MMA News
VIDEO | Fans swarm, attempt to climb in, Conor McGregor's Rolls-Royce
bjpenndotcom - February 1, 2017
https://youtu.be/sGSkwv8JkCw This past weekend, UFC superstar Conor McGregor made an appearance in England, where he took part in a live pay-per view interview with Ariel Helwani to discuss his career, his next move, and a potential boxing match with Floyd Mayweather, among other things.
Chan Sung Jung discusses Korean Zombie return this Saturday
bjpenndotcom - February 1, 2017
Saturday February 4th, in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Texas’, fan favorite featherweight Chan Sung Jung, also known as ‘The Korean Zombie’, will make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon almost 4 years after his last scrap. Jung rode a 3-fight win streak into a featherweight scrap with Jose Aldo, which saw Jung drop a 4th round TKO to the featherweight champ in an inspiring performance that saw The Korean Zombie continue to fight despite dislocating his shoulder earlier in the night.
Dana White: "there's no way" Ortiz vs. Sonnen was fixed
Tom Taylor - February 1, 2017
Late last month, a 42-year-old Tito Ortiz stepped into the cage for a final time against the 39-year-old Chael Sonnen. Ortiz won this fight in impressive fashion, tapping Sonnen with a rear-naked choke in the first round to ride off into the sunset on a win. Unfortunately, Ortiz’s big win was marred by widespread speculation that the fight might have been fixed. Many fans, and even a few reputable MMA media members, questioned the legitimacy of Ortiz’s win, saying that it didn’t look like his choke was properly locked up.
Conor McGregor Game of Thrones appearance? Not so fast
bjpenndotcom - February 1, 2017
In 2016, news surfaced that UFC champion Conor McGregor was set to star in the upcoming season of HBO’s hit series ‘Game of Thrones’. While the news seemed official, with UFC President Dana White even discussing the situation on Fox Sports Live, that apparently isn’t the case.
Dana White has offered Nick Diaz a fight with Demian Maia, is waiting to hear back
Tom Taylor - February 1, 2017
Stockton, California’s Nick Diaz is one of the most popular and exciting fighters on the UFC roster. Unfortunately, it’s been years since we last saw the fan favorite in action. Luckily for Nick Diaz fans, UFC President Dana White is apparently making some real efforts to get him back in the cage. Though Diaz apparently turned down a fight with former champion Robbie Lawler, White has more recently attempted to coax him back to the Octagon by offering him a fight with the streaking Demian Maia.
Dana White: Jon Jones likely to get immediate title shot when he returns
Tom Taylor - February 1, 2017
Last year, in the main event of UFC 200, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones was expected to take on current champion Daniel Cormier in a bid to reclaim the title that was once his. Regrettably, Jones was forced out of this planned fight after a failed drug test, and was subsequently handed a year-long suspension (retroactive to the date of the failed test). In July, Jones will once again be eligible to compete. And though there has been some speculation that he might take a tune up fight before fighting for the title again, UFC President Dana White recently explained that he expects Jones will receive an immediate title shot upon his return. White gave his thoughts on the situation on a recent episode of the UFC Unfiltered podcast.
Jorge Masvidal is not interested in opponents outside the welterweight top-5
Tom Taylor - February 1, 2017
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Denver, Colorado, Strikeforce veteran Jorge Masvidal surprised with a crushing, second-round knockout of streaking welterweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. The win stands out as one of the biggest of his long career, if not the biggest thus far. With this career changing win in the rear-view, Masvidal now looks ahead to the kind of fight that will push him the rest of the way toward a welterweight title shot. With this in mind, the new welterweight contender has made no secret of the fact that he wants an opponent inside the division’s top-5 – perhaps streaking grappling specialist Demian Maia.
Report: Rashad Evans likely to make middleweight debut at UFC 209
Tom Taylor - February 1, 2017
According a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans is likely to make his debut in the middleweight division at UFC 209 on March 4. Though nothing is official just yet, his opponent for this middleweight debut is expected to be Australia’s Daniel Kelly. Per sources, not official yet but UFC has targeted Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Kelly at middleweight for UFC 209 on March 4 in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor sounds off on how he can make fight with Floyd Mayweather happen
Russell Ess - January 31, 2017
UFC President Dana White has said time and time again that if Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor want to fight, he is the man to talk to. With “The Notorious” being under contract with the UFC, it seems like it would be the only way unless McGregor were to fulfill the terms for the remainder of his current contract.
VIDEO | Joe Rogan and crew react live to Jorge Masvidal defeating Donald Cerrone
Russell Ess - January 31, 2017
https://youtu.be/_lO3h0qdUTQ Jorge Masvidal walked into the Octagon on Saturday night as the #12 UFC ranked welterweight against Donald Cerrone who was ranked #5.
Ronda Rousey takes to social media with political post in midst of Trump's immigration ban
Russell Ess - January 31, 2017
Former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has not been heard or seen much since her last fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 just over a month ago. In one of her few appearances, Rousey was recently seen in a social media post with Pauline Macias, a fellow Olympic judoka, helping to deliver supplies to the Standing Rock protestors that are against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.
Conor McGregor puts things into perspective with the thought of a street fight against Floyd Mayweather
Russell Ess - January 31, 2017
You have surely heard it before. Many people say Conor McGregor easily beats Floyd Mayweather in an MMA match and vice versa in a boxing match. However, many fans and pundits believe that Conor McGregor’s chances of beating Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match are much greater than Floyd getting a win under mixed martial arts rules.
VIDEO | Fight breaks out in deli aisle of a grocery store
Tom Taylor - January 31, 2017
When street fights break out, there generally tends to be copious amounts of alcohol involved. If the violence can’t be attributed to alcohol, it can often be stacked up to flaring tempers at sports games or political events. Every now and then, however, violence erupts in the most unlikely of venues, and for no clear reason. This is precisely what occurs in the video at the top of this post, which shows two fully grown adults – evidently poorly-adjusted ones – beating the hell out of each other in the deli aisle of a Florida grocery store.
VIDEO | Diego Brandao submits opponent with insane helicopter armbar
bjpenndotcom - January 31, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/wayoftheshokunin/videos/1243200392427245/ At EFN 58, former UFC fighter Diego Brandao picked up an impressive 2nd round armbar win over Murad Machaev in what could very well be an early contender for ‘Submission of the Year’.
Gegard Mousasi: Michael Bisping has "a good chance" against Yoel Romero
Tom Taylor - January 31, 2017
In June of 2016, British middleweight veteran Michael Bisping shocked the world by snuffing Luke Rockhold in the first round to win the UFC middleweight title. Bisping followed this win by defending the title against Dan Henderson with a controversial decision win. Despite his status as a defending champion, however, Bisping is likely to be a substantial underdog in his next bout, which will pit him against former Olympian Yoel Romero at a to-be-determined date.
Conor McGregor rips Georges St-Pierre, offers advice to MMAAA
bjpenndotcom - January 31, 2017
In 2016, former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre, former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw, and top ranked fighters Donald Cerrone & Tim Kennedy announced the formation of the MMA Athletes Association, also known as the MMAAA, aimed at UFC fighters unionizing in an effort to receive more pay from the UFC. Interestingly enough, during the press conference for the announcement of the MMAAA, Georges St-Pierre made a plea to UFC superstar Conor McGregor to join the MMAAA, saying:
Conor McGregor breaks silence on Ronda Rousey's media blackout
bjpenndotcom - January 31, 2017
While Conor McGregor may have had a pay-per view interview this past weekend to discuss his future plans in the Octagon, talks ultimately shifted to Ronda Rousey. Leading up to UFC 207, where Ronda Rousey made her highly anticipated return to the Octagon following the first defeat of her professional career at the hands of Holly Holm in October of 2015, the former champ was granted permission from the UFC to skip out on her media obligations and focus solely on training. This didn’t go over too well with many fight fans, who criticized the UFC for allowing Rousey to skip out on her media obligations, when UFC champion Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 fight with Nate Diaz just months prior due to refusing to fulfill his media obligations.
Conor McGregor reflects on Ronda Rousey UFC 207 loss
bjpenndotcom - January 31, 2017
To end 2016, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returned to the Octagon for a highly anticipated showdown with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, who was looking to make her first successful title defense at the event. Nunes of course picked up a dominant 48 second TKO win over Rousey, defending her title, and handing Rousey the second straight loss of her UFC career.