MMA News

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

The world of MMA rarely carries over into the world of politics. With Donald Trump unofficially claiming the Republican nomination this week, Miesha Tate was asked about her support of ‘The Donald’.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Famed martial artist and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme has been training alongside Nick and Nate Diaz at Gold’s GYM, helping Nate Diaz prepare for his UFC 200 fight against an opponent who has yet to be named. Van Damme posted a series of photos to his Instagram showing himself training and sparring with the Diaz brothers! Check them out below.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Former UFC champion Tito Ortiz may be in the UFC Hall of Fame, however Ortiz often found himself at odds with the UFC brass during the course of his stint with the promotion. Now a Bellator MMA fighter, Ortiz offered some advice to Conor McGregor, who is currently in the middle of a standoff with the UFC. McGregor refused to fulfill his promo obligations for his UFC 200 rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th, and as a result was pulled from the event. While there has been no official word yet on McGregor’s next fight, it is rumored that he will fight at either UFC 201 or 202.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Thursday morning, UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold was randomly drug tested by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency ahead of his UFC 199 rematch with former middleweight champion Chris Weidman. Rockhold posted about the random test on Instagram.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

Martial arts comes with a great deal of discipline and respect.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

While Yoel Romero may currently be serving a 6 month suspension for failing a drug test after testing positive for steroids, the top ranked UFC middleweight didn’t shy away from taking a shot at UFC veteran Michael Bisping on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. Bisping, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva at ‘UFC FN: London’, responded to a fan on Twitter who questioned the naturalness of Romero’s physique.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

It’s been just 4 months since TJ Dillashaw lost the UFC bantamweight championship to Dominick Cruz in Boston in January, but it appears as though the former champ is looking to return to the Octagon sooner rather than later. According to Megan Olivi, Dillashaw could wind up fighting on UFC 200 on July 9th against Raphael Assuncao. Assuncao was the last man to defeat Dillashaw before Cruz did in January. The loss to Assuncao was a controversial one, with Dillashaw losing via razor thin split decision.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

The UFC just announced a fight that has “Fight of the Night” written all over it with Edson Barboza taking on Gilbert Melendez at UFC on FOX 20. Other fights that are reported to be in the works for the event taking place July 23 in Chicago, Illinois include Anthony “Rumble” Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira and Holly Holm vs. Valentina Shevchenko.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

At UFC 197 Edson Barboza picked up the biggest win of his professional career as he defeated former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis via unanimous decision. The win was a dominant one for Barboza, as he out-struck Showtime throughout the course of the fight, dealing a severe amount of damage to Pettis’ legs throughout the 3 round bout.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

https://youtu.be/jETFlZjABL0 Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones will meet in the Octagon for the second time in the main event of UFC 200 in July. The fight will be for the undisputed UFC light heavyweight championship with Cormier the current reigning champ and Jones the interim champ.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

There has been a bit of a rivalry between former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and current interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Liddell has gone on record to say that he is not a fan of Jones’ fighting style and said that he would have knocked Jones out back when he was in the prime of his career.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

Bellator MMA featherweight Jordan Parsons has passed away after he was hit in a hit-and-run accident in Florida over the weekend. Bellator President Scott Coker released a statement on Wednesday following news of Parson’s death.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

While the #runningmanchallenge is going viral on the Internet, Conor McGregor has one person running on his mind and that person is Nate Diaz. McGregor had his first UFC loss served to him by Diaz at UFC 196. The two were scheduled to rematch at UFC 200, but McGregor refused to take part in media obligations to promote the event and was pulled from the card. “The Notorious” stated that he needed to concentrate on training for the rematch with Diaz instead of promoting the fight.

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

UFC color commentator and well-versed martial artist Joe Rogan feels that MMA should not have any gloves or wrist taping for competition. Why? Rogan feels that the sport would actually be safer without them.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

Since Michael Bisping defeated Anderson Silva in the main event of ‘UFC London’ back in February, there has been much speculation as to where Bisping falls in the UFC middleweight title picture. While Yoel Romero became the #1 contender at middleweight after defeating Jacare Souza at UFC 194, a failed drug test has landed Romero a 6 month suspension. The way Bisping sees is, he has earned the right to fight the winner of UFC 199’s Rockhold vs. Weidman rematch.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

While Yoel Romero may currently be suspended by the UFC for taking a supplement which was contaminated with a banned substance, ‘Soldier Of God’ didn’t shy away from an opportunity to bash UFC veteran Michael Bisping. Bisping, who is coming off a unanimous decision win over Anderson Silva in London, is looking to face the winner of UFC 199’s middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

At UFC 200, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. While Cormier is going into the bout the champion, Jones has opened as the betting favorite in opening betting lines given his dominance in the past, and in the pair’s first fight. In the photo below you can see a hilarious mock poster for the fight, which goes down on July 9th in Las Vegas.

bjpenndotcom - May 4, 2016

On July 9th at UFC 200, fight fans will finally see the long awaited rematch between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier for the UFC light heavyweight championship. This time however, Jones, who currently holds the UFC interim light heavyweight championship, will be coming into the fight as the challenger, while Cormier comes into the fight as the champion. Despite that, Jones has still opened as the favorite in betting lines ahead of the fight.