MMA News

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2017

UFC superstar Conor McGregor is currently on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon due to the upcoming birth of his firstborn child. After his historic UFC 205 win over Eddie Alvarez in November, the two-division champion announced that he would be taking some time away from the Octagon due to the birth of his child in May. In the meantime, the UFC has booked Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson for an interim lightweight title fight, with the winner facing McGregor when he returns to the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2017

UFC superstar Conor McGregor certainly has quite a bit of widespread appeal. The Irish superstar has continued to make himself known not only in the combat sports community, but also to the general public, as he has repeatedly made headlines throughout the course of his rapid ascent to fame. While Conor McGregor has never made an appearance at a WWE event, the UFC champion has been very open about the possibility of making the jump to the WWE in the future.

bjpenndotcom - January 28, 2017

Saturday night on the main card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Denver’, streaking heavyweight contender Francis ‘The Predator’ Ngannou will face former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski in a highly anticipated showdown. There’s no secret that the fight is undoubtably the biggest of Ngannou’s career, taking a step up from fighting unranked heavyweights, to fighting #7 ranked Arlovski, however UFC President Dana White believes that Ngannou could very well be on his way to being the first longstanding UFC heavyweight champion.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier made waves recently when he called out WMMA pioneer Gina Carano for her advice to Ronda Rousey following her UFC 207 loss to Amanda Nunes to close out 2016. Carano stated that Rousey should follow what she wants to do, insinuating that she should follow her passion for acting, which didn’t sit too well with Cormier. He fired back on UFC Tonight:

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

Top ranked UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping may currently be on a tear of the UFC’s middleweight division, going on a 5-fight winning streak throughout 2015 and 2016 that saw him pick up wins over CB Dollaway, Thales Leites, and Anderson Silva before then picking up a short-notice win over Luke Rockhold to win the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 199.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

In early 2016, former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped into the Octagon to fight UFC veteran Michael Bisping in a highly anticipated middleweight clash in London, England. The fight, while certainly a thrilling one, came with quite a bit of controversy. At the end of the third round, Bisping had lost his mouthguard; when he motioned for referee Herb Dean to give it to him, Silva landed a flying knee that dropped ‘The Count’ to the canvas as the round ended. Despite Silva celebrating as if he had won the fight, the commission regained control of the situation and the fight continued at the start of the fourth round. After five hard fought rounds, Bisping was awarded the unanimous decision win, despite many fans scoring the fight in Silva’s favor. This led to speculation that the judging in the fight was biased due to the fact that it took place in England.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

In 2014, streaking light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira rode a 20-fight win streak into a main event scrap with UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones at UFC 172. While Teixeira had been on a tear since being signed to the UFC, going a perfect 5-0, when he fought Jones for the light heavyweight championship, Jones picked up an impressive unanimous decision win as he defended his belt for the seventh time.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

On this episode of American Animals, Erik and Ian are joined by the multi-talented Hollywood personality, Tait Fletcher. Fletcher discuss his time of being recognized as a standout grappler, his days on The Ultimate Fighter: Season Three, and going to work as a stunt man on some of the biggest projects in Hollywood! Join us for this can’t miss episode of American Animals! You can email your questions and comments to info@2americananimals.com and find the show at www.2americananimals.com on the web, on social media at facebook.com/2AmericanAnimals and @2AmericanAnimal on Twitter and @2AmericanAnimals on Instagram.

Russell Ess - January 27, 2017

Jorge Masvidal is more than excited to meet Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in the middle of the Octagon at UFC on FOX 23 on January 28. Masvidal was a guest on Wednesday’s episode of BJPENN.COM Radio and told host Jason “Kinch” Kindschy that he knew it was just a matter of time that he would be fighting Cerrone, and now is looking to step in front of him in the rankings at welterweight for his climb up to a title shot.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

Recently, UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley controversially stated that he was the most hated champion in the UFC, and had been treated worse than any other UFC champion. Woodley explained why he believed race played a key factor in the unfair treatment, noting that former UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was quickly vilified by the media following his legal troubles outside the cage. In addition, Woodley pointed out that UFC flyweight kingpin Demetrious Johnson doesn’t receive the recognition he deserves.

Russell Ess - January 27, 2017

With the growing popularity of mixed martial arts, there is still a lot of issues that many involved are battling. With the recent fighter’s unions and associations being created, one thing that many fighters are looking for is getting mixed martial arts covered under the “Ali Act.”

Russell Ess - January 27, 2017

jwplayer('ova-jwplayer-container').setup({"flashplayer": "http://vcdn.vbz.netdna-cdn.com/jwplayer5/player.swf","autostart": false,"mute": false,"playlist": [{file:"http://vcdn.vbz.netdna-cdn.com/bjpenn/optimized/RONSTON%20ANDRADE%20VS%20BRUEN%20TAVARES%20-%20JUST%20SCRAP%20HILO.mp4", image:"http://vcdn.vbz.netdna-cdn.com/bjpenn/thumbs/RONSTON%20ANDRADE%20VS%20BRUEN%20TAVARES%20-%20JUST%20SCRAP%20HILO.jpg"}],"width": "650","height": "400","aspectratio":"16:9","controlbar": {"position": "bottom"},"plugins": {"http://vcdn.vbz.netdna-cdn.com/jwplayer5/ova-jw.swf": {"ads": {"skipAd":{"enabled":true, "showAfterSeconds": 2},"schedule": [{"position": "pre-roll","tag": "https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-video-pub-2224625513254808&slotname=5224163139&ad_type=video_text_image&description_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bjpenn.com%2Fmma-news%2Fvideos%2Fjust-scrap%2Fjust-scrap-friday-ronston-andrade-vs-bruen-tavares%2F&max_ad_duration=30000&videoad_start_delay=0","timeoutInSeconds": 8}]}}}});

Tom Taylor - January 27, 2017

This weekend, the UFC will touch down in Denver with UFC on Fox 23. Headlined by a bantamweight number one contender fight between Julianna Peña and Valentina Shevchenko, co-headlined by a welterweight battle between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Jorge Masvidal, and featuring other big names like Andrei Arlovski, Francis Ngannou, Aljamain Sterling and Nate Marquardt, this card looks like it could be one of the UFC’s best Fox shows ever.

Russell Ess - January 27, 2017

All the fighters set to compete on the UFC on FOX 23 event took to the scales on Friday in Denver, Colorado for the official weigh-ins with every fighter on the card except for one making weight. Marcos Rogerio de Lima stepped on the scales well over the limit at 209.6 pounds for his light heavyweight bout against Jeremy Kimball. De Lima will have to forfeit 20 percent of his purse to Kimball for missing weight.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

UFC superstar Conor McGregor has earned the reputation as one of the most engaging superstars on the UFC roster. McGregor is frequently seen interacting with fans, and posing for both pictures and videos, however when a man in Dublin approached McGregor’s car uninvited and began to capture a candid video of McGregor, the UFC champ was quick to swat the man’s phone away.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva may currently be gearing up for his UFC 208 scrap with Derek Brunson, where he hopes to snap a 2-fight skid, however the former pound for pound kingpin has been working on quite the massive side project.

bjpenndotcom - January 27, 2017

While UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson has arguably cleaned out his division, the UFC has now released two ranked flyweights. Former UFC flyweight title challenger Ali Bagautinov and #12 ranked Zach Makovsky have been released by the promotion according to MMAJunkie confirmed the news with the UFC following an initial report earlier in the week.

Tom Taylor - January 27, 2017

Tomorrow night, in the co-main event of the UFC’s latest stop in Denver, Colorado, dangerous veteran Jorge Masvidal will get a big step up in competition against the streaking Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Since moving to the welterweight division, Cowboy has gone a perfect 4-0, scoring stoppage wins over Alex Oliveira, Patrick Cote, Rick Story, and most recently, Matt Brown. The simple fact is that, at this point, nobody in the division has quite figured out how to beat him.