MMA News

bjpenndotcom - August 31, 2016

As Tito Ortiz’ historic 19 year MMA career comes to a close, the Huntington Beach Bad Boy can’t help but look for the biggest fight possible before he steps away from the sport. While it’s been almost exactly a year since his submission loss to Liam McGeary, Ortiz is looking to step back into the cage sooner rather than later.

Russell Ess - August 31, 2016

If you missed Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s amazing performance against Rick Story at UFC 202, the UFC ranked lightweight and welterweight became the first man to finish Story by TKO. Cerrone put together a beautiful combination that hurt Story and caused referee Herb Dean to call an end to the bout in the second round.

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

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.

Tom Taylor - August 31, 2016

Conor McGregor is one of the best fighters on earth. Yet having spent most of  his UFC career as a featherweight, he also resides on the smaller half of the UFC roster. That means that, despite all his talent, he probably wouldn’t stand much of a chance against the behemoths of the UFC heavyweight division.

Russell Ess - August 31, 2016

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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

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.”

Tom Taylor - August 30, 2016

Over the last few years, former WWE star Bobby Lashley (14-2) has quietly emerged as one of Bellator’s top heavyweight talents. At Bellator 162, which will go down on October 21 in Memphis, Lashley will attempt to continue his march toward Bellator title contention when he takes on Josh Appelt (12-5). The two will meet in the evening’s co-main event, while middleweights Alexander Shlemenko and Kendall Grove will get headlining honors. Lashley will enter the fight with seven straight wins behind him, including four consecutive stoppages under the Bellator banner. Appelt, meanwhile, will walk onto the canvas on a two-fight streak, though that streak was preceded by three straight losses.

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

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.

bjpenndotcom - August 30, 2016

While Michael Bisping may currently be slated to fight Dan Henderson at UFC 204 in Manchester, England in October, the middleweight champion has his sights set on another MMA legend, Georges St-Pierre. St-Pierre, who is currently in negotiations with the UFC regarding his return fight back to the Octagon, has yet to announce when he will be returning to the UFC, however earlier this month he stated that he is ready to make his return.

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.

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

On the main card of UFC on FOX 21, Paige VanZant left MMA fans stunned as she became the first woman in the UFC to knock out Bec Rawlings.