MMA News

Tom Taylor - June 21, 2017

For a time, it looked as though UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping would next defend his title against former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Yet when St-Pierre revealed he wouldn’t be able to fight until the fall, and Bisping announced that he was recovering from knee surgery, this much-discussed fight was pushed to the back burner. Since then, UFC President Dana White has suggested that, if St-Pierre does return, it will not be to the middleweight division as originally planned, but instead to the welterweight division while he once ruled.

Tom Taylor - June 21, 2017

MMA can be a pretty ugly sport. For every slick submission, massive slam, or jaw-dropping knockout, there is an inadvertent eye poke, a clash of heads, or perhaps worst of all, a groin shot.

Tom Taylor - June 21, 2017

Earlier this week, UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie was stripped of her title to refusing to fight the division’s number one contender, Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The UFC explained the choice to strip de Randamie in a brief statement. A key line of this statement claimed:

bjpenndotcom - June 20, 2017

On July 29th at UFC 214, rising UFC prospect Sage Northcutt was initially slated to fight Claudio Puelles, however after Puelles was forced to withdraw from the fight following a successful UFC debut, the promotion was tasked with finding a replacement opponent for Northcutt. Now, news has surfaced from Sherdog regarding the scrap, revealing that Johh Makdessi will be stepping in for Puelles to fight Northcutt at the Anaheim California based-event.

Russell Ess - June 20, 2017

One of the biggest draws of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor boxing spectacle is seeing how competitive it will be between the two combat sports superstars. Many from the boxing world are not giving Conor McGregor much of a chance. Longtime boxing analyst Max Kellerman has gone as far as to claim that “The Notorious” will not land a single punch on the defensive boxing genius.

Russell Ess - June 20, 2017

The Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor fight is getting a ton of buzz and the sportsbooks are getting in on all the action. The mega money fight is officially set to take place on August 26 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

bjpenndotcom - June 20, 2017

On August 26th, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will look to make combat sports history and hand Floyd Mayweather his first professional boxing loss when the two square off at the T-Mobile arena. Ahead of the fight, the combat sports community remains rather torn in their predictions for the fight. While Mayweather’s nearly perfect defense has seen him go 49-0 throughout the course of his professional career, many believe that McGregor’s precision combined with his incredible power will lead him to a victory.

Russell Ess - June 20, 2017

On August 26, one of, if not the most talked about fight in combat sports history will take place as undefeated defensive boxing great, Floyd Mayweather will take on current UFC lightweight and former UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. The two superstars from their respective sports have gained a ton of fans and buzz throughout their careers and arranged what many, including UFC President Dana White, thought impossible.

bjpenndotcom - June 20, 2017

UFC lightweight champion and Irish superstar Conor McGregor has repeatedly proven himself to be an elite level striker inside the Octagon. Throughout McGregor’s eight year MMA career, 18 of his 21 wins have come by way of knockout, all of them via punches. While Conor McGregor, who uses Taekwondo as part of his training, has extremely accurate kicks, it’s his ability to counterpunch that makes him so dominant in the UFC, using his slip counter left-hand combination to finish countless opponents throughout his MMA career.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

Back in February, Holly Holm battled Germaine de Randamie for the inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight title. On August 29, in co-main event of UFC 214, Megan Anderson will battle Cris “Cyborg” Justino for that same title. Speaking exclusively to BJPenn.com on Monday, Anderson weighed in on Holm’s recent head-kick knockout defeat of Bethe Correia, and the three-fight losing streak that preceded it.

bjpenndotcom - June 20, 2017

Following news of a Conor McGregor vs. Floyd Mayweather fight being official, UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic began to call for a fight against heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. While Joshua, an Olympic gold medalist, boasts an undefeated record of 19-0 that has seen him finish all of his opponents, Miocic is confident that he can hand the 6’6 Englishman his first professional loss.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

On Sunday, tragedy struck the combat sports community as UFC veteran Tim Hague passed away after being brutally knocked out in a Friday night boxing match. Now several days removed from this tragedy, Hague’s opponent Adam Braidwood has broken his silence. Unsurprisingly, the boxer is heartbroken by the way things turned out.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

When Germaine de Randamie won the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight title by defeating Holly Holm back in February, the expectation was that she would then defend that title against the division’s consensus best fighter, Cris “Cyborg” Justino. Instead, however, De Randamie refused to fight Cyborg on the basis of her previous failed drug test, which is now years in the past. As a result of this refusal, De Randamie was stripped of the featherweight title. Cyborg will now battle Invicta champion Megan Anderson for the vacant title in the co-main event of UFC 214 this July 29.

bjpenndotcom - June 20, 2017

On August 26th, undefeated prizefighter Floyd Mayweather will put his 49-0 record on the line as he steps into the ring at the T Mobile Arena against Conor McGregor in what many expect to be the biggest combat sports pay-per view event of all time. If Adrien Broner has his wish, he will be fighting UFC lightweight superstar Nate Diaz on the same exact card.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

In the buildup to Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo’s planned UFC 189 featherweight title fight (which was ultimately rescheduled for UFC 194), the UFC carted the two stars off on an international media tour, stopping in cities in Ireland, Brazil, the United States, and Canada. From the sounds of it, McGregor’s much discussed boxing match with undefeated legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. will received a similar treatment. Speaking on the latest edition of The MMA Hour, Showtime Sports Executive Vice President Stephen Espinoza explained that he expects Mayweather and McGregor to do some traveling together in advance of their fight.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

After months of rumors and reports, it’s now official. Germaine de Randamie has been stripped of the UFC featherweight title, and Cris “Cyborg” Justino and Megan Anderson will battle for the vacant featherweight throne in the co-main event of UFC 214 this July 29. On Monday afternoon, Anderson spoke with BJPenn.com about this newly announced title showdown. While she was reluctant to give up the details of her game plan for the incredibly dominant Cyborg, she did shed some light on how she plans to approach the fight.

Tom Taylor - June 20, 2017

On August 26, UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor will box professionally for the first time. His opponent will Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fighter with a record of 49-0 and a man widely considered on of the best boxers ever. In advance of this boxing match, McGregor has been identified as a significant underdog, and has been discounted by many respected boxing pundits. In classic McGregor style, however, the man himself is pure confidence.

Russell Ess - June 19, 2017

Some pundits from the boxing world are not even giving UFC lightweight champion Conor McGregor a “puncher’s chance” against undefeated defensive boxing wizard Floyd Mayweather Jr. With the massive money fight officially set for August 26, the world will get to witness two of combat sports biggest superstars clash in the boxing ring.