MMA News

Russell Ess - July 28, 2016

The UFC rankings were updated after the UFC on FOX 20 event that took place over the weekend. The divisions that seen the most change were the women’s bantamweight division and the men’s featherweight division.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Fresh off his win over Thiago Santos at UFC 200, Gegard Mousasi is looking to fight once again before the year is up. Wednesday evening Combate announced that Mousasi had signed to fight Vitor Belfort at UFC 204, which takes place on October 8th.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is fresh off of his unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva on the main card of UFC 200. Cormier was initially slated to defend his light heavyweight title against Jon Jones at the event, however Jones was pulled from the card just two days before the event due to a potential USADA Anti-Doping Violation. With no timetable for Jones’ return to the Octagon, Cormier is looking to fight the winner of Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira, which takes place at UFC 202 on August 20th.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Right now is your chance to meet UFC Hall of Fame legend BJ Penn if you happen to be on Oahu. “The Prodigy” is on the island to give a sneak peak of the new BJ Penn UFC Gym in Mililani, Hawaii. An announcement was just made to remind everyone about their chance to meet “The Prodigy” on Wednesday.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

On August 20th, Conor McGregor will compete in his second fight since winning the UFC featherweight championship from Jose Aldo back at UFC 194. This fight, like the last one, will not be at featherweight. This has led many to wonder whether or not McGregor will actually return to featherweight to defend his belt. With Jose Aldo currently the interim featherweight champ, he is hoping for a rematch with McGregor.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

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Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

If you had to guess, who would you say has gotten hit in the head the most while standing and trading strikes in the UFC, WEC and Strikeforce? According to @fightnomics, Sam Stout lands at the top after receiving 562 strikes to the head while standing. Stout hung up his gloves after losing to Frankie Perez at UFC Fight Night 74 back in 2015.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

UFC star Nate Diaz has been on a media tour this week visiting various shows ahead of his big rematch with Conor McGregor. Diaz made appearances on the “Conan” show, “SportsNation” and FOX Sports to name a few.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin hasn’t fought in 5 years. Prior to his retirement, Carwin was on a 2-fight losing streak that saw him lose to Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos. On the heels of Brock Lesnar’s return at UFC 200, Carwin has taken another step forward with his UFC return, contacting matchmaker Joe Silva about returning to the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Since it was announced that Brock Lesnar failed a pre-fight, as well as a fight night drug test for UFC 200, his opponent, Mark Hunt, has continued to make headlines. In addition to an expletive filled rant, Hunt called for the UFC to give him 100% of Lesnar’s massive $2.5 million purse for the event. As if that wasn’t enough, Hunt took it upon himself to attempt to create a fighters union.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

Prior to Carlos Condit’s UFC 195 welterweight title fight with Robbie Lawler, the ‘Natural Born Killer’ revealed that the fight very well could be his last before retiring. After losing a controversial split decision, Condit stated that unless he got an immediate rematch with Lawler, he was on hiatus until further notice. The UFC opted to book Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley for UFC 201, which prompted Condit to take a fight with Demian Maia.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

At UFC 194, many expected Conor McGregor to face the toughest test of his career as he stepped into the Octagon to face featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Instead, McGregor ended Aldo’s reign in just 13 seconds, knocking him out with a brutal cross.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

While Jose Aldo’s next fight will likely be a title unification fight with Conor McGregor after McGregor has his UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz in August, the interim featherweight champion appears to be eyeing a fight with bantamweight kingpin Dominick Cruz. Cruz spoke recently in an interview, where he explained that if McGregor is sidelined for an extended period of time following his fight with Diaz, he would be open to making the jump to 145 in an attempt to hold two titles at the same time.

bjpenndotcom - July 27, 2016

After fighting professionally for over a decade, UFC superstar Nate Diaz knows that anything can happen in a fight. Ahead of his UFC 202 rematch with Conor McGregor on August 20th, Diaz made an appearance on The Conan O’Brien Show, where he explained his preflight mentality:

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Nate Diaz was a guest on the “Conan” show on Tuesday night as he is getting ready for his superfight rematch with Conor McGregor set for UFC 202 on August 20.

Russell Ess - July 27, 2016

Nate Diaz was a guest on the “Conan” show on Tuesday night ahead of his main event rematch with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor set for UFC 202 on August 20.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

This past weekend in Chicago, Illinois, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm stepped into the Octagon to fight Valentina Shevchenko.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

When rumors began surfacing that the UFC was to be sold for around $4 billion, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan announced that he would likely be leaving the promotion. Now, in the wake of the UFC being sold, Rogan has re-signed with the UFC. He made the announcement on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience: