MMA News

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

Champion vs Champion#UFC205 #UFCNYC https://t.co/207ifRMmli — #UFC205 (@ufc) November 10, 2016

Russell Ess - November 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor nearly got into another press conference object-throwing war today during the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference. Back at UFC 202’s pre-fight press conference, “The Notorious” and Nate Diaz got into a crazy war throwing various objects including water bottles, energy drink cans, and a cup of coffee.

Russell Ess - November 10, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor simply does not care about being on time for his press conferences. The UFC superstar showed up notoriously late to the UFC 205 pre-fight press conference and danced on stage and shouted in the mic, “Sorry I’m late, I just don’t give a f–k!”

Russell Ess - November 10, 2016

The UFC 205 pre-fight press conference kicked off in New York at 5pm EST and once again the star of the show has decided to be on his own schedule. The crowd was definitely on Conor McGregor’s side and showered the UFC lightweight champion with boos.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

This past weekend in Mexico, UFC veteran Diego Sanchez returned to the win column as he picked up a unanimous decision win over Marcin Held. The win was a pretty impressive one for Sanchez, who managed to leave fight fans in awe when he used the Octagon walls to aid him in escaping a standing guillotine attempt.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

Prior to Conor McGregor’s highly anticipated rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202 back in August, there were talks of the featherweight superstar potentially making the jump to pro boxing to compete with boxing icon Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match. While both sides verbally agreed on the fight, with talks going as far as to lead a Fox Sports 1 talkshow host to announce the date for the fight, ultimately nothing materialized, and McGregor stepped into the Octagon on August 20th to fight Nate Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

While Conor McGregor boasts an impressive 20-3 professional record that has seen him go 8-1 throughout the course of his three year stint with the UFC, he faces arguably the toughest test of his mixed martial arts career this Saturday when he steps into the Octagon against UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205, the UFC’s historic event at the Madison Square Garden.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

UFC featherweight superstar Conor McGregor is undoubtably one of the most recognizable figures in professional sports today. With McGregor’s stock at an all-time high ahead of his UFC 205 scrap with Eddie Alvarez this Saturday in New York, where he will look to become the first simultaneous two-division UFC champion, Rolls Royce has decided to hook McGregor up with an extravagant car for his time in New York.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

This Saturday in New York, UFC featherweight superstar Conor McGregor will have the opportunity to make UFC history as he aims to defeat lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez, and become the first ever simultaneous two-division UFC champion. Ahead of the fight however, despite his dominance inside the Octagon, McGregor’s endurance and heart was questioned by Alvarez, who stated that he was not a championship level fighter. Alvarez cited McGregor’s UFC 196 fight with Nate Diaz, saying that McGregor gassed early in the fight, and that he will once again at UFC 205.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is gearing up for his UFC 205 scrap with Yoel Romero this Saturday in New York, in a fight which many expected to determine the next UFC middleweight #1 contender. For Weidman, he will be looking to not only return to the win column after losing his middleweight championship to Luke Rockhold at UFC 194 nearly a year ago, but also successfully make his highly anticipated return to the Octagon after sustaining an injury that forced him out of UFC 199 back in June, ultimately resulting in ‘The All American’ needing to undergo surgery for his back.

bjpenndotcom - November 10, 2016

While it will be just over 48 hours until UFC featherweight superstar Conor Mcgregor and UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez step into the Octagon to square off in a highly anticipated lightweight title fight, the trash talk between the pair is at an all-time high. Wednesday afternoon following the UFC 205 open-workouts, Mystic Mac gave his prediction for the historic lightweight title fight, saying that he believes he can finish Alvarez in just one round, a feat no one has been able to accomplish throughout the course of Alvarez’ 32 professional fights spanning over the past thirteen years.

Russell Ess - November 9, 2016

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones did not get the exact result that was hoping for in his arbitration hearing for his Anti-Doping Policy violation sanction. In October, Jones was the first UFC fighter to go to arbitration over the sanction of his U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) violation that stemmed from an out-of-competition sample collected on June 16. Upon hearing the case, the three arbitrators from McLaren Global Sports Solutions all came to the conclusion that Jones be suspended from competition for the maximum penalty of his particular case, which was one year. The term started back on July 6, where Jones began his period of ineligibility while things were sorted out in his “full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.”

bjpenndotcom - November 9, 2016

Top ranked UFC lightweight and welterweight Donald Cerrone is never one to shy away from speaking his mind, even if he speaks an unpopular opinion. During a recent UFC media luncheon, Cerrone spoke about the possibility of a fighter’s union, saying:

Russell Ess - November 9, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor put on an open workout for the media ahead of his UFC 205 main event title fight against UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez. “The Notorious” has a chance to make history in New York City on Saturday night with a win over Alvarez by becoming the first simultaneous two-weight UFC champion, carrying the title of champion of both the UFC’s 145 and 155-pound divisions. That is all if McGregor does, in fact, beat Alvarez in their title bout slated to take place at 155 pounds.

Tom Taylor - November 9, 2016

Last Saturday, the UFC returned to Mexico City, Mexico, with UFC Fight Night 98. The highlight of the Octagon’s Mexican return was undoubtedly the main event, which saw streaking lightweight contender Tony Ferguson take a decision from former champion Rafael Dos Anjos in an action-packed, five-round battle. Other highlights of the card included a nice win courtesy of The Ultimate Fighter 1 veteran Diego Sanchez, who defied the odds to spoil the UFC debut of Bellator vet Marcin Held, and Ricardo Lamas’ beautiful submission defeat of the over weight Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira.

Russell Ess - November 9, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has a chance to make history in New York City on Saturday night. “The Notorious” will challenge UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for his lightweight title in what will be Alvarez’s first title defense. If the Irishman gets his hand raised over the powerful and tough champ from Philadelphia, he will make history by becoming the fist concurrent two-weight UFC champion.

bjpenndotcom - November 9, 2016

Saturday evening in New York, Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson will step into the Octagon with Tyron Woodley for a highly anticipated welterweight showdown in a fight which will serve as Woodley’s first title defense since winning the belt at UFC 201 earlier this year. Despite Woodley calling out Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz following his UFC 201 win over Robbie Lawler, it was Thompson and his 7-fight win streak that were given the crack at the welterweight championship at the UFC’s historic Madison Square Garden card this Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - November 9, 2016

BJPENN.COM Radio airs tonight at 8PM ET/5PM PT with another fantastic guestlist to satiate your fight fix! 8:15PM ET- GLORY kickboxing star Simon Marcus will kick off the show. Coming off a win over Dustin Jacoby a few weeks ago, we will catch up with the Toronto native and discuss what he has lined up moving forward. We couldn’t talk kickboxing without breaking down Badr Hari vs Rico Verhoeven and getting Simons expert opinion on some upcoming MMA bouts as well!