MMA News

bjpenndotcom - May 7, 2016

Earlier this week, news emerged that Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather Jr were close to agreeing to a boxing match. While reports emerged that the potential fight was entirely false, a new interview from Floyd Mayweather Sr. confirmed that the pair are in fact negotiating a fight.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

At UFC 200 on July 9th, Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were slated to have their highly anticipated welterweight rematch. Unfortunately for MMA fans, McGregor refused to fulfill his promotional obligations for the event, and was eventually pulled from the card.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

[ooyala code=”V0c3NjMzE6xzqZPcQ6L0mH5rKpmYzgcP” player_id=”bd214e34cfad476984102de4bf5e8da2″ width=”1280″ height=”1280″ auto=”true” autoplay=”true”] UFC 199 is rapidly approaching! With just under a month until Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber have their highly anticipated trilogy fight for the UFC bantamweight championship on June 4th, training camps are in full swing!

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

At UFC 196, Nate Diaz shocked the world as he defeated Conor McGregor via 2nd round submission on just 10 days notice. While the majority of MMA fans were in awe of the fact that Diaz defeated McGregor on such short notice, Diaz’s teammate, legendary kickboxer Joe Schilling, wasn’t nearly as surprised. He spoke on The Fighter & The Kid podcast:

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/d8HG4q7TiYo Back in February, Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum were slated to have a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 196. Ultimately, both men were forced to withdraw from the bout with injuries, and the event became ‘UFC FN: Hendricks vs. Thompson’.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

In less than 2 weeks, Invicta FC Champion Cris Cyborg will finally make her UFC debut when she faces Leslie Smith at UFC 198. Cyborg will be fighting in Curitiba Brazil alongside MMA legends such as Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua, Lil Nog, and Fabricio Werdum to name just a few.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

UFC welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has earned the reputation as a warrior throughout the course of his 38 fight MMA career. Lawler has shared the cage with MMA greats such as Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz, Jacare Souza, and Mayhem Miller to name just a few. In addition, Lawler has been in quite a few wars during his career, most notably his fight against Rory MacDonald at UFC 189.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

Dhafir Harris, better known as Dada 5000 was hospitalized in critical condition immediately after his fight with Kimbo Slice at Bellator 149. Dada 5000 spent nearly two weeks in the hospital after the fight and says he was actually pronounced dead after suffering from cardiac arrest, dehydration, fatigue and renal failure.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

JacksonWink MMA Academy heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski are set to fight this weekend in the main event of UFC Fight Night 87 in Rotterdam. While Overeem and Arlovski were never best friends training together at the gym, the fight has brought out much more animosity amongst the two products currently training out of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

While there are reports of a boxing match being set between boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, “The Notorious” is also reportedly close to being finalized for a bout in the UFC. FloSports Jeremy Botter tweeted on Friday after the Mayweather vs. McGregor boxing match came to light that “The Notorious” is nearly set to get his rematch with Nate Diaz at UFC 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

Back at Bellator 149, Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 competed in one of the most infamous fights in the history of the sport. Both men appeared to gas very early in the fight, which made for a rather long fight until Slice ultimately TKO’d Dada 5000 in the 3rd round without actually touching him. After the bout it was revealed that Dada 5000 was placed in critical condition in the hospital after suffering from kidney failure, and going into cardiac arrest. In addition, it was revealed that Slice failed a drug test for steroids. Slice was suspended for 3 months for the offense, and Dada 5000 isn’t too happy about it. Despite his suspension, Slice will headline a Bellator event in July in London, just 5 months after his fight with Dada 5000.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

At ONE FC Fight Night, Angela Lee and Mei Yamaguchi competed in what is being called the greatest fight in the history of women’s MMA! The fight went the full 5 rounds, with Lee ultimately being awarded the unanimous decision win to become the first ever atomweight champion!

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

While reports have emerged that indicate a boxing match between UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is close to being finalized, UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos believes that he has unfinished business with McGregor. The pair were initially slated to fight at UFC 196 for dos Anjos’ lightweight championship, however a broken foot forced RDA out of the bout. Ultimately, the UFC replaced RDA with Nate Diaz, and the rest is history!

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/knqbJyveCJE Urijah Faber is currently gearing up for his trilogy fight against Dominick Cruz on June 4th in Inglewood California at UFC 199. Faber will look to close out his rivalry with the UFC bantamweight champion almost 10 years after it started back in the WEC days.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

Friday morning a report emerged which revealed that UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather were reportedly close to finalizing a deal which would see the two men compete in a boxing match in Las Vegas. While there were several details regarding the bout which indicated that the report was in fact true, many wondered how McGregor would be able to compete in a boxing match while under contract with the UFC.

bjpenndotcom - May 6, 2016

https://youtu.be/fQmNftofphA On Sunday in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva will fight Stefan Struve in a pivotal heavyweight matchup. Silva is coming off a 1st round TKO loss to Mark Hunt, dropping him to just 1-3-1 in his last 5 fights. Struve on the other hand is coming off unanimous decision loss to Jared Rosholt which dropped him to 2-3 in his last 5 fights.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been training hard with his obsession to beat Nate Diaz. At UFC 196 back in March, Diaz handed “The Notorious” his first UFC loss in a non-title welterweight bout.

Russell Ess - May 6, 2016

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