MMA News
Former UFC champion Vitor Belfort officially retires following UFC 204
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Former light heavyweight champion and MMA pioneer Vitor Belfort has officially retired from mixed martial arts. Following his co-main event fight with Gegard Mousasi, which he lost via TKO, former UFC champion Vitor Belfort announced his retirement from MMA.
Conor McGregor offers Ronda Rousey advice ahead of UFC 207 return
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Earlier this month, it was announced that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would be returning to the UFC after a year away from the Octagon following her brutal UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm which saw her suffer the first defeat of her professional MMA career. Not only was it announced that Rousey was returning to the Octagon, it was announced that she would be fighting Amanda Nunes for the women’s bantamweight championship in the main event of UFC 207 on December 30th.
Miesha Tate reflects on UFC 200 loss against Amanda Nunes
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Miesha Tate was on a tear of the UFC women’s bantamweight division from 2014-2016 as she bounced back from back to back losses in 2013 to Cat Zingano and Ronda Rousey by going on a 5-fight win streak that ultimately saw her capture the UFC women’s bantamweight championship by submitting Holly Holm in the co-main event of UFC 196 back in March. Following her win over Holm, Tate was booked for her first title defense against Amanda Nunes on the main card of UFC 200 in July. After Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II was pulled from the card, in addition to Jon Jones being pulled from his headlining fight with Daniel Cormier on just 48 hours notice, Tate vs. Nunes was promoted to the main event.
VIDEO | Conor McGregor playing 'Call of Duty' with VR headset
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
https://youtu.be/NxbqjQD7asQ UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has recently been filming and doing motion-capture work for the upcoming ‘Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare’ video game to be released in November.
Conor McGregor confident UFC 205 will break PPV record
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
UFC 205 is expected to be the biggest UFC Pay-Per View event in the promotion’s 25 year existence. While UFC 200 back in July was expected to be the biggest event in the promotion’s history, the card took two major blows when Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz II was scrapped from the card, and when Jon Jones was pulled from his headlining fight with Daniel Cormier on just 48 hours notice.
Derrick Lewis prepared to show up on Dana White's doorstep to get show money
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Derrick ‘The Black Beast’ Lewis, who is currently ranked #10 on the UFC’s official heavyweight rankings, was slated to fight Marcin Tybura in the co-main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: Manila’ this Saturday. Unfortunately, the card was cancelled last minute after main event fighter BJ Penn was forced out of the fight with a rib injury. While the UFC initially blamed the card’s cancellation on strict drug testing procedures in the Philippines, the Philippine commission was quick to respond with a statement that indicated that the card was indeed cancelled because of Penn’s withdrawal given that the UFC Hall of Famer is a marquee fighter.
Conor McGregor sends a message to 'afraid' Floyd Mayweather
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
After Conor McGregor was submitted by Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196 back in March, there was much speculation as to what the UFC featherweight champ’s next move would be. One of the more intriguing options that was immediately available to McGregor after he was pulled from the UFC 200 card for refusing to fulfill his media obligations was to make the jump to boxing for a boxing match with Floyd Mayweather. Both men traded shots back and forth in the media, which resulted in both men verbally agreeing to fight. While talks began as very ‘hypothetical’, things quickly progressed, with an ESPN affiliate even going as far as to announce the date for the McGregor-Mayweather fight. With that being said however, McGregor ultimately ended up signing to fight Nate Diaz in a rematch at UFC 202 in August, which McGregor won via majority decision.
Jose Aldo softening stance on retirement? "IF I continue in the sport"
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
After it was announced that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor would be moving up to lightweight to fight UFC lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez for the lightweight championship in the main event of UFC 205 in New York on November 12th, interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo requested his release from the UFC so as to retire from MMA and pursue another sport professionally. That was met with resistance by the UFC brass, who informed Aldo that they would not be releasing him from his contract. In addition, UFC President Dana White informed Aldo that he would have no problem getting him a fight, but the promotion would not be releasing him. Aldo fired back by reiterating that he wants to move on from MMA, and would be willing to throw fights to complete the remainder of his UFC contract.
Conor McGregor discusses Jose Aldo's feud with the UFC
Chris Taylor - October 15, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor did a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible on Friday and was asked the following question by a fan who wrote in “Jose Aldo really wants a rematch, do you feel you will ever give him a rematch?” “Mystic Mac” responded to the question with an interesting theory:
VIDEO | This Fan-Made UFC 205 Promo Will Get You PUMPED
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2016
On November 12, the UFC will make its long-awaited debut in glimmering New York City with UFC 205. This mammoth card will mark the culmination of a long and arduous legal battle to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York.
Yoel Romero Posts Footage of USADA Tests, Attempts to Silence Doubters
Tom Taylor - October 14, 2016
On November 12, on the main card of the massively hyped UFC 205, former middleweight champion Chris Weidman will take on streaking former Olympian Yoel Romero. The winner of this bout could well receive the next crack at Michael Bisping’s middleweight title. In advance of this high-stakes middleweight showdown, Weidman has thrown a handful of accusations Romero’s way, most of which surround the former Olympian’s early-2016 brush with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA). Though this controversy was ultimately deemed to be the result of a tainted supplement, Weidman still has doubts that Romero is a clean fighter.
Conor McGregor: "The Irish mafia have strong links in Philadelphia, so Eddie knows my people!"
Chris Taylor - October 14, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor did a Facebook interview with The LAD Bible on Friday and was asked how he felt about fighting the American Eddie Alvarez on his home soil. The brash Irish superstar replied to the question with the following statement. “It is my home soil. New York is mine! Like I said the Irish built New York. We run the entire east coast. Where Eddie is actually from, Philadelphia. The Irish have been running Philadelphia for a long time. The Irish mafia has strong links in there. So I know he knows about my people. I know he knows about who we are. It is an honor to fight on my home soil.”
VIDEO | Conor McGregor says he will slap the heads off of scary clowns and Eddie Alvarez
Chris Taylor - October 14, 2016
Nine fights including event headliner Derrick Lewis vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov set for UFC Fight Night 102
Chris Taylor - October 14, 2016
A heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Shamil Abdurakhimov will headline ‘UFC Fight Night 102’ in Albany, New York, on December 9. UFC officials just broke the news.
Gegard Mousasi claims Conor McGregor threatened him with a knife
Chris Taylor - October 14, 2016
Former Strikeforce and Dream champion Gegard Mousasi picked up another big win this past Saturday in Machester when he scored a second-round TKO victory over former UFC champion Vitor Belfort in the co-main event of UFC 204. The victory vaulted Mousasi in to the top 5 of the UFC’s stacked middleweight division and has him closer than ever before to a shot at UFC gold.
Conor McGregor on psychological warfare: It's a ruthless business and I am the most ruthless
bjpenndotcom - October 14, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has earned the reputation as not only one of the best trash talkers in the business, but also as someone who is extremely good at gaining a mental edge over his opponents. McGregor has been able to carefully find weak spots in his opponents mental psyche, which he then uses to get them emotionally invested in the fight, making them more likely to be overly aggressive and reckless come fight-night.
Conor McGregor says his fists are bigger than Eddie Alvarez's head
Russell Ess - October 14, 2016
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has the chance to make history once again on November 12. “The Notorious” will challenge Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title and if is victorious in the bout against Alvarez, will be the first fighter in UFC history to simultaneously hold two UFC divison’s titles.
Conor McGregor responds to the recent scary clown epidemic and it is hilarious
Russell Ess - October 14, 2016
If you haven’t been keeping up with current events, there has been quite a few cases of some scary-looking clowns going around and literally freaking people out. Some have been harmless while others have gone beyond just scaring people and have resulted in arrests. UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was asked in a Facebook interview on The LAD Bible page about the recent strange occurrences.