MMA News

BJ Penn Staff - March 4, 2025

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is usually only heard speaking Portuguese. However, he has still managed to catch on with fans all over the world with his incredible Octagon performances and enigmatic personality outside the cage. Some things just transcend language. While Pereira is not known for speaking English, it turns out he’s made quite a bit of progress with the language — enough that former UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman was seemingly caught off guard by it.

Cole Shelton - March 4, 2025

Dillon Danis appears to be focused on Tony Ferguson rather than his upcoming boxing match against KSI. Danis is set to make his return to the boxing ring against KSI on March 29. After he boxes KSI, he will be fighting Tony Ferguson in the GFL, which Ferguson revealed will take place on May 11 in Los Angeles.

BJ Penn Staff - March 4, 2025

Colby Covington is perhaps the most notorious trash-talker in the UFC. The long-time welterweight contender will talk trash about pretty much anybody, whether they compete in his weight class or not. That has made him a lot of enemies.

Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025

Former UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz has weighed in on Urijah Faber’s planned comeback. ‘The California Kid’ hasn’t been in the cage in over five years now. Urijah Faber last appeared in action at UFC 245 in December 2019, in a fight against future champion Petr Yan. Sadly for the former WEC titleholder, he was dominated by ‘No Mercy’ en route to a third-round knockout loss. The defeat was his first, since coming out of retirement in 2018.

Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena doesn’t care about the odds ahead of her fight against Kayla Harrison. ‘The Venezuelan Vixen’ has been out of the cage since her title fight against Raquel Pennington last October. In the co-main event of UFC 307, Julianna Pena ended a two-year layoff to hand ‘Rocky’ a split-decision loss. In the process, she re-won the same gold she lost to Amanda Nunes in their rematch.

Josh Evanoff - March 4, 2025

Some believe former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey could be making a comeback. ‘Rowdy’ hasn’t been seen in the octagon in almost a decade now. Ronda Rousey last appeared in the cage in the main event of UFC 207 in December 2016, in her comeback fight against Amanda Nunes. The former women’s bantamweight champion famously went on a hiatus following a knockout loss to Holly Holm the year previous.

Cole Shelton - March 4, 2025

Former UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards is looking forward to fighting Sean Brady at UFC London. Edwards was supposed to fight Jack Della Maddalena at UFC London on March 22, but he was pulled to face Belal Muhammad for the belt. Despite Brady coming in on short notice, Edwards is a slight -104 underdog while the American is a -122 favorite on FanDuel.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2025

One future UFC Hall of Famer doesn’t want to see Magomed Ankalaev strike with Alex Pereira. Ankalaev will challenge “Poatan” for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The big talking point going into the UFC 313 main event on March 8 is whether or not Pereira can thwart the takedowns of his next challenger. Ankalaev is well-rounded, but it’s his grappling that many believe will be a stern test for Pereira.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - March 4, 2025

One UFC Hall of Famer believes that Jon Jones vs. Alex Pereira isn’t out of the realm of possibility. Jones is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion, while Pereira holds gold at light heavyweight. Fans have been clamoring for Jones to take on interim heavyweight titleholder Tom Aspinall in a championship unification bout. “Bones” has expressed more interest in facing “Poatan.”

Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025

Magomed Ankalaev has responded to Alex Pereira’s offer for a $200,000 wager on their title fight at UFC 313 this weekend. As we know, Magomed Ankalaev is set to challenge Alex Pereira for the UFC light heavyweight championship on Saturday night. It will serve as the biggest fight of his career, and the second title shot he’s received in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Some are counting him out, whereas others believe this is the moment for him to finally ascend to the top of the division.

Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025

UFC fighter Austen Lane has broken his silence following his devastating knockout defeat that took place last weekend. Austen Lane has done some incredible things in his career. In addition to being a mixed martial artist in the UFC, he also had a career in the National Football League. That, quite obviously, is more than a lot of people will accomplish in a lifetime.

Harry Kettle - March 4, 2025

UFC star Raul Rosas Jr has reportedly been booked to face a UFC veteran in his return to the Octagon at UFC Mexico City on March 29. At the age of just 20, Raul Rosas Jr has already accomplished some truly incredible things in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. From top to bottom, he has improved his game tremendously since making his way into the promotion – even through some of his setbacks.

BJPENN.COM Staff - March 3, 2025

Reigning ONE Featherweight Muay Thai World Champion Tawanchai PK Saenchai has a new admirer in Joe Rogan.    The Thai superstar’s renowned striking style has seen him lauded worldwide for his elusive talents that have allowed him to soar in ONE Championship.  

BJPENN.COM Staff - March 3, 2025

Welterweight MMA star Roberto Soldic finally got off the mark in ONE Championship, and he has lofty ambitions of where he wants to go next.   “Robocop” served Dagi Arslanaliev the first knockout loss of his career at ONE 171: Qatar on Thursday, February 20, when he stopped him in the first round of their pivotal welterweight MMA clash. 

Cole Shelton - March 3, 2025

The UFC was at the Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, March 1 for UFC Vegas 103. The main event saw Manel Kape take on Asu Almabayev in a pivotal flyweight bout. Kape entered the fight coming off a knockout win over Bruno Silva. Almabayev, meanwhile, was 4-0 in the UFC and was coming off a win over Matheus Nicolau to get his first main event spot.

Harry Kettle - March 3, 2025

Logan Paul and former UFC star CM Punk went to war at WWE Elimination Chamber on Saturday in a fascinating encounter. As we know, Logan Paul has been enjoying his time as a WWE superstar. He’s been flourishing in a way that has surprised many, with a lot of fans being taken aback by how naturally he’s taken to the business. Alongside that, CM Punk, a former UFC fighter and WWE champion, has also returned to the business.

Harry Kettle - March 3, 2025

UFC commentator Joe Rogan believes Gervonta Davis should rematch Lamont Roach after their incredible majority draw fight last weekend. Last weekend, Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach went to war. The two battled it out in a really fascinating encounter and in the end, the judges ruled it a majority draw. While the scoring was solid, many questioned the fact that the referee didn’t rule Gervonta’s intentional knee as a knockdown in the ninth round.

Josh Evanoff - March 3, 2025

Former interim lightweight champion Tony Ferguson has opened up on the end of his UFC tenure. ‘El Cucuy’ last appeared in the cage at UFC Abu Dhabi in August against Michael Chiesa. Leading into the event, Tony Ferguson had suffered seven straight losses, several of which were lopsided. Due to the losing streak, Dana White declared that the former champion’s bout against Chiesa would be his last in the company regardless of the result.