andrade was completely healthy going into her title defense against Weili Zhang. Andrade was coming off a second-round knockout win over Rose Namajunas to win the strawweight title. In her first title defense at UFC Shenzhen, she had to go into enemy territory to battle Zhang who was just 3-0 in the UFC at the time.

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2020

In the co-main event of UFC 248, Weili Zhang is looking for her first strawweight title defense when she battles former champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk. Heading into the fight, Zhang is a -150 favorite while the challenger is a +120 underdog. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. The pros are split on this one, but the majority think this goes the distance.

Harry Kettle - March 5, 2020

Footage has been released of Israel Adesanya breaking down in tears following his first win in the UFC back in February 2018. It’s been a little over two years since we first saw “The Last Stylebender” make his way into the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and ever since then, he’s been unstoppable. The 30-year-old has dismantled the middleweight division, going on a sensational 7-0 unbeaten run to claim the title.

Harry Kettle - March 5, 2020

UFC president Dana White has claimed that Paulo Costa tried to use a fake doctor in order to receive medical clearance from the UFC. Costa, who holds an unbeaten 13-0 professional mixed martial arts record, is 5-0 since joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship with his last win coming over UFC 248 headliner Yoel Romero.

Natasha Hooper - March 5, 2020

Former referee Big John McCarthy believes Dana White owes him a thank you — maybe even some butt-kissing. McCarthy has been instrumental in overseeing MMA fights since the sport’s early days. He made his officiating debut in the UFC at the promotion’s second show, all the way back 1994. Since then, he has gone on to referee iconic bouts including Conor McGregor vs. Jose Aldo, the shortest title bout in UFC history.

Christopher Taylor - March 4, 2020

Yoel Romero will get another opportunity to capture UFC gold when he takes on Israel Adesanya for the middleweight championship Saturday night in Las Vegas. The highly anticipated matchup will serve as the main event of UFC 248, which takes place live on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena.

Cole Shelton - March 4, 2020

Joseph Benavidez believes the headbutt in his fight against Deiveson Figueiredo was the reason behind his loss. At UFC Norfolk, Benavidez was fighting Figueiredo for the vacant flyweight title. Yet, the Brazilian missed weight leaving the American as the only one who could win the title.