MMA News

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

UFC heavyweights Roy “Big County” Nelson and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva are set to face one another in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 95, which takes place in Brazil on September 24. The UFC announced the exciting heavyweight bout on Thursday.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Gabi Garcia has found a new drive competing in mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

Invicta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has been hoping for the UFC to open up a featherweight division so she can prove her dominance in the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world. With one catchweight fight at 140 pounds in the UFC, Cyborg has not been given any option to fight at 145 pounds for the promotion. While she is happy defending her belt in Invicta, another lucrative opportunity is calling her name.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

Khabib Nurmagomedov is never one to shy away from throwing verbal jabs at his fellow lightweights. The undefeated Dagestani fighter, who holds a win over former UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, frequently makes headlines for talking trash in interviews and getting in Twitter feuds. With the UFC announcing Rafael dos Anjos vs. Tony Ferguson, Nurmagomedov believes a title fight with Eddie Alvarez is imminent.

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/KhTD_bdBcks At UFC 203, Stipe Miocic will look to defend his UFC heavyweight championship for the first time when he squares off against Alistair Overeem in the main event of the UFC’s first event in Cleveland, Ohio.

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

This past weekend, fight fans saw an action packed night of fights at UFC 201 in Atlanta, Georgia.

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

When Jake Ellenberger stepped into the Octagon to fight Matt Brown on the main card of UFC 201 last month, ‘The Juggernaut’ knew he was in a must-win situation. Ellenberger entered the bout on a 2-fight losing streak, going 1-4 in his last 5 fights. Ellenberger put on a spectacular performance as he dropped Brown just seconds into the fight, ultimately finishing ‘The Immortal’ later in the round with a perfectly placed liver kick.

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

Since losing the UFC women’s bantamweight championship to Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193, Ronda Rousey has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon. The former champ initially planned on filming several movies in Hollywood, and then returning to the Octagon. With that being said, Rousey has maintained radio silence regarding when she plans to return to the Octagon, only hinting at the subject in an interview where she stated that she wants her belt back.

bjpenndotcom - August 4, 2016

Tyron Woodley hadn’t been UFC welterweight champion for more than an hour before he called out the greatest welterweight of all time, Georges St-Pierre. While rumors of GSP returning to the Octagon have continued to surface since he took an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon starting in 2013, UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that St-Pierre will never return to the Octagon.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

Teruto Ishihara has surely made it a long way with not having a particular interest in fighting. The UFC featherweight has made it to the biggest mixed martial arts promotion in the world and is quite frank about why he is a fighter. “Yashabo” says that the only reason he fights is to pick up girls.

Russell Ess - August 4, 2016

One of the most creative strikers in the UFC, Yair Rodriguez steps into the Octagon this weekend to take on the always crafty Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres at UFC Fight Night 92. The fight will surely be filled with excitement as the two featherweights go head to head.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

After making her successful UFC debut at UFC 198 earlier this year by knocking out Leslie Smith, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg is reportedly set to headline UFC Fight Night 95 on September 24th. The event will be held in Brasilia, Brazil, and according to MMAWeekly will see Cyborg square off against UFC newcomer Lina Lansberg, however there has been no word as to what weight the fight will take place at.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

Earlier this year, UFC featherweight Dennis Bermudez broke a Guinness World record for drinking a liter of lemon juice through a straw in just 22.75 seconds.

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

Many years ago, former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia revealed that he slept with the UFC championship belt after winning it by knocking out Ricco Rodriguez at UFC 41. Fast forward thirteen years, and UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes is doing the same thing Sylvia once did. She spoke to MMAJunkie to discuss how she has enjoyed the UFC championship belt since defeating Miesha Tate at UFC 200:

bjpenndotcom - August 3, 2016

While many believe that USADA is doing a phenomenal job of testing UFC fighters in an attempt to eliminate PED usage in MMA, the US Anti-Doping Agency isn’t ready to take their foot off the pedal just yet. UFC VP of Athlete Health & Performance Jeff Novitzky told MMAFighting that USADA is looking to test nearly 700 fighters in the 3rd quarter of 2016, nearly triple the amount they were doing per quarter in 2015.

Russell Ess - August 3, 2016

UFC Hall of Fame legend Randy Couture is a part of the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) MMA rules and regulations committee and was present at the conference on Tuesday that addressed new rule changes to the sport of mixed martial arts.

Russell Ess - August 3, 2016

Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Gabi Garcia has been busy sharpening her MMA skills with trainer Babalu Sobral.