MMA News

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve is set to take on Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva at UFC Fight Night 87, which takes place in Struve’s homeland of the Netherlands. Struve made his first appearance in the Octagon at the young age of 21 against Junior dos Santos at UFC 95 back in 2009. Dos Santos took out Struve in his debut in the first round by TKO.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Thursday evening a clip emerged of UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate on The Joe Rogan Experience discussing a time when Paige VanZant told her that Ronda Rousey had verbally attacked her during a Reebok photoshoot. VanZant was quick to release a statement through TMZ Sports regarding the situation. Her statement reads:

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Back at UFC 194, Holly Holm put on one of the most spectacular performances in the history of the UFC as she dominated Ronda Rousey for nearly 2 rounds en route to a 2nd round KO win. While nearly the entire UFC roster congratulated Holm on the impressive performance, Ronda Rousey didn’t hesitate from calling out Paige VanZant for congratulating Holm.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

https://www.facebook.com/JOEROGAN/videos/10153913829659902/ UFC color commentator Joe Rogan is a fitness advocate and has a diverse background in martial arts.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was scheduled to fight former champion Jon Jones at UFC 197 last month.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

Amateur MMA fighter Sheldon Reid got his revenge immediately after receiving a low blow from opponent Julio Calcina.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

With less than 2 weeks to go until UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, where fight fans will see an action packed night of fights that feature some of the best Brazilian fighters in the history of MMA including Fabricio Werdum, Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua, and Lil Nog to name just a few.

Russell Ess - May 5, 2016

UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos and UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor were supposed to meet in a superfight at UFC 196. However, Dos Anjos broke his foot leading up to the fight and Nate Diaz stepped in as a late replacement and now dos Anjos is no longer in the picture to fight “The Notorious.” This hasn’t stopped dos Anjos from getting his jabs in on McGregor when he can.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

At UFC 200, Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier will have their highly anticipated rematch for the UFC light heavyweight championship. Jones and Cormier was a fill-in fight for the main event of UFC 200 after Conor McGregor was pulled from his main event fight against Nate Diaz for refusing to fulfill his media obligations.

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

UFC commentator Joe Rogan may not fight inside the Octagon, however by now many fans know that Rogan is an experienced martial artist. In addition to holding a 10th Planet JiuJitsu black belt under Eddie Bravo, Rogan was an accomplished TaeKwonDo practitioner for many many years.

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

UFC Tonight revealed exciting news for the welterweight division. A welterweight championship bout between Robbie Lawler and contender Tyron Woodley is being worked on for UFC 201.

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.