MMA News

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

With UFC 202 less than a month away, the MMA community is torn on predictions for the welterweight rematch between Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on August 20th. Diaz won the pair’s first meeting after stepping in on just two weeks notice. Given his ability to win the fight on such short notice, many believe that he will once again defeat McGregor. On the other hand, many believe that McGregor will be able to fix the mistakes he made in the first fight, and emerge victorious.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes has been UFC women’s bantamweight champion for less than a month, however she is already looking to fight former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Rousey, who has been on a hiatus from the Octagon following her UFC 193 knockout loss to Holly Holm, is expected to make her return to the Octagon later this year.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

After Georges St-Pierre defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 167 in 2013, the welterweight kingpin went on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon. Despite that, rumors of a potential GSP return have continued to surface as time passes. With just one day to go until Robbie Lawler returns to the Octagon Saturday evening at UFC 201 to fight Tyron Woodley, the welterweight champ was asked about his thoughts on a potential fight with GSP.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/eG60rkF26qc UFC President Dana White was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and talked about some of the recent happenings surrounding him and the always entertaining Kimmel presented White with some interesting questions.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made headlines this week when she took to Twitter to congratulate former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey on being pregnant. The Tweet was accompanied by a photo of Rousey walking a dog. I keep hearing the rumor @RondaRousey is expecting and no longer fighting #ufc205 if true congrats on the new life pic.twitter.com/2ozBb5LHpR

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt may now be a former fighter for the UFC.

Russell Ess - July 29, 2016

With the UFC recently being sold by Zuffa to WME-IMG for $4 billion, UFC President Dana White made somewhere near $360,000,000 with owning 9 percent of the company.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

[ooyala code=”c1ZzkxNTE6xNM99dDbAKDpsip3isrEjA” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″] UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping is currently gearing up for his first middleweight title defense against Dan Henderson. While the bout has yet to receive an official date, UFC President Dana White has been adamant that Henderson will be Bisping’s first title defense.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

While UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has become a fan-favorite fighter given his aggression and dominance inside the Octagon, the welterweight champ doesn’t believe he gets the respect he deserves.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Earlier this month at Bellator 158, Michael Page picked up one of the most incredible knockouts in MMA history when he landed a flying knee on Evangelista Santos. Santos was hospitalized, at which point he was informed that he would need to undergo surgery to have his skull surgically repaired. This week, Santos underwent a successful 7 hour surgery to have his skull repaired.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Good news! The fighters from UFC 201 have all made weight as part of the new weigh-in policy, in which fighters can weigh-in throughout the course of the morning in order to get more time to rehydrate before the fights. Despite that, the UFC will still hold a formal weigh-in later today.

bjpenndotcom - July 28, 2016

With his UFC 201 title shot just days away, Tyron Woodley is in the final stages of preparation for the biggest fight of his life.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Nate Diaz is set to rematch UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at UFC 202 on August 20.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The eldest son of the late Kimbo Slice is set to make his professional MMA debut at Bellator 160 on August 26.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Chad Mendes was suspended for two years on July 20 following his positive test for the growth-hormone releasing peptide, GHRP-17. Mendes finally opened to KHTK Radio on Thursday about what exactly happened that has sidelined the former UFC featherweight title contender for a couple of years.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The man who took the win in the UFC’s 2015 Fight of the Year may already have secured the same award for 2016. UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has been in some brutally exciting fights as the reigning champion of the 170-pound division. His second fight with Rory MacDonald in 2015 and fight with Carlos Condit in 2016 are some of the most talked about fights today.

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

Here’s a throwback video for you that has stacked up a lot of views, going well over 4 million hits since being uploaded.