MMA News
"Grateful" Jon Jones returns to Albuquerque, posts message of positivity
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
With just two days to go until UFC 200, former UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones was pulled from the event for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. Jones appeared at a press conference, where he addressed the situation and fielded questions from media members regarding the potential violation. During the course of the presser, Jones revealed that he would be returning home to Albuquerque rather than stay in Vegas to attend the event he was supposed to headline.
UFC 200 rankings update
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
This past weekend, the UFC held its 200th Pay-Per View event. The historic UFC 200 event went down at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and played host to a number of incredible bouts. Understandably so, the fights shook up the UFC’s official rankings. In addition, Jon Jones being pulled from UFC 200 for his potential USADA anti-doping violation shook up the pound for pound rankings.
PHOTO | Newly crowned champion Amanda Nunes sleeps with UFC belt
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
Saturday night in Las Vegas, Amanda Nunes and Miesha Tate stepped in the Octagon to square off in the UFC 200 headlining bout. Nunes went on to shock the world as she rocked Tate in the first round, and then proceeded to submit the champ to win the UFC women’s bantamweight championship. The newly crowned champ is enjoying being champion so much that she even slept with the championship belt!
UFC founder Rorion Gracie on UFC sale: 'I may have done the same thing'
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
In the wake of the biggest event in the history of the UFC this past weekend at UFC 200, it was announced that the UFC had been sold to WME-IMG for $4 billion. Understandably so, the MMA community went wild reacting to the news of the promotions sale. In the wake of the news, UFC founder Rorion Gracie spoke to MMAFighting to give his thoughts on the UFC’s sale:
Brock Lesnar "absolutely" open to rematch with Cain Velasquez
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
At UFC 200, both Brock Lesnar, and Cain Velasquez returned to the Octagon. For Lesnar, the return was a much more difficult one, with it being nearly 5 years since the former heavyweight champion stepped inside the Octagon. For Velasquez on the other hand, it was the first time he set foot inside the Octagon since his UFC 188 loss to Fabricio Werdum.
CM Punk blasts "p***y" athletes using PEDs
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
While CM Punk won’t make his UFC debut until September 10th at UFC 203, the former WWE champion has continued to make MMA headlines. In the wake of Jon Jones’ failed out-of-competition drug test that saw him pulled from UFC 200, CM Punk has some very harsh words regarding all professional athletes who use performance enhancing drugs.
VIDEO | Mark Hunt open to Brock Lesnar rematch
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
In the co-main event of UFC 200, former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar returned to the Octagon after nearly a 5 year layoff. Lesnar successfully defeated Mark Hunt via unanimous decision, utilizing his wrestling to successfully take Hunt down several times in the fight.
UFC 200 medical suspensions
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
Saturday night in Las Vegas, the historic UFC 200 event took place at the T-Mobile Arena. The event was a spectacular one, with Amanda Nunes pulling off the upset over Miesha Tate, Brock Lesnar triumphantly returning to the Octagon, and Jose Aldo being crowned the interim featherweight champion, to name just a few of the memorable moments. Unfortunately, several fighters will be sidelined for quite a bit of time following the event. MMAJunkie has the full medical suspensions:
VIDEO | Chael Sonnen tells Joe Rogan an insane rumored story of a Jon Jones USADA incident
Russell Ess - July 12, 2016
Jon Jones and his potential Anti-Doping Policy violation are continually developing as USADA and the UFC figure the case out.
UFC President Dana White talks about how his job changes with the sale of the UFC
Russell Ess - July 12, 2016
UFC President Dana White will no longer have his good friend and partner Lorenzo Fertitta by his side while working on anything UFC for much longer. With WME | IMG’s $4 billion purchase of the UFC from Zuffa, Fertitta will be stepping down as CEO and White will continue working as the UFC President and says that he was just given a much bigger workload with Lorenzo out of the picture.
Chael Sonnen claims Jon Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Devastating news shook the world of MMA when it was revealed that Jon Jones was flagged by USADA for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation just days ahead of his light heavyweight title fight against champion Daniel Cormier. Jones and his team arranged a press conference last Thursday to address the situation, but nothing has been released on what Jones tested positive for.
Jon Jones' manager says Jones missed eight-figure payday from UFC 200
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
With USADA flagging Jon Jones for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, he was pulled from his title fight versus Daniel Cormier and missed out on his opportunity to unify the UFC light heavyweight belts. Jones tested positive for two banned substances and missed out not only on possibly putting an end to his rivalry with champion Daniel Cormier, but also a huge payday, according to his manager Malki Kawa.
Mark Hunt issues statement after being beaten by Brock Lesnar at UFC 200
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Daniel Cormier rips back at Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone regarding his performance against Anderson Silva
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier faced a lot of criticism for his performance against Anderson Silva at UFC 200. One person in particular who was very vocal of Cormier’s performance was UFC ranked lightweight and welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.
New UFC lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez roasts Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Eddie Alvarez made a big statement in his UFC lightweight championship performance last week, dismantling Rafael dos Anjos in the very first round. While speaking with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of “The MMA Hour,” Alvarez had some words for UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz who will be cashing in on another big payday when they fight at UFC 202 in August.
Nate Diaz: 'Oh you accidentally took an Advil that had steroids in it?'
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
UFC superstar Nate Diaz is very vocal about PED use in mixed martial arts. With the news of Jon Jones being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for a potential Anti-Doping violation, the issue of steroids was brought up with Diaz in a recent interview on “The Buzzer.”
Frankie Edgar addresses his UFC 200 loss to Jose Aldo
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar suffered a unanimous decision loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 200 over the weekend in a fight that crowned Aldo with the UFC interim featherweight title. Edgar, who was coming off a hot five-fight win streak suffered his last loss to Aldo back in 2013.
MMA community reacts to the sale of the UFC
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
A new chapter in the book of sports started on Monday when the UFC released an official statement regarding the sale of the most prominent mixed martial arts promotion in the world. Zuffa also emailed the fighters on their roster a statement regarding the sale and the MMA community reacted in different ways. Here is what some familiar names in mixed martial arts had to say regarding the $4 billion purchase of the UFC:
Zuffa emails fighters to address the sale of the UFC
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
On Monday, the UFC released an official statement regarding the sale of the most prominent mixed martial arts promotion in the world. Zuffa also emailed the fighters on their roster a statement regarding the sale, which UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon posted on twitter. The full statement from the UFC to the fighters read: