MMA News
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:
VIDEO | Fan attempts to show Cain Velasquez spinning back kick
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
https://youtu.be/dJAzDJLa7Gs At UFC 200 this past weekend, Cain Velasquez made his triumphant return to the Octagon. The fight was Velasquez’ first since losing his heavyweight championship to Fabricio Werdum last year.
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.
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:
Robbie Lawler explains how UFC sale will affect him
bjpenndotcom - July 12, 2016
With the UFC’s sale becoming official earlier this week, many are wondering how the fighters will be impacted by the change in ownership. While this is certainly a transition period, UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler, who fights Tyron Woodley at UFC 201 on July 30th, doesn’t foresee the change in ownership having any sort of affect on his career.
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.
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
UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt wasn’t able to overcome Brock Lesnar in his return to the Octagon at UFC 200. Lesnar was able to implement his wrestling to repeatedly take Hunt to the ground and control him, delivering his signature ground and pound throughout the fight.
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.
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.
Jason 'Mayhem' Miller arrested again, allegedly spit in police officers face
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Jason “Mayhem” Miller has made headlines once again for being arrested. The OC Register reported on Sunday that the former UFC fighter was arrested on “suspicion of assaulting a police officer – for spitting in the officer’s face – assault and battery, and public intoxication, authorities said.”
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:
Official statement released on the sale of the UFC to WME | IMG
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. Full statement from the UFC:
Conor McGregor's short statement on the sale of the UFC
Russell Ess - July 11, 2016
Late Sunday, the big news of the sale of the UFC was released. UFC President Dana White acknowledged the sale to ESPN and said, “Sport is going to the next level.” UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor who recently commented on the sale of the UFC at the UFC 202 press conference reacted to the news of the sale on twitter early Monday morning.