MMA News

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

Hawaiian featherweight Max Holloway sticks with his own when it comes to other fighters, as he threw his support behind fellow Hawaiian BJ Penn in his comeback fight against Ricardo Lamas. “BJ is a legend, it should be a fun fight. If Ricardo tries to stick and move on BJ, take him down and get in BJ’s guard, but BJ can get his back and it’s over,” Holloway said on Monday’s edition of the MMA Hour. “A motivated BJ Penn is a dangerous thing.”

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

After two failed USADA drug tests, Brock Lesnar is done in the UFC, according to UFC heavyweight and one-time Lesnar opponent Alistair Overeem. Overeem spoke to TMZ Sports on Tuesday while catching a place at Los Angeles Airport, and was asked if he was interested in beating up Brock Lesnar again (Overeem defeated Lesnar by first round TKO back at UFC 141).

Tom Taylor - August 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/h5cTEQ30Yxg While Conor McGregor is breaking records with his multi-million dollar paydays, many other UFC fighters continue to struggle financially.

Tom Taylor - August 31, 2016

In May of this year, UFC middleweight Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza (23-4) pummelled Vitor Belfort en route to a fantastic, first-round TKO. The win pushed the talented grappler to a fantastic 9-1 in his last 10–a controversial loss to Yoel Romero being his only hiccup in that stretch. In the wake of his defeat of Belfort, Jacare spent some time on the shelf with an injury. But according to a Tuesday Instagram post, he’s now recovered, and he wants to know who you’d like to see him fight next.

Russell Ess - August 31, 2016

https://youtu.be/cKes4NZCCWA The capabilities of video games are ever evolving, especially with the help of constant updates from the video game creators.

Tom Taylor - August 31, 2016

USADA came in and took my urine and blood today to add to their collection! It took me 40 minutes to piss since they were staring right at Yashabo Jr. #urinemania A video posted by Teruto"YASHABOU"Ishihara (@teru145) on Aug 30, 2016 at 8:49pm PDT

Tom Taylor - August 31, 2016

Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler’s immediate future looks like it could get very interesting. We know that he’ll be taking on former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson on November 19. Should he pass that test, Chandler can then look forward to a scrap with another UFC veteran in Josh Thompson, and perhaps even to a scrap with former Bellator featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire. Yet on his Monday appearance on The MMA Hour, Chandler explained to host Ariel Helwani that his big-ticket possibilities don’t end there either. Instead, he said he’d be interested in a possible move up to 170lbs to fight recent Bellator signee Rory MacDonald.

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

Former Bellator lightweight title challenger Marcin Held has signed with the UFC, according to the Polish fighter’s Facebook page. “I want to announce that I am officially the UFC fighter!” Held wrote. “I hope you like this change and you will watch my next fight(s). Thanks for everyone who kept (their) fingers crossed. I (will) start climbing to the top.”

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/3skeQb0sh18 Last month, on the main card of UFC 200, Anderson Silva stepped into the Octagon to fight UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

On August 20th, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz put on arguably one of the most spectacular fights in the history of the UFC. The fight, which lasted the full 5 rounds, saw McGregor avenge his UFC 196 submission loss to Diaz.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

When Eddie Alvarez and Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the Octagon on July 7th, no one could have imagined Alvarez would pick up such an incredibly dominant TKO just minutes into the fight to claim the UFC lightweight championship. With the UFC opting to book dos Anjos to fight Tony Ferguson rather than give him an immediate rematch with Alvarez, the former champ has made some changes behind the scenes.

Russell Ess - August 30, 2016

While many people feel that the UFC main event fight between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor was a worthy candidate for the “Fight of the Year,” some were complaining that “The Notorious” was running away from Diaz the whole fight.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

As time goes on, with no definite news in regards to when Ronda Rousey will return to the Octagon, many are wondering if a ‘Rousey return’ will ever happen. While Rousey was originally supposed to return in November, a year after her devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm, that date has continually been pushed back. With the UFC’s inaugural event in New York rapidly approaching, the UFC and Rousey have been unable to reach an agreement to bring her back from her indefinite hiatus.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

Evangelista Santos may have been on the wrong end of what many consider to be the most devastating injury in the history of MMA, however that hasn’t deterred him from wanting to return to the cage as soon as possible. Santos, who underwent surgery for the injury, has yet to be cleared by a doctor, but hopes to return to training sooner rather than later. In addition, Santos hopes to return to the cage to fight in December.

Russell Ess - August 30, 2016

UFC Hall of Fame legend Randy Couture says that he enjoyed watching the exciting UFC 202 main event between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

Bellator lightweight Benson Henderson made $75k in a winning effort over Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire on Friday in his second fight with the Spike-based promotion since leaving the UFC. But disclosed salary records show ‘Smooth’ made $117k in his final UFC fight in a split-decision victory over Jorge Masvidal in 2015.

Tom Taylor - August 30, 2016

On Monday afternoon, Ariel Helwani returned to our screens with the latest episode of The MMA Hour. One of this episode’s many big-name guests was Bellator lightweight champ Rory MacDonald, who joined Helwani to discuss his time with the UFC and his move to Bellator MMA. According to the former welterweight title contender, nothing was certain after the final fight of his contract—a June loss to Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson.