MMA News

bjpenndotcom - July 30, 2016

At WSOF 32 on Saturday, adopted brothers Phoenix Jones and Caros Fodor will square off in a highly anticipated fight. Ahead of the scrap, the two brothers nearly brawled at weigh-ins.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Saturday night in Atlanta, Georgia, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler will put his welterweight championship on the line once again as he faces Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw’s departure from Team Alpha Male was undoubtably a very public and very ugly affair. While things were initially civil between the two parties, things quickly went from bad to worse, with Dillashaw and his former mentor Urijah Faber trading verbal jabs at one another through interviews, with Faber even going as far as to accuse Dillashaw of using PEDs.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

.@UFC featherweight @LilHeathenMMA CALLS OUT 'tough as f****** nails' @FrankieEdgar! #PROcasthttps://t.co/w49kf4idII — FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) July 29, 2016

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

Friday evening at Invicta FC 18, Megan Anderson picked up a 1st round TKO over Peggy Morgan. The victory was an extremely impressive one for Anderson, who extended her record to 7-2 with the win. While the finish was impressive, it was a post-fight photo of Morgan’s face that made headlines after the event.

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

In this flashback video, we take a look at former UFC light heavyweight champion and UFC Hall of Fame legend Chuck Liddell being interviewed about what he thinks the outcome would be if he fought Manny Pacquiao in the boxing ring. Liddell says the size difference between someone like him and Pacquiao is just too much to handle.

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.

bjpenndotcom - July 29, 2016

https://youtu.be/Qt8YL4vdQvk Friday morning, UFC welterweight title challenger Tyron Woodley weighed in as part of the new weigh-in procedure in order to have more time to rehydrate before his UFC 201 scrap with Robbie Lawler on Saturday.

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

With just one day to go until UFC 201, the event has lost a main card bout. Despite McCall weighing in, the fight was scrapped due to Scoggins being unable to make the bantamweight limit of 125 pounds. After the UFC was informed of Scoggins inability to make weight, McCall weighed in, just inc case another flyweight fighter was unable to make weight.

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.