MMA News

Russell Ess - May 4, 2016

Another Wednesday rolls by and another #WCW comes to help you get through the rest of the work week and UFC Octagon Girl Brittney Palmer is a big fan favorite for obvious reasons. Palmer posted a photo of her poolside back when she and Arianny Celeste had some time to hang out in Bali, Indonesia. Palmer said in the caption of her post, “When you’re wishing you’re back in Bali… Photo cred @ariannyceleste”

Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz has been busy training “ninja shit” with his younger brother Nate and mixed martial arts legend Jean-Claude Van Damme. Diaz, who is eligible to return to the UFC octagon this August, took to Instagram to show off one of his new kicks.

Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is extremely confident that he will be able to “school” Nate Diaz if the two meet in a rematch later this summer. The brash Irish superstar took to Instagram to post the following photo while taking some serious shots at the “Stockton Slugger”.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/dBunsh-zWZQ At one point in time, Thiago Alves was regarded as one of the top welterweights in the UFC. With explosive knockout power to go along with elite level Muay Thai technique, Alves went on a 7-fight win streak that saw him finish 5 of those opponents. The win streak earned Alves a crack at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight championship at UFC 100. Ultimately, Alves lost the fight via decision, which sparked a bit of a skid in which he went just 4-4 over the course of his next 8 fights, including his recent TKO loss to Carlos Condit.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/xRow_lhtU2g UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently the biggest draw in the UFC and is now without a scheduled fight.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Two brothers are set to fight against each other in the cage at WSOF 32. To make this fight even more intriguing, one of the brothers is a masked self-made crime-fighter based in Seattle.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino is still looking for her fight with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Fans have been calling for the superfight between the two for a long time, but the demand for the fight dwindled a bit when Rousey lost the belt to Holly Holm back in November.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

UFC veteran Matt Brown has been in the fighting game for a long time and has seen his share of MMA matchups. Brown has an interesting match of his own coming up against Demian Maia at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil on May 14. While Brown in concentrated on his fight with Maia, the veteran gave some time to talk about all the buzz on UFC 200 and Conor McGregor on the Great MMA Debate podcast recently.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Ukranian gold medal Olympic wrestler Vyacheslav Oliynyk made headlines recently, but not for any new accolades.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/4kMsb0xMz9A Top ranked UFC women’s strawweight Paige VanZant has been competing on ABC’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ alongside partner Mark Ballas.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

Former boxing champion Amir Khan is currently gearing up for his fight with ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Saturday in Las Vegas. Ahead of that fight, the idea of a potential jump to MMA appears to be on Khan’s mind. The 29 year old English boxer currently owns a MMA promotion that puts on events in Dubai, and has even used MMA training to prepare for his fight with Alvarez.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

On Sunday May 8th, Andrei Arlovski will step into the Octagon against former teammate Alistair Overeem. While at first many wondered how things would play out with the two Jackson WinkelJohn teammates fighting each other, the pair have explained before that they were never friends, and only training together on a few occasions.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/SYCM8ZQVo_o With less than 2 weeks to go until UFC 198, where Fabricio Werdum will look to defend his title against Stipe Miocic in the main event, take a look back at when Vitor Belfort KOd Michael Bisping.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

Since Conor McGregor was pulled from his UFC 200 welterweight rematch with Nate Diaz on July 9th for refusing to fulfill his media obligations, there has been much speculation as to when McGregor will return to the Octagon. UFC President Dana White has stated previously that McGregor’s next fight will be to defend his UFC featherweight championship, leading many to wonder when he would defend his belt against the winner of Edgar vs. Aldo II.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

https://youtu.be/dBunsh-zWZQ At one point in time, Thiago Alves was regarded as one of the top welterweights in the UFC. With explosive knockout power to go along with elite level Muay Thai technique, Alves went on a 7-fight win streak that saw him finish 5 of those opponents. The win streak earned Alves a crack at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight championship at UFC 100. Ultimately, Alves lost the fight via decision, which sparked a bit of a skid in which he went just 4-4 over the course of his next 8 fights, including his recent TKO loss to Carlos Condit.

bjpenndotcom - May 3, 2016

UFC 199 is rapidly approaching on June 4th. The event is an absolutely stacked one, and will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between Luke Rockhold and Chris Weidman as they have their highly anticipated rematch. I In addition, Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will have their trilogy fight in the co-main event for the bantamweight title. Of course, there are several other high-profile bouts including Max Holloway vs Ricardo Lamas, Dan Henderson vs. Hector Lombard, and BJ Penn vs. Dennis Siver.

Chris Taylor - May 3, 2016

UFC welterweight contender Patrick Cote (23-9 MMA) is busy preparing for his upcoming ‘UFC Fight Night 89’ showdown with Donald Cerrone which takes place next month in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. “The Predator” is currently riding a three-fight win streak and has won six of his past seven bouts overall.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

UFC veteran Nick Diaz has been into martial arts for a long time. The elder Diaz brother admits that he was a Jean-Claude Van Damme wannabe as a youngster.