MMA News

Harry Kettle - January 17, 2025

UFC star Umar Nurmagomedov has said that he doesn’t feel pressure when it comes to living up to his family’s incredible legacy. This weekend, Umar Nurmagomedov will challenge for the UFC bantamweight championship. He’ll do so against Merab Dvalishvili, the reigning world champion who captured the belt last year from Sean O’Malley.

Harry Kettle - January 17, 2025

UFC champion Belal Muhammad has revealed his ideal timeline for his anticipated title fight against Shavkat Rakhmonov. Right now, Belal Muhammad is on top of the world as the UFC welterweight champion. He captured the belt from Leon Edwards and ever since then, he’s been getting ready for a showdown with top contender Shavkat Rakhmonov.

Harry Kettle - January 17, 2025

UFC commentator Michael Bisping got pretty wild on a recent podcast when talking about stem cells. Throughout the course of his career, Michael Bisping has been known and recognized as a true warrior. He achieved some wonderful things in the world of mixed martial arts, most notably, becoming UFC middleweight champion by knocking out Luke Rockhold.

Harry Kettle - January 17, 2025

UFC star Jiri Prochazka has shaved his head in solidarity with a fan of his who is currently battling cancer. As we know, Jiri Prochazka is a massive fan favorite in the world of mixed martial arts. In the UFC, especially, he’s been able to build up quite a base during his run with the company. On Saturday night, he’ll attempt to get back in the win column when he locks horns with fellow light heavyweight contender – and a fellow former champion – Jamahal Hill.

Cole Shelton - January 16, 2025

Islam Makhachev says his goal is to become a champ-champ in the UFC. Makhachev is set to defend his lightweight title in the main event of UFC 311 on Saturday in a rematch against Arman Tsarukyan. It’s an intriguing fight and if he wins, there is no clear-cut next contender for Makhachev. With that, Makhachev says he’d be interested in going up to welterweight as he claims he won’t retire until he is a champ-champ.

Josh Evanoff - January 16, 2025

PFL founder Donn Davis believes Jake Paul will finally fight in the cage next year. ‘The Problem Child’ was last seen in the boxing in November, live on Netflix. Back for the first time since knocking out BKFC star Mike Perry in July, the YouTuber-turned-boxer faced Mike Tyson. ‘Iron Mike’ ended a two-decade retirement to face Jake Paul, promising an early knockout win over the 27-year-old.

Josh Evanoff - January 16, 2025

According to PFL founder Donn Davis, Francis Ngannou will be competing in the boxing ring next. ‘The Predator’ was last seen in action against Renan Ferreira in October in Saudi Arabia. For Francis Ngannou, the fight was his first in the cage since a unanimous decision win over Ciryl Gane at UFC 270 in early 2022. After that bout, he famously left the UFC and suffered losses in the boxing ring against Tyson Fury and later Anthony Joshua.

Josh Evanoff - January 16, 2025

Longtime UFC light-heavyweight contender Anthony Smith isn’t retiring quite yet. ‘Lionheart’ returned to the octagon on the UFC 310 main card last month in Las Vegas. Back for the first time since suffering a short-notice loss to Roman Dolidze in June, Anthony Smith faced Dominick Reyes. For his part, ‘The Devastator’ headed into the bout fresh off a knockout win over Dustin Jacoby in the summer.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 16, 2025

Joe Rogan has shared his reaction to Khabib Nurmagomedov’s recent flight fiasco. Nurmagomedov was ready to board a flight through Frontier Airlines going from Las Vegas to San Francisco. “The Eagle” was attempting to travel out to corner Islam Makhachev and Umar Nurmagomedov for their UFC 311 title fights. The UFC Hall of Famer ended up arguing with a flight attendant over his sear near the emergency exit.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 16, 2025

Charles Oliveira will be waiting for the winner of the UFC 311 main event. This Saturday night, Islam Makhachev will put the UFC Lightweight Championship at stake when he shares the Octagon with Arman Tsarukyan. Both men have grown significantly in the fight game since their first meeting back in 2019. Fans will soon get to see how things will play out in the rematch.

Fernando Quiles Jr. - January 16, 2025

Umar Nurmagomedov doesn’t see any aspect of the MMA game where Merab Dvalishvili can get ahead of him. Nurmagomedov is set to challenge Dvalishvili for the UFC Bantamweight Championship this Saturday night. The title fight will serve as the co-headliner for UFC 311, the first UFC pay-per-view event of 2025. While Dvalishvili is looking for his first successful UFC title defense, Nurmagomedov plans to win UFC gold for the first time in his career.

Harry Kettle - January 16, 2025

A woman is suing UFC star Conor McGregor over an alleged sexual assault at an NBA Finals game in 2023. Back in 2023, Conor McGregor attended an NBA Finals game between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets. It was a notable evening for a couple of reasons, with one of the first being that the Irishman legitimately hurt the Heat mascot during a skit at half-time.

Harry Kettle - January 16, 2025

A UFC legend has suggested that another fighter, not Khabib Nurmagomedov, could have a claim to being the lightweight GOAT. As we know, Khabib Nurmagomedov is recognized as one of the greatest mixed martial arts fighters of all time. He retired with an incredible 29-0 unbeaten record, he tore through some of the best in the world, and he rarely ever lost a round. He had a glittering career, and many consider him to be the best lightweight that has ever lived.

Harry Kettle - January 16, 2025

UFC fans have reacted to Dana White teasing a fight that “nobody will see coming” later this year. As we know, Dana White enjoys teasing big things being on the horizon in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Throughout the course of his entire run as president, he has constantly been putting on fights that fans want to see. Of course, in mixed martial arts, you always need to adapt and evolve.

BJPENN.COM Staff - January 15, 2025

Lightweight Muay Thai star Sinsamut Klinmee is ready to get back to business, and he’s looking to kick the year off in style at ONE 170.   “Aquaman” meets divisional dark horse Nauzet Trujillo on Friday, January 24, inside Bangkok, Thailand’s Impact Arena.  

Cole Shelton - January 15, 2025

In the main event of UFC 311, the lightweight title is on the line as Islam Makhachev takes on Arman Tsarukyan. Heading into the fight, Makhachev is a sizeable -400 favorite while the challenger is a +285 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro-fighters to get their predictions for the fight. The pros believe Makhachev will beat Tsarukyan again to remain the UFC’s lightweight champ after UFC 311. However, all the pros believe it should be a very competitive fight as they feel like these are the two best lightweights.

Cole Shelton - January 15, 2025

In the co-main event of UFC 311, the bantamweight title is up for grabs as current champion Merab Dvalishvili takes on Umar Nurmagomedov. Heading into the fight, the champ is a +240 underdog while the challenger is a -330 favorite on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the bantamweight title fight at UFC 311. The pros believe Merab Dvalishvili will be able to pull off the upset and hand Nurmagomedov his first career loss at UFC 311.

Cole Shelton - January 15, 2025

Kevin Holland believes Reinier de Ridder quits when the going gets tough and he plans to prove that at UFC 311. Holland remains in the middleweight division to face de Ridder on the main card of UFC 311. It’s an intriguing bout, but Holland is confident he will get his hand raised and likely finish the former ONE Championship champ.