MMA News

Cole Shelton - February 5, 2019

UFC heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier has stated he wants to retire by his 40th birthday, but it appears he will stick around longer. However, even with his extended career, he does not appear interested in fighting Stipe Miocic again. Cormier and Miocic fought at UFC 226 for the heavyweight title, in a fight that gave Cormier — then the light heavyweight champ — the chance to become a two-division champ. Ultimately, that is exactly what happened as Cormier knocked Miocic out in the first round.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

Isaac Vallie-Flagg was driving across the mesa outside Rio Rancho, New Mexico when the lights of a police cruiser started flickering in his rear-view mirror. The former UFC and Strikeforce fighter was pulled over for driving with tags that didn’t match his vehicle, and minutes later, was arrested for a number of far more serious charges. That was on January 18, 2018. Now, just over a year removed from that fateful day on the mesa, Vallie-Flagg feels as though he might not be alive had he not been arrested, as it was this arrest that drove him to make his latest and hopefully final attempt to stop using heroin, meth, and pretty much anything else he could get his hands on.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

At the UFC 235 press conference, former ONE and Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren divulged that he and top welterweight contender Kamaru Usman very nearly came to blows backstage. Days after the press conference wrapped up, Will Harris of Anatomy of a Fighter released footage of this backstage confrontation.

James Lynch - February 5, 2019

Kevin Lee may have his next opponent. On Monday the “Motown Phenom” verbally agreed to fight Islam Makhachev as the two got into an entertaining exchange on Twitter.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

Artem Lobov is often knocked for his professional record, which currently sits below the .500 mark at 14-15-1. That being said, the Russian-born Irishman has recently been vocal about the fact that his less-than-stellar record is the product of his taking on all comers at all times. In fact, Artem Lobov believes he embodies success in MMA far more than your typical undefeated fighter, based on the fact that fans are always interested in seeing him perform.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

On March 2, in the co-main event of UFC 235, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will attempt a fifth-straight defense of his title opposite surging contender Kamaru Usman. Having fought both Tyron Woodley and Kamaru Usman in the recent past, Brazilian MMA legend Demian Maia has unique insight into this matchup.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

Over the last few years, we’ve seen some pretty incredible MMA related tattoos. Though most fan tattoos seem to be images of Conor McGregor, the latest tattoo to make the rounds on the World Wide Web is an image of UFC commentator, comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan — and it’s an absolutely incredible piece. Joe Rogan shared this piece, which was done by the increasingly legendary artist Steve Butcher, on his official Instagram page.

Tom Taylor - February 5, 2019

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on Monday, MMA manager Ali Abdelaziz claimed somebody recently tried to kill him — more specifically, they tried to poison him. Watch Ali Abdelaziz recount this frightening ordeal, which left him in the hospital, in the video below.

BJPENN.COM Staff - February 5, 2019

Adrian Pang has revealed he will require surgery post career as he battles a chronic foot problem.

Drake Riggs - February 4, 2019

When we open up the MMA history books and look at who the longest reigning champions in each UFC division are, at the very top you would see the name ‘Stipe Miocic’. Miocic, the former champion of the heavyweights, last fought in July 2018 when he took on the light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier in a super fight of epic proportions.

Thomas Taylor - February 4, 2019

Last year, UFC welterweight champ Tyron Woodley started a second career as a rapper, releasing a song with Wiz Khalifa called I’ll Beat Yo Ass. Now, the champ has featured in another song alongside rapper 4K. See the music video for this song, called Blow, below.

Thomas Taylor - February 4, 2019

Conor McGregor training partner Artem Lobov is no longer under contract with the UFC, but his time as a fighter is far from over. After chasing potential fights with huge names like Paulie Malignaggi, Buakaw Banchamek, Saenchai and Amir Khan, he’s now closing in on a deal with Viacom-owned MMA powerhouse Bellator MMA.

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2019

Last weekend, in the co-main event of the exciting UFC Fortaleza card, streaking featherweight contender Renato Moicano took on one of the toughest challenges of his impressive career as he battled former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo Jr. Unfortunately for Moicano and his growing fanbase, Aldo proved to be a bit too much too soon. The former champ won the fight by standing TKO in the second round.

Cole Shelton - February 4, 2019

Ever since moving up to lightweight in 2015, Dustin Poirier has been unstoppable. He is 8-1 with one no-contest, with the majority of his wins coming by way of stoppage and in main event spots. However, while his resume looks impressive, Poirier has still yet to fight for the UFC lightweight title. Instead, he has had to keep on fighting top contenders, until finally he said he’d only be accepting title fights or money fights henceforth.

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2019

In 2018, fan favorite UFC lightweight contender Donald Cerrone very nearly died in while scuba diving in a cave in Cozumel. Last week, Cerrone returned to the same cave and conquered it. See some photos and videos of his dive, via his official Instagram, below:

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2019

Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza, former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo stepped into the cage with a fellow Brazilian in Renato Moicano. Aldo looked every bit an MMA great in this fight, thumping Moicano to a second-round TKO victory. While this was the outcome he sought, however, he did not take great pleasure in defeating one of his countryman, and a fighter still on the come-up.

James Lynch - February 4, 2019

With Frankie Saenz replacing Thomas Almeida (eye injury) on short notice against Marlon Vera, the loaded UFC 235 is now finalized with 13 bouts. ESPN was the first to report the news regarding the switch up in this UFC 235 bantamweight matchup.

Tom Taylor - February 4, 2019

Amanda Nunes, who now holds the UFC bantamweight and featherweight titles, is currently linked to a UFC 237 showdown with former bantamweight champ Holly Holm — though the fight is not official yet. If this fight does happen, it sounds as though it could be the last for Amanda Nunes.