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Cat Zingano explains why she was "so scared" ahead of UFC Boise fight with Marion Reneau
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018
Cat Zingano entered her UFC Boise battle with Marion Reneau on a three-fight losing streak, having not won a bout since 2014. Needless to say, the pressure she felt to win was massive. So massive, that she admits she felt very scared ahead of the fight. In the end, of course, Zingano came out on top, landing a procession of slick takedowns en route to a unanimous decision victory. To say she’s relieved to have earned this sorely-needed win would be an understatement.
Jon Jones expresses interest in grappling match, quickly gets called out by Dillon Danis
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018
Jon Jones, who is currently awaiting his sentencing from USADA and his hoping to return to the UFC’s Octagon in the near future, is interested in staying busy with a grappling match. Jones expressed his interest in a grappling match on Twitter over the weekend.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor previews "Russian compound" in mysterious clip
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/1018334771452182528 Conor McGregor, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Saturday, is currently in Moscow.
Cris Cyborg believes Amanda Nunes fight will be her last in the UFC
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018
UFC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was hoping her super fight with bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes would occur at UFC 228 this September 8. Regrettably, Nunes turned this date down, and the UFC is now working on the fight for UFC 232 on December 29. This is not ok with Cyborg, who has not fought since March, when she mauled Yana Kunitskaya to a first-round stoppage. The featherweight champ is simply not interested in enduring long layovers of this length.
After UFC Boise triumph, Junior dos Santos wants number-one contender fight with Stipe Miocic
Tom Taylor - July 15, 2018
Last night, in the main event of UFC Boise, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos stepped into the Octagon to battle former World Series of Fighting champion Blagoy Ivanov, who was making his anticipated UFC debut. The bout marked dos Santos’ first fight after a lengthy SNAFU with USADA, in which he was ultimately deemed innocent, but suspended anyway. For this reason, it was extra crucial that dos Santos pick up a win if he hoped to reestablish himself as one of the heavyweight division’s best. In the end, dos Santos earned his sorely-needed win, out-fighting the debuting Ivanov to a unanimous decision victory. Having reaffirmed himself as one of the game’s premier heavyweights, dos Santos is now hoping to participate in a number-one-contender fight with former champion Stipe Miocic.
UFC Boise Results: Junior Dos Santos defeats Blagoy Ivanov (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
A key heavyweight scrap between former UFC champion Junior Dos Santos and promotional newcomer Blagoy Ivanov served as the headliner of tonight’s UFC Boise event. The former World Series of Fighting heavyweight champion, Blagoy Ivanov (16-1 MMA), entered tonight’s main event fight on a five fight win streak.
UFC Boise Results: Sage Northcutt stops Zak Ottow in Round 2 (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
A welterweight fight between Sage Northcutt and Zak Ottow served as the co-headliner of tonight’s UFC Boise event. Sage Northcutt entered tonight’s contest riding a two fight win streak, this while sporting an overall record of 10-2 in mixed martial arts.
VIDEO | Niko Price knocks out opponent Randy Brown with hammer fists from his back
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
UFC welterweight Niko Price (13-1 MMA) picked up one of the more bizarre wins in recent memory at tonight’s UFC Fight Night event in Boise, Idaho. Niko Price squared off with Randy Brown this evening and the pair wasted no time engaging in round one. Brown arguably got the better of Price in round one and appeared to be entering round two with a point advantage.
UFC Boise Results: Chad Mendes stops Myles Jury in Round 1 (VIDEO)
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
A featherweight fight between former division title challenger Chad Mendes and perennial contender Myles Jury took place on tonight’s UFC Boise main card. Chad Mendes entered tonight’s fight sporting an overall record of 17-4 but has not competed since December of 2015 when he was knocked out by Frankie Edgar.
UFC Boise Results: Cat Zingano defeats Marion Reneau (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
A key women’s bantamweight fight between former title challenger Cat Zingano and perennial contender Marion Reneau kicked off tonight’s UFC Boise main card. Cat Zingano (9-3 MMA) entered tonight’s contest on a three fight losing skid, while her opponent Marion Reneau (9-3-1 MMA) has won two straight.
UFC Boise Live Results
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
Unable to catch tonight’s UFC Boise event? BJPENN.com has you covered! Stay glued to this page for up to the minute live results from all of tonight’s action. Tonight’s UFC Boise event is headlined by a heavyweight tilt featuring former UFC champion Junior Dos Santos taking on former World Series of Fighting champion Blagoy Ivanov.
Report | Former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor expecting a second child
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
Former UFC featherweight and lightweight title holder Conor McGregor turned 30-years-old today and received a sweet surprise from his significant other Dee Devlin for the special occasion. Devlin, who gave birth to the Irish superstars first child Conor McGregor Jr. back in 2017, recently took to Instagram with the following post hinting at her pregnancy while wishing “The Notorious” a Happy Birthday.
Former UFC champion Jon Jones says he could compete in other MMA organizations overseas, but doesn't really want to
Chris Taylor - July 14, 2018
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (22-1 MMA) has not stepped foot inside the octagon since his UFC 214 grudge match with Daniel Cormier last July in Anaheim. “Bones” proved victorious over “DC” that night via third-round knockout. However, the title fight rematch was eventually changed to a no-contest this after Jones failed his final pre-fight drug test which detected trace amounts of the anabolic steroid turinabol in his system.
Yoel Romero takes another dig at Daniel Cormier, American Kickboxing Academy
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2018
Yoel Romero and Daniel Cormier’s war of words continues. The latest skirmish in this ongoing saga occurred on Friday afternoon, when Romero took another dig at Cormier — and American Kickboxing Academy — on Twitter.
EXCLUSIVE | Colby Covington updates on Whitehouse visit, meeting with Donald Trump
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2018
Shortly after Colby Covington captured the UFC interim welterweight title with a UFC 225 decision defeat of Rafael dos Anjos, he announced his plans to visit President Donald Trump at the Whitehouse.
UFC Boise weigh-in results: Junior dos Santos and Blagoy Ivanov get green light
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2018
On Saturday night, the UFC will return to our screens with the shockingly stacked UFC Boise card. This UFC Boise card will be headlined by a heavyweight contender bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, and Bulgarian Sambo specialist Blagoy Ivanov, a former World Series of Fighting heavyweight champ who has long been considered one of the best heavyweights outside the UFC.
Anthony Smith blasts Daniel Cormier for disrespectful Shogun callout: "He's smarter than that"
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2018
The biggest fight on UFC light heavyweight and heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier’s horizon is a showdown with former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar. That said, Lesnar isn’t likely to be available until at least January, which has Cormier considering a light heavyweight title defense in the meantime — against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. “Maybe I’ll go fight Shogun, that would be good,” Cormier said on a recent episode of Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show. “I am serious, maybe I will go fight Shogun. He has won a lot of fights in a row.”
Michael Chiesa: I "seriously thought I was going to die" during UFC 226 weight-cut
Tom Taylor - July 13, 2018
Last Friday, at the UFC 226 weigh ins, long-time lightweight contender Michael Chiesa missed weight for his fight with Anthony Pettis, tipping the scales at 157.5, 1.5 pounds above the 156-pound limit for non-title lightweight fights. Moments after he stepped off the scale, Chiesa assured he was done at lightweight, evidently fed-up with the weight cut. Speaking on Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show on ESPN this week, Michael Chiesa opened up on just how harrowing his UFC 226 weight cut was. Apparently, he worried he was going to kill himself.