MMA News
TJ Dillashaw fires back: Urijah Faber "crossed the line"
bjpenndotcom - June 28, 2016
The feud between Urijah Faber and his former protege TJ Dillashaw has continued, despite the fact that they won’t be fighting any time soon. On the heels of Faber’s trilogy fight with nemesis Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of UFC 199, TJ Dillashaw was asked about his thoughts on that scrap, as well as Faber’s recent comments in which he insinuates that his former friend was on steroids.
Chael Sonnen confident Fedor Emelianenko will sign with the UFC
bjpenndotcom - June 28, 2016
Earlier this month, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko returned to the cage once again. Emelianenko fought former UFC heavyweight Fabio Maldonado in Russia in what turned out to be an extremely back and forth fight. After being rocked in the first round, and nearly finished, Emelianenko managed to win the next 2 rounds en route to a majority decision win.
Daniel Cormier: Cain Velasquez beats Jon Jones 10/10 times
bjpenndotcom - June 28, 2016
In less than one month, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship in the main event of UFC 200. Ahead of the fight, Jon Jones revealed that he has lost interest in moving up to heavyweight in the future, and would rather stay at light heavyweight and fight the best of the best in that division.
Conor McGregor will only fight Floyd Mayweather for even split
bjpenndotcom - June 28, 2016
After Conor McGregor was pulled from UFC 200 for refusing to fulfill his media obligations for the event, talk of a potential boxing superfight with legendary prizefighter Floyd Mayweather picked up. Ultimately nothing came of the rumors, and McGregor was booked to fight Nate Diaz in a highly anticipated welterweight rematch at UFC 202 on August 20th. During a recent interview with Business Post, SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh gave his thoughts on the bout:
VIDEO | Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor square off for a challenge
Russell Ess - June 28, 2016
https://youtu.be/seUpfvFvBN0 Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor square off in Bud Light Canada’s recent commercial highlighting their “Earn The Title” promotion.
Police release images of suspect vehicle involved in Ryan Jimmo's death
Russell Ess - June 28, 2016
Horrible news hit the MMA community on Sunday when it became known that UFC veteran Ryan Jimmo passed away due to injuries sustained from a hit-and-run incident in Edmonton, Canada. Edmonton police released photos of the suspect vehicle involved in Jimmo’s death.
Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira moved to UFC 202, Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone also added to card
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
The UFC announced on Monday some new captivating matchups for UFC 202. Anthony “Rumble” Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira will meet in the co-main event of UFC 202, next to Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor who will rematch in the main event of the evening. Johnson and Texeira were originally scheduled to fight on July 23, but Johnson was forced off that date due to some serious family matters.
BJ Penn makes his case for welcoming Georges St-Pierre to lightweight
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
BJ Penn issued a formal challenge to fight Georges St-Pierre at 155 pounds late Sunday after hearing GSP say he could easily make the lightweight limit on a recent episode of “The MMA Hour.” On Monday, “The Prodigy” followed up with another tweet making his case for welcoming the former welterweight king to the UFC lightweight division.
VIDEO | Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir UFC Fight Night 85
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
https://youtu.be/GD4O-YPLcGo To get a better understanding of Mark Hunt’s vicious knockout power ahead of his match with former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, we take a look at Hunt’s last fight against Frank Mir at UFC Fight Night 85.
Vitor Belfort eyeing a 'super fight' rematch with Anderson Silva
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
Vitor Belfort and Anderson Silva met in the Octagon at UFC 126 back in 2011 for the UFC middleweight title where Silva picked up a highlight reel knockout in the very first round. Now, over five years later, Belfort is looking to avenge the loss to Silva in a fight that he says is a profitable fight for everyone involved.
Sage Northcutt responds to Muay Thai champion Ilya Grad's criticism: 'I'm not sure where he got his world title from'
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
Israeli Muay Thai champion Ilya Grad recently went to train with UFC star Sage Northcutt to help him prepare for his fight with Enrique Marin set for UFC 200 in July. Grad left the training session with Northcutt quite disappointed and had a lot of criticism for Northcutt’s father and his coaching.
BJ Penn and USADA come to agreement on suspension term for IV violation
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) released a statement on Monday addressing the suspension terms for BJ Penn for his admitted IV violation. USADA’s statement:
Tyron Woodley says Robbie Lawler wanted to fight him instead of rematching Carlos Condit
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
While many fighters in the welterweight division are questioning the UFC’s call to give Tyron Woodley a title shot against Robbie Lawler, Woodley is more than ready to seize the opportunity to become a UFC champion. Woodley spoke with FloCombat recently on fighting his ATT teammate for the UFC welterweight championship title.
Marcelo Garcia black Belt Dillon Danis: 'Conor McGregor is amazing on the ground'
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
BJJ sensation Dillon Danis has been in Ireland at SBG training with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and his team preparing for McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz set for UFC 202. Danis, a black belt under Marcelo Garcia spoke with FloGrappling about training with “The Notorious” and had nothing but great things to say about the UFC champion.
Anderson Silva states his case for a rematch with Michael Bisping
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping fought a controversial fight back at UFC Fight Night 84, just a few months prior to Bisping becoming the UFC middleweight champion at UFC 199. Silva thought he had finished Bisping at the end of the third round and ran off jumping on the cage celebrating, but was dumbfounded when he realized referee Herb Dean did not call an end to the bout and the fight was going to the fourth round.
Conor McGregor still fighting with the UFC over media obligations
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
Conor McGregor bit off even more than he could chew in his attempt to negotiate media appearances for his once scheduled main event at UFC 200. “The Notorious” and Nate Diaz were pulled from the main event of UFC 200 after McGregor refused to take part in media obligations to promote the historic card. Now that the two are again signed to fight at UFC 202, McGregor says that he is still fighting with the UFC over the amount of media ahead of the fight.
Joanne Calderwood has yet to hear from Dana White on her new contract and bonus
Russell Ess - June 27, 2016
UFC strawweight Joanne Calderwood made some noise about her pay and being broke following her fight with Valerie Letourneau at UFC Fight Night 89. UFC President Dana White caught wind of Calderwood’s gripe on not getting a “Performance of the Night” bonus and said that he would be giving Calderwood the bonus and signing her to a new deal.
BJ Penn calls Georges St-Pierre out for a fight at 155 pounds
Russell Ess - June 26, 2016
After hearing Georges St-Pierre tell Ariel Helwani on a recent episode of “The MMA Hour” that he could easily fight at lightweight, our namesake, BJ Penn took to twitter to cordially ask “Rush” for another fight in the Octagon. Penn tweeted, “Hey @GeorgesStPierre if you can make 155 easily, I’m free in November and would love the opportunity to fight you at 155 pounds in New York.”