MMA News
Amanda Nunes says fight with Cris Cyborg is bigger than Ronda Rousey fight
Tom Taylor - December 23, 2018
When UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes steps into the cage with Cris Cyborg in the co-main event of UC 232 on December 29, she thinks it will be biggest fight of her career — bigger even than her late 2016 showdown with MMA superstar Ronda Rousey.
VIDEO | Dillian Whyte scores Knockout of the Year contender over Dereck Chisora
Thomas Taylor - December 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/streetfitebanch/status/1076620770036645889 On Saturday night, heavyweight boxing once again took center stage, as British big men Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora stepped into the ring for an anticipated rematch.
ONE Championship: Breakout Stars To Watch In 2019
BJPENN.COM Staff - December 22, 2018
The biggest stars in ONE Championship aren’t hard to find. Angela Lee, Aung La N Sang, Martin Nguyen and even newcomers like Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez are household names who currently carry the torch for the promotion. As great as those martial artists are, they won’t reign forever. We took a look at performers who really stood out in 2018 and came up with five young and talented martial artists ready to break out in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE | UFC veteran Matt Brown looks back on his career
Cole Shelton - December 22, 2018
Matt Brown has been fighting in the UFC since 2008. During that time, Brown developed into a perennial contender in the UFC’s stacked welterweight division. Ultimately, however, Brown fell just short in his bid to fight for UFC gold. Nonetheless, Matt was fighting some of the top names in the sport, in the likes of Robbie Lawler, Stephen Thompson, Johnny Hendricks, Donald Cerrone, Demian Maia, among others. There is no question that Matt Brown has seen a lot in his storied career. Even with that, ‘The Immortal’ doesn’t really reflect on who he has fought in his career, because for him, it is just a fight no matter who the opponent is.
Tyron Woodley requests that the UFC do him one favor before fighting Kamaru Usman
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
Current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley is still waiting for the promotion to officially book his next title defense. Despite perennial division contender Kamaru Usman recently posting a signed bout agreement, a fight between “The Chosen One” and “The Nigerian Nightmare” has yet to be made official by the UFC.
Jon Jones fires back at his critics: "Who said that’s what a champion has to be?"
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones will return to the octagon at next Saturday’s UFC 232 event for a title fight rematch with Alexander Gustafsson. Jones and Gustafsson originally collided at UFC 165 in Toronto and produced one of the greatest fights in UFC history.
UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 Fight Card and Start Times
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
The octagon will return to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas next Saturday for the promotions UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2 fight card. Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson first met at UFC 165 in Toronto and produced arguably the greatest fight in light heavyweight history.
Let's have some fun: Nate Diaz vs. Max Holloway at lightweight
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
Max Holloway handed Brian Ortega the first loss of his professional career earlier this month at UFC 231 and made it look easy. The current UFC featherweight kingpin, Holloway battered “T-City” with a record-setting number of significant strikes on route to a fourth-round TKO victory.
"I'm pretty sure Conor McGregor and I will be meeting in the Octagon soon!"
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
Fight fans are eagerly awaiting news as to who will be the next man to score a “red panty night” and challenge former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor. Following his submisison victory over Mike Perry at UFC Denver, Donald Cerrone stated his desire to square off with the Irish superstar.
Cain Velasquez signs a new four-fight deal with the UFC and will return to the octagon February 17
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez has signed a new four-fight deal with the UFC and will return tot he octagon on February 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. The news of Cain’s new four-fight contract came via ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, who posted the following on Twitter.
Heavy Lies The Crown: Max Holloway Edition
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
In this week’s “Heavy Lies the Crown” feature, BJPENN.com’s Chris Taylor takes a look at the dangerous challenges awaiting current UFC featherweight king Max Holloway. “Blessed” defended his 145-pound title in stunning fashion earlier this month at UFC 231, scoring a lopsided TKO victory over an insanely tough Brian Ortega in Toronto.
VIDEO | Nick Diaz goes off on bizarre rant, but what does it mean?
Chris Taylor - December 22, 2018
If you follow former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz on Instagram, then you know he likes to post a lot of short selfie videos detailing what he is smoking and where he is currently partying. Diaz recently posted a ton of video content on his Instagram, which was later compiled into one long video by BloodyElbow’s Anton Tabuena.
Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos set to main event UFC Prague
Drake Riggs - December 21, 2018
The UFC heads to the Czech Republic in February for UFC Prague for the third show on ESPN+ on February 23. We now know the main event as it will be a pivotal light heavyweight clash between the No. 4 ranked contender, Poland’s Jan Blachowicz (23-7) and the very active and dangerous Brazilian, the No. 7 ranked Thiago “Marreta” Santos (20-6).
Michael Chiesa wants 'all profits made' by Conor McGregor at UFC 229 from 'pre-meditated publicity stunt' bus attack
Drake Riggs - December 21, 2018
Next Saturday night, season 15 winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Michael ‘Maverick’ Chiesa makes his return to the cage at UFC 232 to take on Carlos Condit in his UFC welterweight debut. However, Chiesa continues to fight his fight outside the MMA world as well.
EXCLUSIVE | Jinh Yu Frey: 'Old guard' atop the mountain
Drake Riggs - December 21, 2018
Becoming a champion is never an easy thing to achieve no matter the sport. In MMA however, it may be even harder than most as the fighters are simply relying on themselves to get their jobs done.
EXCLUSIVE | Mike Rodriguez talks UFC Milwaukee win and comparisons to Jon Jones
Mike Straus - December 21, 2018
Fresh off his UFC Milwaukee victory, “Slow” Mike Rodriguez is taking some time to enjoy the holidays before it’s right back to work in 2019. Rodriguez first burst onto the scene last summer when he earned his UFC contract on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series. Since then Rodriguez’s life has changed a bit.
Video reveals attacker threatened to murder Rachael Ostovich
Tom Taylor - December 21, 2018
Hawaiian news outlet Hawaii News Now has obtained video from the night that UFC flyweight contender Rachael Ostovich was allegedly attacked by her husband, fellow MMA fighter Arnold Berdon. This footage reveals the extreme and terrifying nature of this incident, as Ostovich’s attacker can be heard threatening to kill her. “I’m going to murder you,” the attacker tells Rachael Ostovich in the video. “I’m going to f***ing murder you.”
Official poster released for UFC on ESPN+ 1, featuring TJ Dillashaw and Henry Cejudo
Tom Taylor - December 21, 2018
On January 19, the UFC will debut on the streaming service ESPN+ with an impressive night of fights. Headlined by a flyweight title fight between reigning champion Henry Cejudo and slimmed down bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, the card is easily one of the most anticipated features on the UFC’s 2019 calendar so far. And now the card has an official poster.