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'Triple C' Fabricio Werdum wants to shock the world with his return
Harry Kettle - October 10, 2019
Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has said that he wants to shock the world upon returning to the Octagon. Werdum, 42, was handed a suspension back in May 2018 after failing a United States Anti Doping (USADA) drug test. While Fabricio may plead his innocence, the Brazilian star will only be able to return in May 2020.
UFC Tampa | Pro fighters make their picks for Joanna Jedrzejczyk vs. Michelle Waterson
Cole Shelton - October 10, 2019
In the main event of UFC Tampa, Joanna Jedrzejczyk returns to the strawweight division to take on Michelle Waterson. Heading into the fight, the former champion is a big favorite at -335 while ‘The Karate Hottie’ is a +255 underdog. Ahead of the fight — which will happen after much speculation it won’t –, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the scrap. To no surprise, the majority favor Joanna Jedrzejczyk to get the job done here.
Henry Cejudo willing to vacate one of his titles
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2019
Henry Cejudo is currently the proud owner of the UFC men’s flyweight and bantamweight titles. While becoming a two-division champion is an impressive feat, it comes with a lot of responsibility. Speaking at Tuesday’s Dominance MMA Media Day, Cejudo admitted that he’s feeling the strain of his obligation to defend two titles, and added that he knows he could have to vacate one of those belts eventually.
Jimi Manuwa believes Johnny Walker can cause 'trouble' for Jon Jones
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2019
Former UFC light heavyweight contender Jimi Manuwa is currently retired, but that doesn’t mean he’s ignoring the happenings of his old division. Manuwa still plays close attention to the UFC light heavyweight division, which is currently ruled by Jon Jones. While Jones has been the picture of dominance throughout his career, Manuwa believes there’s at least one fighter on the UFC light heavyweight roster than can provide the champ with a challenge: Johnny Walker.
ONE Championship stars name the ONE: Century matchups they're most excited for
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2019
ONE Championship will soon promote its 100th event. Titled ONE: Century, this landmark event is actually divided into two parts. The first goes down on the morning of Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo (the night of Saturday, October 12 in North America). The second goes down on the night of Sunday, October 13 in Tokyo (the morning of Sunday, October 13 in North America). ONE Championship has stacked these two cards with some of its biggest names. The end result is an event that has fight fans the world over excited — and that includes ONE Championship fighters themselves.
Angela Lee is healthy and hungry ahead of Xiong Jing Nan rematch
Tom Taylor - October 10, 2019
It’s been a tough year for Angela Lee. After failing to wrest the ONE strawweight title from the waist of Xiong Jing Nan in March, the ONE atomweight champ came up short in another strawweight contest opposite Michelle Nicolini in July.
Nate Diaz takes to social media with cryptic message
Christopher Taylor - October 9, 2019
UFC welterweight and fan favorite Nate Diaz took to social media earlier this evening where he shared some interesting content. The Stockton native, Nate Diaz, took to Twitter with the following cryptic messages.
Paul Felder calls out Dan Hooker in a very creative way
Adam Martin - October 9, 2019
UFC lightweight Paul Felder has called out fellow top-10 contender Dan Hooker for a fight, and he did so in a very creative way. “The Irish Dragon” took to Twitter to shoot his shot. Here’s what Felder said.
Justin Gaethje thinks Conor McGregor is a 'coward' for wanting to fight Frankie Edgar
Cole Shelton - October 9, 2019
Justin Gaethje doesn’t like the idea of Conor McGregor fighting Frankie Edgar. The Irishman recently revealed that he likes the respect the former lightweight champion, Edgar has shown. He also believes it is a good test for his takedown defense in hopes of getting a rematch with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Joanna Jedrzejczyk still plans on making weight for UFC Tampa
Adam Martin - October 9, 2019
Former UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk was reported earlier today to be having problems making weight, which could lead to the cancellation of her main event fight this Saturday against Michelle Waterson at UFC Tampa. But according to Jedrzejczyk herself, she still plans on making the weight.
Jason Knight plans to put Artem Lobov to sleep at BKFC 9
Cole Shelton - October 9, 2019
Jason Knight is confident he will win his newly announced rematch against Artem Lobov. The two will run it back on Nov. 16 at BKFC 9 following a fantastic fight at BKFC 5 that went to the judge’s scorecards. Jason Knight called for this fight earlier this year, and is ecstatic it is happening even though he still believes he won the first fight.
Robert Whittaker eyes early 2020 return following UFC 243 title loss
Mike Heck - October 9, 2019
Robert Whittaker is doubling down on his post-fight interview following his middleweight title loss to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243: he’s not going anywhere and already has a return timetable in mind. Whittaker had his nine-fight winning streak snapped by the surging Adesanya on Saturday night at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. “The Reaper” came out with a very aggressive game plan and the fight finished via second round knockout for the new undisputed middleweight champion.
Thiago Santos wants Jon Jones when he returns, no tune-up fight necessary
Adam Martin - October 9, 2019
Top-ranked light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos says that he wants a rematch with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones when he returns to the Octagon in 2020. He says a tune-up fight is not necessary. Santos spoke to Guilherme Cruz of MMAFighting.com and said that he desires a rematch with Jones, who edged out a controversial split decision victory at UFC 239 this past July to defend his belt. Many felt that Santos should have got the nod, and he badly wants the rematch to prove he’s the super fighter.
Opening odds released for Jon Jones vs. Israel Adesanya
Adam Martin - October 9, 2019
The opening odds have been released for a potential superfight between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya. The online sportsbook Bovada opened the odds for the potential matchup. Here they are, courtesy of BestFightOdds.com.
Report | Joanna Jedrzejczyk weight-cut woes put UFC Tampa main event in jeopardy
Tom Taylor - October 9, 2019
This weekend’s UFC Tampa card was supposed to be headlined by a strawweight showdown between top-ranked contenders Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Michelle Waterson. Regrettably, it sounds as though this fight could be done for. According to Raphael Marinho of Brazilian publication Combate, Jedrzejczyk will not make the strawweight’s 116-pound limit for the fight. Waterson, in turn, has reportedly refused to accept a fight with Jedrzejczyk if she is unable to make the contracted weight.
Max Holloway is not done at lightweight
Tom Taylor - October 9, 2019
UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway was unsuccessful in his recent lightweight debut, giving up a hard-fought decision to Dustin Poirier. Despite this setback, he’s not done in the division. Speaking to MMA Fighting this week, the featherweight king divulged that he has every intention of fighting at lightweight again in the future — and perhaps in even heavier divisions.
Kelvin Gastelum believes Robert Whittaker was ‘disappointing’ at UFC 243
Harry Kettle - October 9, 2019
UFC middleweight contender Kelvin Gastelum has opened up about Robert Whittaker’s performance against Israel Adesanya at UFC 243, calling it ‘disappointing’. Gastelum was speaking to MMAFighting during the recent Dominance MMA media day event as he gears up to face Darren Till at UFC 244 in New York City. The Ultimate Fighter 17 winner is coming off the back of his own defeat to The Last Stylebender which took place back at UFC 236 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Frankie Edgar on Conor McGregor fight: 'He can make the call'
Tom Taylor - October 9, 2019
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight champ Conor McGregor recently expressed interest in a fight with former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. While Edgar plans to drop down to the bantamweight division, he has said that he’d be willing to delay those plans to fight McGregor in a heavier division. Edgar reaffirmed that feeling at Tuesday’s Dominance MMA Media Day. That being said, it doesn’t sound like he plans to wait around while McGregor deliberates.