MMA News

Harry Kettle - March 7, 2025

UFC champion Belal Muhammad has questioned why the Palestinian flag isn’t next to his name in the UFC men’s rankings. As we know, Belal Muhammad is the king of the welterweight division. He earned that title by dominating and defeating Leon Edwards, in a performance that highlighted why ‘Remember The Name’ deserves to be at the top of the mountain at 170 pounds.

Cole Shelton - March 7, 2025

Alex Morono is looking to prove the doubters wrong that he still is a top contender at UFC 313. Morono is coming off a split decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez, which was his second-straight loss. The losses were disappointing, especially given that Morono feels like those are fights that he should have won.

BJPENN.COM Staff - March 6, 2025

Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai World Champion Allycia Hellen Rodrigues is currently in the prime of her punching powers. But she believes she wouldn’t be here without her older sister.    The Brazilian standout defends her crown against promotional newcomer Marie McManamon at ONE Fight Night 29. The event airs live in U.S. primetime this Friday, March 7, from inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Lumpinee Stadium.  

BJPENN.COM Staff - March 6, 2025

Reigning ONE Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing World Champion Phetjeeja presents a fighting style that’s quicker than a hiccup. At ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang later this month, she intends to utilize that to drag Kana Morimoto into deep waters.   The Thai superstar will enter Japan’s Saitama Super Arena on Sunday, March 23. There, she defends her crown against Kana in a contest between the two best female strikers on the planet.

Cole Shelton - March 6, 2025

Movsar Evloev has shared his prediction for the upcoming featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Volkanovski and Lopes are set to fight for the vacant featherweight title as Ilia Topuria gave up the belt to move up to lightweight. Ahead of the featherweight title fight at UFC 314, Evloev shared his prediction and he expects Volkanovski to reclaim his featherweight throne.

Josh Evanoff - March 6, 2025

UFC Hall of Famer Anderson Silva believes he will never retire from fighting. ‘The Spider’ hasn’t been seen in action since an exhibition boxing match against Chael Sonnen last June. That night saw the two former rivals have a largely civil five-round bout, a stark contrast to their fights in the cage. Prior to the bout, Anderson Silva revealed that his trilogy bout against ‘The American Gangster’ will be his final time fighting in Brazil.

Cole Shelton - March 6, 2025

The UFC was in Seattle on February 22 and the salaries for the event have now been disclosed and Rob Font led the way. In the main event, Song Yadong defeated Henry Cejduo by technical decision. For his winning performance in the main event of UFC Seattle, Yadong got $320,000 while Cejudo got $150,000.

Josh Evanoff - March 6, 2025

Former UFC featherweight champion Ilia Topuria hopes to have his next fight announced soon. ‘El Matador’ hasn’t been seen in the cage since a stunning knockout win over Max Holloway in October. Following that stoppage victory at UFC 308, Ilia Topuria teased a move up to the lightweight division. While Dana White publicly shot down the possibility of the featherweight moving up so quickly, he seemingly made a u-turn on that idea.

Josh Evanoff - March 6, 2025

UFC lightweight contender Dan Hooker wants to settle the score with Arman Tsarukyan. ‘The Hangman’ is currently riding a three-fight winning streak. Dan Hooker was initially set to face Justin Gaethje in the co-main event of UFC 313 this Saturday, but withdrew due to injury. As a result, fellow contender Rafael Fiziev will take his place and face ‘The Highlight’. After Hooker pulled out, Arman Tsarukyan slammed him on social media.

Cole Shelton - March 6, 2025

Tony Ferguson shared unique training footage ahead of his fight against Dillon Danis. Ferguson is set to take on Danis in GFL, which he revealed will take place on May 11 in Los Angeles. It’s his first fight since his UFC exit as he looks to snap his eight-fight losing streak when he takes on Danis.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 6, 2025

King Green feels he made the blooper reel following his technical submission loss to Paddy Pimblett. Green will look to get back on the horse at UFC 313 on Saturday, but he admits he didn’t have his finest hour last time out. Green went one-on-one with “The Baddy” at UFC 304 back in July 2024. Green was choked out in the opening frame courtesy of a triangle choke.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 6, 2025

Renato Moicano has shared why he won’t be the one fighting Justin Gaethje at UFC 313 on Saturday. When Dan Hooker suffered a hand injury, the UFC brass needed to find a replacement opponent for “The Highlight.” Ultimately, Rafael Fiziev was given the call to take the fight and he accepted. Gaethje recently claimed that the likes of Moicano “understandably” turned down the short notice fight.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2025

UFC commentator Paul Felder has explained why it seems, at least to him, as if Jon Jones is ducking a fight against Tom Aspinall. As we know, the mixed martial arts world is eagerly anticipating more news on the proposed title fight between Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall. Both men hold gold at heavyweight – Jon is the undisputed champion, and Tom is the interim champion.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2025

UFC star Rafael Fiziev hopes that Justin Gaethje comes ready for war when they collide at UFC 313 this weekend. On Saturday night, Rafael Fiziev will battle it out with Justin Gaethje on short notice in the co-main event of UFC 313. The two men have met once before and in that instance, it was Gaethje who managed to grind out what was a really important win for his title hopes at 155 pounds.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2025

UFC star Diego Lopes has questioned Aljamain Sterling for suggesting Movsar Evloev is deserving of a title shot ahead of him. At UFC 314, Diego Lopes will get the opportunity of a lifetime. He will go head to head with Alexander Volkanovski in the main event, with the UFC featherweight championship on the line. It’s the moment he’s been waiting a long time for, and he’s ready to seize it with both hands.

Harry Kettle - March 6, 2025

UFC champion Alex Pereira has teased a possible boxing superfight against heavyweight star Oleksandr Usyk later this year. As we know, Alex Pereira is easily one of the biggest and best fighters in mixed martial arts today. He has achieved some incredible things in the sport and as we look ahead to the weekend, he has the chance to successfully defend his light heavyweight championship for the fourth time.

BJPENN.COM Staff - March 5, 2025

Eight-time ONE Flyweight MMA World Champion Adriano Moraes is on the cusp of reaching another major milestone.   “Mikinho” vies for the flyweight division’s vacant crown when he meets #2-ranked contender Yuya Wakamatsu at ONE 172: Takeru vs. Rodtang on Sunday, March 23, inside Japan’s Saitama Super Arena. 

Cole Shelton - March 5, 2025

In the main event of UFC 313, the light heavyweight title is up for grabs as Alex Pereira defends his strap against Magomed Ankalaev. Heading into the fight, Pereira is a -120 favorite while the challenger is a -106 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro-fighters to get their predictions for the light heavyweight fight. The pros are unanimous in thinking Alex Pereira will be able to get the win and defend his belt against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, and likely doing so by knockout.