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Amanda Nunes reportedly hospitalized, UFC 213 main event in jeopardy
bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017
In a surprising turn of events, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has reportedly been hospitalized, and her UFC 213 main event scrap with Valentina Shevchenko is now in jeopardy according to multiple sources. Amanda Nunes has been feeling ill this week. She's currently in the hospital. Tonight's main event is in jeopardy. No official word yet.
Anthony Pettis explains change in training camp ahead of UFC 213
bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will be making his highly anticipated return to the lightweight division tonight at UFC 213 when he faces UFC veteran Jim Miller in a pivotal fight for the former champ. Ahead of the fight, Anthony Pettis spoke to MMAFighting to explain what he did different for this training camp to return to the win column after going just 1-4 in his past 5 fights.
Tony Ferguson responds to Justin Gaethje's callout
bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017
Friday night in the TUF 25 Redemption Finale, former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje picked up a thrilling win over Michael Johnson in the main event, as the two delivered an action-packed two rounds that ultimately saw Gaethje pick up a TKO win over ‘The Meance’. Following the fight, Gaethje called out top ranked UFC lightweight contender Tony Ferguson to a scrap, explaining that he was looking for the quickest path to the interim lightweight title, and then a scrap with Conor McGregor for the undisputed title after McGregor has his ‘Fight of the Century’ boxing match with Floyd Mayweather on August 26th.
Justin Gaethje calls out Tony Ferguson, says McGregor "better be watching"
bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017
Friday night in Las Vegas, former WSOF champion Justin Gaethje made his triumphant UFC debut as he knocked out Michael Johnson in the second round of their main event scrap of the TUF 25 Finale. Following the thrilling win, many immediately began to speculate as to who Gaethje should fight next, he spoke at the post-fight press conference where he reveled that he is targeting top ranked lightweight Tony Ferguson, in an effort to fast-track to the interim UFC lightweight championship.
TJ Dillashaw congratulates friend Jesse Taylor on winning TUF
bjpenndotcom - July 8, 2017
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw sat cageside Friday night as his former Cal State Fullerton wrestling teammate, and TUF Redemption Team Dillashaw member, Jesse Taylor defeat Dhiego Lima to become the winner of TUF Redemption. Taylor’s win comes nine years after he was set to compete in the TUF Finale after advancing to the finals in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Griffin. The win was an extremely impressive one for Taylor, who used his wrestling to secure a submission win to solidify his place on the UFC roster.
Fighters react to tonight's insane TUF 25 Finale Main Event
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
Fighters react to tonight’s insane TUF 25 Finale Main Event A key lightweight scrap between Michael Johnson and Justin Gaethje headlined tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Justin Gaethje TKO's Michael Johnson (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Michael Johnson vs. Justin Gaethje A key lightweight scrap between Michael Johnson and Justin Gaethje served as the main event of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Jesse Taylor submits Dhiego Lima
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Jesse Taylor vs. Dhiego Lima Dhiego Lima and Jesse Taylor squared off to determine the winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 25 in the co-main event of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale event in Las Vegas.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Jared Cannonier TKO's Nick Roehrick (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Jared Cannonier vs. Nick Roehrick A light heavyweight scrap between Jared Cannonier and Nick Roehrick took place on tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Brad Tavares defeats Elias Theodorou
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Brad Tavares vs. Elias Theodorou A middleweight scrap between Brad Tavares and Elias Theodorou took place during tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas, Nevada.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Jordan Johnson defeats Marcel Fortuna (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Marcel Fortuna vs. Jordan Johnson A light heavyweight scrap between Marcel Fortuna and Jordan Johnson kicked off tonight’s TUF 25 Finale main card in Las Vegas.
TUF 25 Finale Results: Angela Hill defeats Ashley Yoder (Highlights)
Chris Taylor - July 7, 2017
TUF 25 Finale Results: Angela Hill vs. Ashley Yoder A women’s strawweight scrap between Angela Hill and Ashley Yoder served as the featured bout of tonight’s TUF 25 Finale prelims.
McGregor Sports and Entertainment gets first massive feature
Russell Ess - July 7, 2017
McGregor Sports and Entertainment is the featured promotion sitting right next to Floyd Mayweather’s Mayweather Promotions logo on the Mayweather vs McGregor World Tour graphic that the UFC posted on Friday. The announcement of the four-city international press tour will jump to three different countries in four days.
VIDEO | Rousimar Palhares ends fight in 37-seconds with opponent screaming in pain
Russell Ess - July 7, 2017
Rousimar Palhares separated Alexei Ivanov foot in less than 40 s. (FNG 70) pic.twitter.com/wpQCZWB7mx — Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) July 7, 2017
Yoel Romero explains love-hate relationship with Michael Bisping
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2017
UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping and top middleweight contender Yoel Romero have a rather lengthy, and very public, rivalry going back quite some time now. Following Yoel Romero’s knockout of Chris Weidman at UFC 205, where Bisping was in attendance for his Fox Sports 1 duties, the ‘Soldier of God’ campaigned for a fight with Bisping, calling out “I love you Mike!” as part of his post-fight Octagon interview. This started a string of back and forth insults between the pair spanning across the next several months, which saw both men launch scathing verbal attacks at one another.
VIDEO | Showtime releases epic promotion for Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - July 7, 2017
The mega money fight featuring the two biggest stars from combat sports is coming on August 26 as Floyd Mayweather will welcome Conor McGregor into the boxing ring. Mayweather is undefeated in his professional boxing career holding a perfect 49-0 record while McGregor will make his professional boxing debut with a 0-0 pro boxing record.
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour schedule announced
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2017
Thursday evening news surfaced regarding the first Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor press conference, which will be held at the Staples Center on Tuesday July 11th. Friday morning, the combat sports community awoke to news of the full Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor world tour schedule, which you can see below!
Travis Browne opens up on home robbery
bjpenndotcom - July 7, 2017
Recently, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey revealed that her Venice home was burglarized before she and her hubby, UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, left for New Zealand. Browne, without missing a beat, wound up finding the robbers at a nearby skate park and alerting police officers. The incident flew under the radar when it initially happened, only making headlines once Rousey told the story on TV recently. However, with that being said, Browne was of course asked about the incident ahead of his UFC 213 scrap.