MMA News

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2020

Dillon Danis believes UFC 246 will not be a good night inside the Octagon for Donald Cerrone. Danis, who is Conor McGregor’s jiu-jitsu coach and training partner has said it has been a very good camp for the Irishman. Not only that, but he says McGregor has been in a good spot mentally, so he is scared for Donald Cerrone at UFC 246.

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2020

Conor McGregor has added Tony Ferguson to his list. McGregor is set to make his highly-anticipated return to the Octagon in the main event of UFC 246 on Saturday. Should he win, he has made it clear he wants the rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov. But, he also says the likes of Jorge Masvidal and Justin Gaethje are possible options.

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2020

Conor McGregor is making a $3 million payday for his return to the Octagon at UFC 246 against Donald Cerrone. The Irishman recently came out and made a bold claim that he would be making $80 million, which many didn’t think was accurate.

Adam Martin - January 17, 2020

UFC women’s strawweight contender Claudia Gadelha has released a statement after her fight against Alexa Grasso was scratched from UFC 246. At the official UFC 246 weigh-ins on Friday, Gadelha made weight as she stepped onto the scales at 115.5lbs. However, Grasso badly missed weight at 121.5lbs. Due to a weight discrepancy over 3lbs for a women’s strawweight fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission scratched the fight from the card.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2020

More bad news, fight fans. Dillon Danis has been forced out of his Bellator 238 fight with Kegan Gennrich with an injury. The Orange County Register was first to report this unfortunate turn of events. MMA Fighting subsequently confirmed that report. Danis, a decorated BJJ player and a long-time training partner of former two-division UFC champ Conor McGregor, was looking to improve to 3-0 as a mixed martial artist in this Bellator 238 fight. In his first two pro bouts, Danis picked up first-round submission wins over Kyle Walker and Max Humphrey.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2020

Bad news, fight fans. A planned bout between strawweight contenders Claudia Gadelha and Alexa Grasso has been removed from the UFC 246 bill. The fight’s removal from the card is due to a weigh-in issue on Grasso’s part. Shortly after Gadelha made weight for the fight, Grasso tipped the scales at 121.5, well over the 116-pound limit for their fight.

Cole Shelton - January 17, 2020

Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington used to be roommates and best friends, but that is no longer the case. The two had a public falling out and at UFC 241 there was even a confrontation between them. The UFC ended up separating them. What they said to each other was unknown until now.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2020

Conor McGregor and Donald Cerrone have one last hurdle to clear before their Saturday night, UFC 246 showdown: They’ll both need to make the welterweight division’s 170-pound limit. Given that Cerrone has competed countless times in the 155-pound lightweight division, and McGregor has made it all the way down to the 145-pound featherweight division in the past, neither man should have any issue hitting their mark on Friday morning.

Adam Martin - January 17, 2020

UFC president Dana White confirmed that Conor McGregor will get the next lightweight title shot should he defeat Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 this weekend. The UFC lightweight title is on the line in April when champion Khabib Nurmagomedov takes on challenger Tony Ferguson at UFC 249. According to White now, McGregor will fight the winner of that contest should he defeat Cerrone, a decision that is sure to draw the ire of fans and media who don’t believe McGregor should be in the title picture ahead of Justin Gaethje.

Tom Taylor - January 17, 2020

UFC 246 is just around the corner, and the card is tearing the BJPENN.COM team apart. From the Conor McGregor vs. Donald Cerrone main event, to the Diego Ferreira vs. Anthony Pettis pay-per-view opener, we just can’t seem to agree when it comes to our predictions, and it’s getting ugly.

Jordy McElroy - January 17, 2020

Over six years ago, a 24-year-old Conor McGregor’s roadmap to an MMA takeover dwelled intrinsically. The dogged chase to be the best fighter in the world was truly about the journey of self-actualization. “Not even martial arts. Life, it’s always you versus you,” McGregor told Fighters Only back in April 2013. “If you’re competing against other people, you’re going to become bitter. Eventually, you’ll become bitter. But if you’re competing against yourself, you’ll become better.”

Harry Kettle - January 17, 2020

Combate is reporting that the UFC is aiming to book Henry Cejudo vs Jose Aldo for the Bantamweight Championship as the main event of UFC 250. The landmark show is scheduled to take place on May 9 in Sao Paolo, and while there could always be more title fights added into the mix, UFC seems to be putting their trust in Cejudo and Aldo to deliver a stellar main event in front of the Brazilian fans.

Natasha Hooper - January 16, 2020

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till is expected to return at March’s UFC 248 in place of Robert Whittaker. Whittaker decided to withdraw from his slated bout with Jared Cannonier earlier this week, citing personal reasons for his removal.

Harry Kettle - January 16, 2020

Former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has released a statement after he was forced to pullout of his slated UFC 248 bout with Jared Cannonier due to personal reasons. The bout was supposed to mark Whittaker’s first since surrendering his middleweight title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 this past October.

Cole Shelton - January 16, 2020

Israel Adesanya’s first title defense is set as he will headline UFC 248 against the man he has been calling out, Yoel Romero. According to Brett Okamoto of ESPN, Adesanya vs. Romero is official per UFC president, Dana White. TalkMMA (aka Dizz) on Twitter was first to report the fight was being targeted for this card.

Cole Shelton - January 16, 2020

Donald Cerrone believes UFC 246 will not be the last time he fights Conor McGregor. “Cowboy” has been wanting this McGregor fight for years now, as he even asked to fill in at UFC 196 when the Irishman needed an opponent. Ultimately, Nate Diaz got that fight and then a subsequent rematch which resulted in massive paydays for both men.

Thomas Taylor - January 16, 2020

On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with stacked UFC 246 card. The main card, which will air on pay-per-view, will be topped by a welterweight scrap between former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor and record-collecting finisher Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Big pay-per-view cards like UFC 246 are usually opened up by special introductory videos highlighting the stars of the event. Ordinarily, these videos are not available until fight night, but UFC President Dana White is so excited about the video for the UFC 246 main card that he decided to leak it early.

Tom Taylor - January 16, 2020

On Thursday, UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman was asked if he has any interest in fighting for the BMF title that Jorge Masvidal won by defeating Nate Diaz in November. To say the undisputed champ is not interested in the BMF belt would be putting it gently.