MMA News
VIDEO| Dana White Officially Shuts Down GSP Return at UFC 206 in Toronto
Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016
https://youtu.be/c-wml71s3I8 Bad news, fight fans. Despite plenty of speculation to the contrary, Georges St-Pierre will not be competing at UFC 206 in Toronto. UFC President Dana White shut down any surviving hope of a GSP comeback in the Ontario capital in a recent interview with FS1’s Jay and Dan.
VIDEO | Watch Radio Host Jason Ellis Get Knocked Out by a One-Armed Shane Carwin
Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/FurysFightPicks/status/787548936361738240 Last Saturday, professional skateboarder turned radio host turned fighter Jason Ellis hosted his annual Ellismania show, which is dubbed “the wildest night in combat sports.”
NAC Head Says McGregor Was Only Fined $75K for Bottle-Throwing Debacle – Not $150K.
Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016
Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz had plenty of highly-publicized run-ins in the buildup to their UFC 202 rematch. The most high-profile of these, however, was their infamous bottle-throwing showdown at one of the event’s pre-fight press conferences. The incident began when McGregor showed up late to the press event. Evidently irritated by the Irishman’s tardiness, Diaz and his team then stormed out of the building, throwing water bottles McGregor’s way as they did. McGregor, who never shies away from an on-camera conflict, then returned fire, pelting his adversaries with water bottles of his own, and an energy drink can. This wild shoot-out, unsurprisngly, drove the fans into a frenzy, and increased the hype for UFC 202 by an exponential factor. The Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), however, was not pleased about the ordeal. In fact, they were livid.
VIDEO | Watch Dan Henderson's Wife React to his Decision Loss to Michael Bisping
Tom Taylor - October 16, 2016
Earlier this month, in the main event of UFC 204, a 46-year-old Dan Henderson fought Michael Bisping for the UFC middleweight title. Win, lose, or draw, the aging legend assured it would be the last fight of his career.
Vitor Belfort: "I'm not retired. 'The Phenom' is back!"
Chris Taylor - October 15, 2016
Earlier this afternoon we reported that mixed martial arts legend Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort was hanging up his gloves and retiring from the fight game. Belfort had taken to Instagram and posted the following photo which included the statement “I decided that I will end this chapter of my life looking at the mirror and recognizing myself.”
UFC 205 to feature 3 title fights and will run 4 hours long
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
The UFC’s historic first event to take take place in New York will be sure to dazzle, featuring three title fights over a four-hour long PPV, according the UFC. For MMA fans on the east coast, the main portion of the PPV card will air from 10 pm to 2 am., UFC officials confirmed on Sunday.
Derrick "The Black Beast" Lewis summons his inner-McGregor while taking a shot at lesser-known opponent
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Derrick Lewis has had an unusual past couple of weeks. First, “The Black Beast” flew out to Manila in The Philippines, only to discover the entire fight card had been canceled. Lewis was quickly offered another fight after the UFC paid out the fighters who were set to compete on the canceled Manilla card. Now, “The Black Beast” is taking on the relatively unknown Shamil Abdurakhimov (17-3) in the main event if UFC Fight Night 102. While the fans may not be familiar with him, Lewis is still not taking him lightly.
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.
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.
Dana White responds to Cris Cyborg's comments about lack of push from UFC
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg is now 2-0 inside the Octagon, with her most recent win last month being a 2nd round TKO win over Swedish striking ace Lina Lansberg. Although Cyborg is regarded as one of the greatest female mixed martial artists of all time, she fights primarily under the Invicta FC banner due to the fact that the UFC doesn’t have a women’s featherweight division. In her two Octagon appearances, Cyborg fought at a catchweight of 140 pounds, both times enduring a grueling weight-cut in the process of reaching the contracted weight.
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.
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.
VIDEO | Mackenzie Dern scores jaw-dropping submission win
bjpenndotcom - October 15, 2016
Mackenzie Dern vs Montana Stewart #Legacy61 @TheMMALAB @MackenzieDern OH MY GAWD! Omoplata RNC pic.twitter.com/gM31KLOsHc — Zombie Prophet (@ZPGIFs) October 15, 2016
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:
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.”