MMA News

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

Ahead of Conor McGregor’s UFC 202 rematch with Nate Diaz on August 20th in Las Vegas, the featherweight champ was visited by soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Las Vegas.

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.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

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bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Brock Lesnar’s successful UFC 200 return may be tarnished from his pair of failed drug tests, however the WWE will not be punishing the former UFC champ for his infractions in the combat sports world. Lesnar failed a random drug test back in June prior to his UFC 200 clash with Mark Hunt, and also failed a fight night drug test on July 9th, the night of UFC 200. While he will likely find himself suspended by the NSAC for the infractions, he won’t face repercussions in the WWE world.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/BxQ3l26QVEc With less than a month until UFC 202, where Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor will have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch, the pair have begun their media obligations for the event.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

This past weekend in Chicago, Illinois, the UFC held it’s 20th event on ‘Big Fox’. UFC on FOX 20 was headlined by a women’s bantamweight showdown between Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko, and co-headlined by a lightweight scrap between Edson Barboza and Gilbert Melendez. According to MMAFighting, the event drew 2,975,000 viewers, the most since ‘UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Gustafsson’ in January of 2015, which did 3,049,000 viewers. In addition, the main event drew 4,687,000 viewers. The overall numbers made the event the most watched UFC event held during summer in the 5 years of the UFC’s partnership with Fox.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

With one of the most impressive resumes in the history of mixed martial arts, BJ Penn is undoubtably one of the greatest fighters of all time. The UFC Hall of Famer, who is one of only two men to hold UFC championships in two weight classes, is still widely regarded as one of the top pound for pound fighters on the planet.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/0YQCZnsJr0I As UFC 201 approaches this weekend, here’s an amazing highlight from @BrattMamley to get you psyched up for UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler getting back to the Octagon to defend his title.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

The US Anti Doping agency has been testing UFC fighters for over a year now. Over the course of the first year of testing, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor was tied for the most tested athlete. With that being said, Nova Uniao head coach Andre Pederneiras doesn’t think it’s enough. Ahead of Jose Aldo’s potential rematch with Conor McGregor for the undisputed featherweight championship, Pederneiras tried to arrange testing 3 times a week for both men, however USADA rejected the idea.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

As the Rio Olympic Games are approaching, many people are wondering about the levels of safety in Brazil.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

Arthur Jones made MMA headlines this month when he was suspended 4 games by the NFL for violating the company’s drug policy. The news came just weeks after his younger brother, Jon Jones, was pulled from UFC 200 for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. In the case of Jon, the US Anti-Doping Agency began testing the supplement to determine whether or not it was tainted with performance enhancing drugs not listed on the packaging.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

https://youtu.be/zifDOoLyS1c This week, former UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen completed his 2 year suspension. ‘The American Gangster’ remained adamant that he was retired from MMA, however this month he made headlines by taking a USADA drug test.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

On Saturday, #4 ranked welterweight Tyron Woodley will step into the Octagon to fight Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC 201.

Russell Ess - July 26, 2016

Kevin Ferguson Jr. is set to make his Bellator MMA debut next month, according to an Associated Press report by ESPN. If the name sounds familiar, Ferguson Jr. is the oldest son of the late Kevin Ferguson, who was better known as Kimbo Slice.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

This Saturday at UFC 201, UFC welterweight kingpin Robbie Lawler will return to the Octagon at UFC 201 to fight Tyron Woodley in the main event of the highly anticipated card. Lawler, who has successfully defended his welterweight strap twice since winning the belt from Johny Hendricks in 2014 at UFC 181, will look to once again retain his belt as he fights #4 ranked Tyron Woodley.

bjpenndotcom - July 26, 2016

While Mark Hunt’s fight with Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 was nearly 3 weeks ago, the pair have continued to make headlines due to Lesnar’s pair of failed drug tests. Lesnar failed a random out-of-competition drug test leading up to the fight, as well as a fight night drug test.